Knot a lot

Conditions were almost perfect last night, and the number of moths in the trap reflected this. However, I am surprised by the lack of variety with just 21 species. These included a third record of True Lover's Knot. I also got a nice Orthopygia glaucinalis

25th July:

13 Dark Arches

10 Dunbar

10 Common Rustic

8 Uncertain

4 Double Square-spot

4 Clay

4 Large Yellow Underwing

4 Rustic

3 Shuttle-shaped Dart

3 Willow Beauty

3 Riband Wave

1 Mottled Beauty

1 Double-striped Pug

1 Common Wave

1 Flame Carpet NFY

1 Scalloped Oak

1 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1 True Lover's Knot NFY

1 Light Arches

1 Smoky Wainscot

1 Pale Mottled Willow

Orthopygia glaucinalis

Flame Carpet

True Lover's Knot

Luckily, rain the Least of our worries at Albury

I turned up at Albury Heath yesterday evening expecting to either get turned away, or get rained on and have the session abandonded. But, despite fairly cold conditions, we went ahead, and somehow, we got no rain. Even though I had to leave early, I still saw three or four new species. In all, 42 macros were seen up to 0:00.

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The first lifer was unexpected Least Carpet, not in a traditional location. Then a geometrid turned up, which happened to be a Birch Mocha, surprisingly my first one of those, despite having seen the rarer Mocha before. Finally, right at the end of my visit, a long-overdue tick of Scalloped Hook-tip arrived. Reviewing my photos this morning, I just wonder whether the second Birch Mocha which appeared, is actually a False Mocha (it looks more yellow). I'm currently in correspondence with David Gardner who was there, and he will get back to me with his thoughts (its a shame the photo is poor!).

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16th July. Albury Heath:

Marbled White Spot

Lobster Moth

Least Carpet*

Birch Mocha*

Common Footman

Scarce Footman

Buff Footman

Rosy Footman

True Lover's Knot

Brimstone

Buff Arches

Pebble Hook-tip

Yellow-tail

Dunbar

Riband Wave

Mottled Beauty

Common Emerald

Knot Grass

V-Pug

Large Twin-spot Carpet

Double Square-spot

Ruby Tiger

Buff Ermine

Small Fan-footed Wave

Large Yellow Underwing

Flame

Beautiful Hook-tip

Common Rustic sp.

July Highflyer

Flame Shoulder

Scalloped Oak

Spruce Carpet

Heart and Dart

Tawny-barred Angle

Peppered Moth

Orange Footman

Green Pug

Scalloped Hook-tip*

Small Rivulet

Engrailed

Uncertain

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Scalloped Hook-tip

Large Twin-spot Carpet

True Lover's Knot

Small Rivulet

Least Carpet

False Mocha?

Birch Mocha

Marley Borders on the brilliant

I took advantage of my newly acquired generator last night and trapped at a small heathland site close to me. The weather conditions were not ideal with a clear night and an almost full moon. Still, I am a little dissappointed at the numbers got. It was fantastic however to get two lifers, in the form of three Bordered White, and three Shoulder-striped Wainscot, I eagerly await the appearance of these species in my garden, just a mile or so away. Also a fantastic Clouded Buff.

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Marley Common - 24th June:

3 Buff Ermine

3 Bordered White

3 Shoulder-striped Wainscot

3 True Lovers Knot

3 Brown Rustic

2 Heart and Dart

1 Barred Red

1 Clouded Buff

1 Middle-barred Minor

Clouded Buff

Clouded Buff

Shoulder-striped Wainscot

True Lovers Knot

Bordered White