I see in Atropos Dan Baker requesting moth records for Mid-Perthsire (VC88). Does anyone have an email address for Dan that they can send to me off-group? ...
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sue.agnew
Jul 6, 2006 6:31 pm
Hi, I had scalloped hazel in the trap last weekend (night of 1st July). Can anyone tell me if that is that a bit late? (I'm in northern Wester Ross)....
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FRED GORDON
fred_gordon@...
Jul 6, 2006 7:07 pm
Hi Sue, I live in NE Scotland and I'm still getting scalloped hazel. In fact I had 3 in my Robinson trap last night. Rgards Fred "sue.agnew"...
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sutcliffe_r
Jul 21, 2006 9:20 pm
I have just received a letter concerning a Scarlet Tiger seen at Barnbarroch, Kippford, Dumfries & Galloway in late June 1997. A Scottish first? (See...
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Neil and Corinna Greg...
droitwichuk
Jul 23, 2006 7:09 pm
Richard, The literature indicates there are some prevelant in NE England, but is not specific. If this is a new site then certainly worth revisiting. I can't ...
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Neil Gregory
droitwichuk
Jul 23, 2006 7:44 pm
Hi, I would be grateful for some identification help on the following species: http://www.southwestscotland-butterflies.org.uk/VC7576/230706.htm More...
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Neil Gregory
droitwichuk
Jul 23, 2006 7:47 pm
Hi, I have noticed some confusion about Pretty Pinion's status. Skinner indicates Widespread and uncommon in Scotland. Waring indicates Local and Mapmate shows...
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Sean Clancy
clncy_sn
Jul 23, 2006 9:40 pm
Hi Neil Had look through your queries and would i.d. them as follows: 2: P. regiana (1234); 3 O. salaciella (119); 4: H. humidalis (2485); 5: A. xylosteana...
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Greg Fitchett
gregfitchett
Jul 25, 2006 4:41 pm
My brother, Andy Fitchett operates a Skinner trap in his garden at Blainslie, Roxburghshire (VC80). On the 19th June he caught and photographed a Figure of...
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Dumfries & Galloway E...
dgerc
Jul 26, 2006 8:05 am
I'm aware of one record in Dumfries and Galloway in 1998 from Kirkcudbrightshire (VC73) - its possible there may be others I'm not aware of. MARK POLLITT ...
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Neil and Corinna Greg...
droitwichuk
Jul 26, 2006 8:10 pm
Sean, Currently, with these identification, this would give 9 new VC76 records. Although this sounds a huge number, it only goes to show the extremely limited...
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nicklittlewood
Aug 5, 2006 11:27 am
Look out for Great Brocades. I had one this morning in an actinic trap left out overnight at Red Moss of Netherley, just south of Aberdeen. Although Bog Myrtle...
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Neil Gregory
droitwichuk
Aug 6, 2006 7:07 am
Hi, Our maximum numbers of several species has been up this year in our garden site trap: Large Yellow Underwing 169 (from 148) Agriphila tristella 99 (from...
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Greg Fitchett
gregfitchett
Aug 6, 2006 10:59 am
I have been recording Svensson's Copper Underwing at a small mixed woodland containing oak near Winchburgh, West Lothian since 2004. Sugaring a line of 28...
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Sean Clancy
clncy_sn
Aug 9, 2006 1:25 pm
At least 20 occulta & 25 interrogationis in Kent over the last six nights, with a clear arrival during the nights of 3 & 4/8, presumably from the northern...
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nicklittlewood
Aug 10, 2006 8:50 am
Thanks Sean, I see Portland (Dorest) had only their 2nd ever Great Brocade too a few nights ago. Interesting about interrogationis (Scarce Silver Y) as Bob...
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Sean Clancy
clncy_sn
Aug 10, 2006 12:49 pm
Not really Nick, though ypsillon is a local resident this way so the occurrence of an occasional migrant may be obscured by the resident population. I've now...
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nicklittlewood
Aug 11, 2006 2:24 pm
Bob Palmer has, for some time, collated a list of species that have occurred in VCs 91, 92, 93 and 94. The list is annotated with notes indicating relative...
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Duncan Davidson
dwwd1
Aug 20, 2006 11:38 am
Hello Very pleased with a Heliothis peltigera, Bordered Straw, turning up in my Dunfermline garden last night. Along with a couple of very beautifully marked...
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Greg Fitchett
gregfitchett
Aug 21, 2006 10:52 am
A Great Brocade was trapped at Blainslie, Roxburghshire on 19th August. The site is approx. 24 miles inland of the nearest coastline at Barns Ness to the...
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FRED GORDON
fred_gordon@...
Aug 22, 2006 11:40 pm
Hi All, Bit of a surprise for me in the Robinson trap today considering I'm 1000ft up in the hills of Strathdon, a Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)....
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Neil Gregory
droitwichuk
Sep 5, 2006 8:31 pm
Dear All, National Moth Night 2006 is approaching fast. It is on 23rd September 2006. This is a very good national event to gain a snap- shot of the moth on...
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FRED GORDON
fred_gordon@...
Sep 6, 2006 8:50 pm
I'll be in Hampshire on the day but will be taking my trap with me. Hope everyone has a good night. Regards Fred Neil Gregory <droitwich@...> wrote:...
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Neil Gregory
droitwichuk
Sep 25, 2006 8:22 pm
Dear All, We had a successful time at Skelmorlie in Ayrshire for National Moth Night. We had 10 people in total in attendance. In the day-time we managed to...
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Greg Fitchett
gregfitchett
Sep 27, 2006 10:07 am
A Vestal was clinging to the outside of my Heath Trap when I inspected it this morning (27th Sep) and yesterday evening a Red Swordgrass came to sugar at the...
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Neil Gregory
droitwichuk
Oct 17, 2006 3:35 pm
Hi, Here are my trap lasts from recent trappings in my Inverclyde garden: 11/10 Spruce Carpet - 4 November Moth sp - 12 Yellow-line Quaker - 3 Red-line Quaker...
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Sean Clancy
clncy_sn
Oct 18, 2006 9:00 am
Hi There has been some interesting postings from north of the border from group members this season, which I've been looking at with interest. I compile the...
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Andy Wakelin
briscandy
Nov 7, 2006 10:34 pm
I am pretty sure that a Red sword grass has taken up residence in my porch in Montrose. I have put a couple of photos in the Album "MontroseMoths" on the group...
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Neil Gregory
droitwichuk
Nov 11, 2006 9:36 pm
Hi, I've heard from a recorder in Ayrshire of a brimstone at hi light trap at the start of November. A very late specimen indeed. perhaps some local...
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Neil Gregory
droitwichuk
Dec 15, 2006 8:57 pm
Hi, I have Stevie Duff down as the VC recorder for VC110. The email address on Anglian Leps has bounced back to me as being not active. Does someone have a...
