As the evening wore on I took 2 more mottled umbers, taking my annual total for moths in the garden to a respectable 3621, with 210 macro species and 132 micro species in total this year.
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Sunday 23 November 2014
210th macro for the garden 2014
A quick trip out to local woods last night seemed like a good idea as it was calm and 12C. However, after an hour with the headtorch and net I had one moth, a mottled umber, along with views of a tawny owl and a fox. Back home, the Skinner trap was on and had attracted a December moth, a new moth for the year.
As the evening wore on I took 2 more mottled umbers, taking my annual total for moths in the garden to a respectable 3621, with 210 macro species and 132 micro species in total this year.
Only a few species I would anticipate on taking in the remaining 5 weeks of the year; winter moth and sprawler. Anything else would be a most welcome bonus. A few Palpita vitrealis about at present, mainly on the south coast, but one taken in nearby Bishop's Stortford last night, so worth keeping the trap running.
As the evening wore on I took 2 more mottled umbers, taking my annual total for moths in the garden to a respectable 3621, with 210 macro species and 132 micro species in total this year.
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