Thursday night found me carting all the gear to Stocking Wood, in the east of the parish. Quite a wander along footpaths before setting up. Disappointingly, a very quiet night, with nothing new for the year apart from a couple of Cydia splendana and just 54 moths in total, leading me to pack up at midnight.
Back home looked slightly more promising as I stored the kit away and identified a few for confirmation. However, upon emptying the Skinner trap in the morning I was in for a pleasant surprise. I had already listed as new an Orange swift as I arrived at the last egg box. Upon turning it over, a superb Garden Tiger, a new species for me and my parish records. Very pleased indeed.
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| Cydia splendana |
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| Garden tiger |
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| Garden tiger |
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| Garden tiger |
Last night, just the Skinner trap gave up around 60 moths. New for year were Straw underwing, Small phoenix and
Cochylis molliculana. These additions take me to a tantalising 699 species for the parish. Wonder what the next new moth for the parish will be?
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| Cochylimorpha straminea |
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| Cochylis molliculana |
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