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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)....
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hello All My first moth of 2007 in Dunfermline - a Pale Brindled Beauty braved the wind and rain on 13 January to find my 15W actinic Skinner trap. Duncan...
Only 3 species to report so far on the wing from me: Friday night 16/02: Pale Brindled Beauty (1) Chestnut (3) Dotted Border (4) Also found 2 Angle Shades...
I've had red swordgrass and nothing else yet - seems early to me, but I wasn't trapping this time last year. Anyone have an opinion? Hoping the weather...
There was a Chestnut in the trap in Dundee on 29/01/07 and again the next day and 4 Dotted Borders in the trap in Garrick wood near Tain on 25/02/07.Otherwise...
My Heath Trap operated in mixed woodland near Winchburgh, West Lothian, had a Chestnut on 16th Feb. On the 23rd Feb it held 12 March Moth, 1 Pale Brindled...
I have operated a Heath Trap (6W actinic) in mixed woodland at Winchburgh (VC84) on 5 occasions since 12th Feb and captured my first moth of the year, a...
Dear All, The mothing is now hotting up a bit. I spent a few days away near Straiton in South Ayrshire. Here is my species list: Chestnut Clouded Drab Common...
Dear All, I have just had word that 2 Pale Pinions were found at RSPB Lochwinnoch this week. This is new for Renfrewshire and the most Northerly extremity of...
