Having tolerated freezing conditions and virtually no moths for over a week, last night was full of promise. 10C at 10pm was forecast, so after some consideration I left the actinic 15W Heath trap in some local neglected woodland. Upon arriving I was a little dismayed to find it rather breezy. Anyway, garden Skinner 125W on and left the Heath. Couple of beers at the local beer festival before I headed off to another wood where I netted just one moth that was attracted to the head torch: an Oak nycteoline, 27th macro of the year. Off to empty the Heath and my concerns about the breeze were realised. Just 2 moths, a waved umber (NFY and 28th for the year) and a shoulder stripe.
This morning a double striped pug and a Brindled beauty in the garden trap. Latter a new for parish records, moth species 579 for the parish.
So: low in quantity but good quality.
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| double striped pug |
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| Brindled beauty: 1st for the parish records |
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| Oak nycteoline |
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| waved umber |
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