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The moth trap was set up on the evening of 29th October near the hide. It was a relatively mild night for this time of year (10-11ºC min.) with some drizzle. Eleven moths were trapped, 4 different species, 3 of … Continue reading
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Rather than end the recording season after the normal 26 weeks, the continuing good weather prompted Nikki Mahadevan to carry on into week 27. Six Comma and one Speckled Wood were noted inside the transect area, with another four Comma … Continue reading
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The moth trap was set up on the evening of 14th September adjacent to the hide bridge. Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria – 1 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba – 19 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria – 1 Rivulet Perizoma affinitata – … Continue reading
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On Buddleia in garden area: 4 Painted Lady, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma. On Fleabane: 2 Small Copper, 1 Essex Skipper. Elsewhere: 1 Gatekeeper, 3 GV White, 5 Speckled Wood, Yellow Shell. Bottom Pond: 3 Southern Hawker, … Continue reading
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A lot of dragonfly activity on Bottom Pond. Middle Pond now has some water in it having almost dried up. Magpie, Whitethroat, Woodpigeon, Wren Deraeocoris ruber (red variant) – a bug, Rutpela maculata – a beetle, Chaetostomella cylindrica – a … Continue reading
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The moth trap was set up on the evening of August 23rd on the path adjacent to the hide bridge. Minimum temperature overnight 10ºC. 21 Species of moth were recorded with two new for the site (shown in bold). The … Continue reading
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The moth trap was set up on the evening of 5th August near the hide and emptied at 8.30am the following morning. A number of moths on the outside of the trap are likely have flown off at daylight. A … Continue reading
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The moth trap was set up on the evening of July 23rd. A Brown Hare came to see what I was up to! There were 12 Shaded Broad-bar on the outside of the trap in the morning and I suspected … Continue reading
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The moth trap was set up at the hide end of the garden hedge, on the evening of July 15th, and emptied before the work party the following morning. A total of 33 species were recorded with 5 new records … Continue reading
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The trap was set up, by the Garden hedge hide end, on the evening of 6th July and emptied the following morning. 26 species, 5 new to the site shown in bold, were recorded. Riband Wave Idaea aversata 3 Marbled Minor … Continue reading