Thursday
29th August 2005 Kingsgate, Pegwell &
Cliff-top
A mild but clear night. Lots of Moths in the
Kingsgate trap all of which were the usual suspects – Yellow
Underwings, Setaceous Hebrew Characters, Square-spot Rustics, Vine’s
Rustics etc – absolutely nothing of any note and no migrants.
The Pegwell trap was also well stocked with
perhaps a slightly better selection and some migrants – the highlight of
which was a
Dark Crimson Underwing. Also present was
a Convolvulus Hawk, a Pearly Underwing and 2 Delicates.
A wander along the Pegwell Cliff-top at
lunchtime produced 2 Hummingbird Hawks and a single Lizard.
Tuesday 23rd August 2005 Late Report
Hummingbird Hawks have been slightly more frequent in the last few
days with 4 on 22nd August 2005 and 2 on 23rd August 2005.
Having found Cameraria ohridella (Horse Chestnut
Leaf-miner) at Kingsgate as new for Thanet at Kingsgate last summer, it is
now spreading to other locations. It was only at the original site in the
spring of 2005 but I have found the mines at a number of locations on
Thanet in the last few days. I moth trapped on the Reserve at Pegwell
on 18th August 2005. A mostly clear but warm night, rather unremarkable night with just 63 species of Macro Moth, most
of which were the usual suspects. The only moths of note were a Maidens
Blush - fairly scarce on Thanet and a Chocolate-tip, this
perhaps only being the 2nd Thanet record - however I caught one here
last August which may suggest a nearby colony. The Pegwell and Kingsgate Moth traps have been
extremely poor, the only moths of any note being a Pinion-streaked Snout
at Kingsgate on 16th August 2005 with Restharrow at Pegwell on 17th
August 2005 and a Vestal there on 22nd August 2005. (F
Solly)
Tuesday 16th August 2005 Garden Elvington
The photograph of a Coronet I have sent
is a new one for Elvington Garden.
(TRP)
Monday15th August 2005 Garden Ramsgate Thanet
Night of 14th August 2005 garden Ramsgate to light
125MV another good moth overnight a Green Arches, only the second
one I’ve ever seen. A real rarity for Thanet anyway. Nothing else of any
quality. (Phil M)
Sunday 14th August 2005 Late News
Rather boring in the Moth Traps during the last week - as is usual on
Thanet during August. The only thing of any note being a Tree-lichen
Beauty at Kingsgate on 10th August 2005 the 4th from this site so far
this year. Having declined significantly in the last few years 4 Garden
Tigers there on 13th August 2005 is also notable together with a site
record of 7 Swallow Prominent on the same night.( F Solly)
Saturday 13th August 2005 Garden
Ramsgate Thanet
Night
of August 12th 2005 A high quality moth overnight in the garden - a Scarce
Chocolate-Tip ... probably the second Thanet record after Franny's
specimen from the Pegwell Trap a few weeks back. They have been generally
considered to be a scarce migrant away from Dungeness where they have bred
- but this is the 4th one to turn up locally in the past few years after
Pete Forests one from Ham Fen and the Deal moth - so perhaps there is
something going on with them locally? Like Francis' moth - this
one was in very good condition. Other better quality stuff this past week
or so has included: Sallow Kitten and Ash Pug on the 4th,Clouded
Border on the 7th,Chinese Character on the 8th,Small Scallop
and a 'Gammina' Silver Y on the 9th,Twin-spot Carpet and
Sharp-Angled Peacock on the10th, Reed Dagger, Dusky
Sallow, Maiden's Blush and Twin-Spotted Wainscot on
the11th plus a Garden Tiger Moth on the 6th which is worryingly the
first one I’ve caught in my garden since 2003.Micro's have been
‘pants’. Best of a bad bunch have been - 2 Microdactyla's,
a couple of Ypsolopha
Scabrella's, Agriphila Selasella and a second Ethmia
Bipunctella of 2005 on the 3rd of this month. (Phil M)
Saturday 13th August 2005 Garden Elvington
Moths have been quite good of late over Elvington, I have
had my first Convolvulus Hawk Moth for the year last night rather a
light coloured moth also I had a Vapourer and 3
Tawny Speckled Pug and 3 Ethmima
Bipunctellas well that’s all for know (TRP)
Thursday 11th August 2005 Monkton Nature
Reserve
Moth trapping at Monkton Nature Reserve the night of
Wednesday 10th August 2005 Moth
List Report
Tuesday 9th August 2005 Late News Garden Dumpton Thanet
A few bits
within the last few days Garden Tiger, Ringed China mark, and
Oak Hooked-Tip, Poplar Hawk Moth has been a regular visitor
and Swallow Prominent, Garden Pebble, Evergestis extimalis. (Gadget)
Friday
5th August 2005 late News
Night of Wednesday 3rd August 2005. Most notable moth in the
Kingsgate trap was a Convolvulus Hawk - the first of the year.
There was also the peak count of Magpie Moth - 14.
Had a call from a friend (S Mount) during the evening on Thursday
4th August 2005 to say that the largest moth he had ever seen was sitting
on the wall of his house. A brief description was sufficient to confirm
that it was a Convolvulus Hawk. (F Solly)
Friday
5th August 2005 Garden Ramsgate Thanet
Slightly better overnight with 52 species of macro moth in the garden
which included: 1 Wormwood Pug, 1 Ash Pug, 1 Latticed
Heath, 1 Dingy Footman, 1 Sallow Kitten, 1 Poplar
Hawk-moth, 1 Swallow Prominent, 1 Dusky Sallow, 1 White
Point, 1 Broad Barred White, 1 Cream Bordered
Cream Pea and 3 Straw Dot. (Phil M)
Thursday 4th August 2005 Garden Ramsgate Thanet
Night of August 3rd 2005 A few decent moths in the
garden overnight included a real scarcity in the shape of a female Ground
Lackey. They do reside down the road at Pegwell so presumably this is
where it came from? I wasn’t aware they wandered very far? Other bits
included- Cypress Pug, White-spotted Pug, Bordered Pug,
Dark-barred Twin-spotted Carpet, Orange Swift, Poplar
Hawk-moth, 2 Swallow Prominent, 1 Gold Spot and another Ethmia
Bipunctella. (Phil M)
Wednesday 3rd August 2005 Garden Elvington
In
the garden over at Elvington last night to light 125MV we trapped 43
species including, 3 Oak Eggar, 1
Black Arches, 1 Straw Underwing (TRP)
Wednesday 3rd August 2005 Garden Dumpton Thanet
Night of August 2nd 2005 41 Species with 1 Poplar
hawk Moth, 1 Small Blood-vein, 1 Yellow Shell, 3 Evergestis
extimalis, 3 Silver Y and 1 Pebble Hook-Tip. (Gadget)
Wednesday 3rd August 2005 Garden Ramsgate
Thanet
Night of August 2nd 2005 Not a large catch overnight
but it did include Dusky Sallow and 2 new wandering moths to the
garden, namely Ethmia Bipunctella and an Oak Hook-tip.
(Phil M)
Monday
1st August 2005 Garden Dumpton Thanet
Despite the rain last night I had 40 Species of Macro
Moths in the garden, best of the lot was Yellow Shell, Phoenix, Brown
Line Bright Eyed, Gold spot, Dingy Footman and Dark Swordgrass,
(Gadget)
