Thursday 19th April 2007 Newington Thanet
Overnight
moths included: 1Brimstone, 1 White Ermine, 6
Hebrew Character, 3 Common Quaker, 1 Early Grey, 1 Angle
Shades and a Dark Spectacle. (Phil M)
Wednesday 18th April 2007 Newington Thanet
It's
still quiet on the moth front. Overnight: 5 Hebrew Character, 2 Common
Quaker, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Early Grey and the only
new thing a Common Pug. (Phil M)
Tuesday 17th April 2007 Kingsgate Thanet
At Kingsgate last week, I collected a few of the fallen Horse Chestnut
leaves from last autumn containing the mines of the Horse Chestnut Leaf
Miner (Cameraria ohridella), the critters emerged over the
last couple of days. (F Solly)
Tuesday
17th April 2007 Newington Thanet
Nothing much happening moth wise - stating the obvious of course but there
ya go. Overnight: 2 Agonopterix subpropinquella, 5 Hebrew
Character, 3 Common Quaker, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Spectacle,
2 Angle Shades etc. The only other 'new' thingamy I've taken
recently was a Flame Shoulder. Lets hope this high pressure clears
off before mid May eh?? (Phil M)
Tuesday 17th April 2007 Westgate Thanet
A
reasonable night included 1 Spruce Carpet, 1 Muslin Moth, 1 Monopis
obviella, 3 Double-striped Pugs, 1 Brimstone, 3 Common
Quakers, 1 Hebrew Character, 2 Early Grey, 1 Angle
Shades and 1 Dark Spectacle. (Tim Hodge)
Tuesday 17th April 2007 Dumpton Thanet
Night of 16th April 2007 to 125MV light 6 Angle
Shades was a nice surprise 2 Common
Quakers, 2
Hebrew Character, 2 Early Grey,4 Emmelina monodactyla
and 7 Light Brown Apple Moths to round it up.
(Gadget)
Monday 16th April 2007 Westgate Thanet
My best night so far this year, with 15 species, including 1 Pine
Beauty, 7 Double-striped Pugs, 1 Brimstone, 1 Shuttle-shaped
Dart and 1 Pale Mottled Willow. A plain Agonopterix
species was also caught, probably subpropinquella. (Tim Hodge)
Monday 16th April 2007 Pegwell Trap
Night of 15/4. A mild (but still clear) night. A reasonable selection
of the seasonal usual suspects at Pegwell. 1 Chinese Character, 1 Oak-tree
Pug, 1 Brimstone, 1 Muslin, 1 Least Black Arches,
1 Pearly Underwing, 1 Cabbage, 1 Bright-line Brown-eye,
6 Hebrew Character, 10 Common Quaker, 2 Clouded Drab,
1 Chamomile Shark, 9 Early Grey, 3 Angle Shades, 1 Dark
Spectacle, 1 Endrosis sarcitrella, 3 Eudonia
angustea and 4 LBAMs. (F Solly)
Saturday 14th April 2007 Westgate Thanet
No
surprises overnight, although the catch included 8 Early Grey, 3 Dark
Spectacles, 2 Angle Shades, 5 Common Quakers, 3 Double-striped
Pugs, 1 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla and a Shuttle-shaped
Dart.
(Tim
Hodge)
Thursday 12th April 2007 Newington Thanet
Still
very slow with these continuing cold clear nights. Overnight: 3 Hebrew
Character, 3 Common Quaker, 1 Early Grey and the first Silver
Y of the year. (Phil M)
Thursday 12th April 2007 Westgate Thanet
Numbers have picked up over the past few nights, although mainly just the
usual suspects. The only things of note were early records of Small
Dusty Wave a couple of nights ago and Dark Spectacle last
night. (Tim Hodge)
Thursday 12th April 2007 Dumpton Thanet
Night of 11th April 2007 to 125MV light Small
Quaker was the only new moth in the trap. (Gadget)
Tuesday
10th April 2007 Newington Thanet
At last a few more moths made it into the traps overnight - over ten
species ... whoopee!! No quality though, of course. There were: 4 White-shouldered
House Moth, 4 Eudonia angustea, 1 Twenty-plume Moth,
2 Double-striped Pug, 1 Early Thorn, 1 Shuttle-shaped
Dart, 3 Common Quaker, 2 Hebrew Character, 4 Early
Grey, 1 Clouded Drab and 4 Angle Shades. I do have one
unidentified Mompha / Blactodacna specie not sure what it is yet? Hairy's
on the case as I speak!! (Phil M)
Tuesday 10th April 2007 Dumpton Thanet
Night of 8th April 2007 to 125MV light Bright
Lines Brown Eye & Willow Beauty were the only new moths in the trap. (Gadget)
Monday 9th April 2007 Dumpton Thanet
Night of 8th April 2007 to 125MV light Double striped Pug
was the only new moth in the trap. (Gadget)
Monday 9th April 2007 Newington Thanet
Still very few moths making it into the traps. Overnight - singles of Common
Quaker, Hebrew Character, Clouded Drab, 2 Angle Shades and a
single Tawny Pinion. (Phil M)
Monday 9th April 2007 Westgate Thanet
Night
of 8th/9th Slightly disappointing given that the weather
conditions seemed quite good. A Monopis obviella, Endrosis
sarcitrella, 2 Common Quakers, 2 Early Grey and 3 Angle
Shades. Night of 7th/8th A much better night, with 10
species, including Agonopterix arenella, Brimstone, Pearly
Underwing, 2 Clouded Drabs, 3 Early Grey and 2 Angle
Shades. A tiny but attractive moth Phyllonorycter
messaniella. (Tim Hodge)
Sunday 8th April 2007 Dumpton Thanet
Night of 7th April 2007 to 125MV light 5 Hebrew Character, 3 Common
Quaker,4 Early Grey, 2 Angled Shades, 1 Clouded Drab,
4 Emmelina monodactyla and 1 Mullein. (Gadget)
Saturday 7th April 2007 Pegwell Trap
Night of 6/4. A few more moths at Pegwell now that the wind has
dropped, although still cold and very damp at night. 1 Spruce Carpet,
1Muslin, 8 Common Quaker, 3 Hebrew Character,
2 Early Grey and a Pale Pinion (another Tawny Pinion
yesterday). (F Solly)
Friday 6th April 2007 Westgate Trap
Night of the 5th April a few common micros did
include an Esperia sulphurella, plus a couple of Common
Quakers. (Tim Hodge)
Friday 6th April 2007 Sandwich Bay trap
This
morning there was a Muslin Moth, 2 Red Chestnuts, 2 Clouded
Drabs, an Early Grey and 4 Hebrew Characters. (Tim
Hodge)
Monday 2nd April 2007 Pegwell Trap
Night of 1st April 2007. A stunning start to the
month! At Pegwell, single Common Quaker, Hebrew Character and
Emmelina monodactyla. (F Solly)
Monday 2nd April 2007 Dumpton Thanet
Night of 1st April 2007 to 125MV light 1 Hebrew Character, 3 Common
Quaker and 1 Early Grey. (Gadget)
