A visit to check the trap last night paid dividends, as roosting on the adjacent fence was a small cream coloured micro. Upon checking the guide book, transpired it was a
Blastobasis lacticolella, whilst being a common moth for Herts, still was a new species for me, but not parish records as Graeme reported it from Millennium Wood in May. Quite a surprise to find a new moth at this time of the year.
Upon emptying the trap this morning, 3 moths, a feathered thorn, a red green carpet and a very late Black rustic. Not the latest record for Herts, but nevertheless, basically past its sell by date. Very few records for November.
Whilst at the trap a familiar "chack chack" overhead: a party of 25 fieldfares and 7 redwings over, heading west. My 1st redwings of the autumn, with 9 fieldfares having been recorded on the very early date of 23rd Sept this year.
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| Feathered thorn: different specimen from yesterday. This has more dark blotches |
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| Black rustic: a late record |
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| Blastobasis lacticolella: 208th micro for the year |
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