21-22 November Hollesley

Posted on 23 November 2011 by Raymond Watson

I don’t stop for winter. Whilst I cannot claim the numbers reported by Neil it is none the less interesting and keeps the records going. 10 and 11 species on 21 and 22 respectively. Comprising in total Silver Y, December, Winter, Feathered Thorn, Chestnut, Dark Chestnut, Merveille du Jour, Large Wainscot, Scarce Umber, Rush Veneer, Udea ferrugalis, Acleris sparsana, Plutella xylostella, Epiphyas postvittana, Blastobasis lacticolella and a Scrobipalpa (looks like nitendella).

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Night of 18th November – still moths around despite the cold.

Posted on 19 November 2011 by Neil

Only 2 degrees when I left the house this morning to check the traps put out in the woods around the work-shed area at the golf course last night. Not expecting much but was pleasantly surprised to find quite a few moths caught. Only 7 sp, but 48 moths:
Mottled umber – 17
December moth – 16
Scarce umber – 10
Feathered thorn – 2
Northern winter moth – 1
Acleris sparsana – 1
Chestnut – 1

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Traps not going away here in Ipswich…yet.

Posted on 18 November 2011 by Neil

A few moths still around here in Ipswich, with my garden trap catching 7sp, 16 moths last night. Here is the list:
December moth – 7
Feathered thorn – 3
Mottled umber
Yellow-line quaker – 2
Brick
Scarce umber
Winter moth

2 Traps running tonight in the wooded area around the work-sheds, still feels mild outside so may be OK.

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Groton Wood – 16th November

Posted on 17 November 2011 by Tony Prichard

I met up with Colin Plant to have a look for Plumed Prominent at Groton Wood last night although prospects for a good night’s mothing were a bit slim with temperatures starting off at around 7.5C. We set five MV traps running around the southern part of the wood and after all the hard work had been done we were joined my Matthew :-) .

Moths were a bit low on the ground but we did manage a few species – Feathered Thorn, Chestnut, Winter Moth, Mottled Umber, Yellow-line Quaker, Brick, December Moth, a dark Plutella xylostella. There were a few Acleris, probably ferrugana based on the abundance of oak and general lack of birch in the wood. We also had three males of the target species, Plumed Prominent, which was pretty fair going given the cold night. Sitting in Colin’s Landrover van drinking coffee is a much better way of moth recording on these cold autumn nights than sitting out in the open waiting for the moths to trickle in.

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Traps away !

Posted on 15 November 2011 by keith

With the nearby continent now having cooler temperatures there seems little likelihood of much turning up. On the night of 13 Nov. I had just 5 species and very few moths the most abundant being Silver Y 3, Diamond-back 3. On the 14th at 22.30 there were only 3 Diamond-back and I decided to switch off the two traps. There could still be one or two very warm nights between now and Spring worth trapping but I think it’s all over for this season, up here at least!

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Suffolk Naturalists Society Members Evening – 23rd November

Posted on 15 November 2011 by Tony Prichard

There’s not been much publicity for this so I thought it would be worth a mention. The SNS Autumn Members’ Evening is next Wednesday 23rd November at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Copdock, Ipswich. Doors open at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. Members and non-members are encouraged to bring along some digital photos/presentations. There will be some moth-related pictures as I’ll be showing something. Non-members welcome. More details on the SNS web site at www.sns.org.uk.

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10-12 November

Posted on 13 November 2011 by keith

8 species trapped on the 10th. Now running just one trap in the best spot only. Highlights being; Silver Y 4, Diamond-back 1, Large Yellow Underwing 1 and Large Wainscot 1. I didn’t bother trapping on the 11th as very breezy here but at midnight it was very calm and warm so may have missed something.
12 Nov, another 8 Species including Silver Y 2, Diamond-back 4 and Dark Arches 2!

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Night of 12th November – a bit of an improvement.

Posted on 13 November 2011 by Neil

A few more moths caught last night, it did feel a bit warmer outside at dusk than the previous night. 9sp, including another Silver Y, Streak, Scarce umber, E. postvittana to name a few.

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Quiet in Ipswich too.

Posted on 12 November 2011 by Neil

Similar to Paul, I too had a quiet night, just 5sp, 7 moths in total, best moth being a single Silver Y.

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Woolpit news..

Posted on 12 November 2011 by paulb

Still very quiet here. Just three moths last night but at least one was a potential migrant – Silver Y, Yellow-line Quaker and a Blast’ lacticolella.

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