Saturday 30th April 2011
Saltwood
16 species overnight of which two new, Pammene regiana and a
female Common Swift (Paul Howe)
Friday 29th April 2011 Saltwood
Amongst the six species caught overnight were to surprises, an early
Snout and a Pearly Underwing. (Paul Howe)
Thursday 28th April 2011 Saltwood
6 moths of 5 species overnight included the first Broad-barred White.
(Paul Howe)
Wednesday 27th April 2011 Eastry
Some good catches over the last weekend to match the mini heat wave, So
far the season seems about a week earlier than average, with highlights of
Puss Moth, Chocolate-tip, Dark/Grey Dagger and Scorched Carpet
in the trap on 23rd. and Silver Y, Knot Grass, Pebble Prominent and a
Cinnabar on 24th. Also a surprise up here in the foothills, a migrant
Reed Dagger dropped in on Easter Sunday morning! Back to normal now
though with these cold northerlies, (Bill Martin)
Tuesday 26th April 2011 Saltwood
Another very disappointing night, 6 moths of 4 species, with Pebble
Prominent new (Paul Howe)
Monday 25th April 2011 Saltwood
A very quiet night, but a Flame Carpet was new for the year.
(Paul Howe)
Monday 25th April 2011 Newington Ramsgate
The moth trapping hasn't exactly been setting the
world alight in my garden this past week except for the exceptional amount
of Brindled Pugs that have been showing - I took another 6 on the
night of the 22nd and 1 - 3 on a few other nights as well. Overnight is was
semi-cack but I did at least get a nice Toadflax Brocade little
else mind you. Other 'bits' recently have included Esperia sulpherella,
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla, Eudonia angustea and
a new moth for the garden (I think?) in the shape of the Tortrix
Grapholita funebra on the night of the 23rd. The only other news was
that also on the 23rd I caught 2 Diamond-backed Moths and a Silver
Y. (Phil M)
Sunday April 24th Saltwood
6 new macros overnight. Dark/Grey Dagger, Common Carpet,
Garden Carpet, Maiden's Blush, May Highflyer and Fern. (Paul
Howe)
Friday April 22nd Saltwood
Three new overnight, Callisto denticulella,
Agonopterix purperea, two Least Black Arches, and a single
Turnip Moth,(Paul Howe)
Friday 22nd April, 2011 Adjacent to King George VI Park
Broadstairs
A good catch of 20 moths and 9 species: 4 Brindled Pug, 7
Common Quaker, 1 Hebrew Character, 2 Clouded Drab, 2
Shuttle-shaped Dart and my first Brimstone Moth, Powdered
Quaker, Least Black Arches and Knott Grass of the year!
(Sue Smith)
Thursday 22nd April 2011 Saltwood
Only 1 new overnight, Poplar Grey, (Paul Howe)
Wednesday 20th April 2011 Newington Ramsgate
On checking the traps at silly o'clock this morning I was surprised to find
two Brindled Pugs sitting outside the traps ... then three, then four
... then five! Believe me five Brindled Pugs is a shocking amount for here
... silly, really silly. Anyway - this afternoon when I emptied the traps I
came across: 1 Mompha (can't remember surname ... hee hee), 1
Caloptilia syringella, 1 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla,
1 Eudonia angustea, 1 V Pug, 1 Double-striped Pug,
1 Brimstone, 3 Muslin Moths, 1 Ruby Tiger, 1 Herald
and a handful of the other nightly noctuid stuff. I even have a Pug which
I'm not sure what it is as yet - it may well be the melanic form of Brindled
Pug? I will investigate later as I can't be bothered as I write and if all
else fails I will get onto Herr Hairy so as to pick the moth brain of
Britain. Over n' out. (Phil M)
Wednesday 20th April 2011 Kingsgate &
Pegwell Traps
Night of 19/4. An unprecedented (for Thanet) influx of Brindled Pugs
last night with 7 at Kingsgate and 10 at Pegwell. Other bits and pieces
between the traps included; Grey Pine Carpet, 3 Oak-tree Pugs,
Seraphim, Brimstone, Waved Umber, Engrailed, Muslin, 8 Least Black
Arches, 2 Dark Sword-grass, Lead-coloured Drab, Chamomile Shark
and Herald. Pick of the very few micros was a nice Agonopterix
purpurea (F Solly)
Wednesday 20th April Saltwood
A good night, six new, Caloptilia leucapennella, Poplar
Lutestring, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Yellow-barred Brindle,
Scorched Carpet and Oak Nycteoline (Paul Howe)
Tuesday 19th April 2011 Eastry
A little variation at last this morning, with first singles of the year
of Small Waved Umber, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Brimstone Moth and
Least Black Arches. Another Nut-tree Tussock and 2 Streamer
were also nice to see, with 2 Double-striped Pug and the usual
Orthosia, total of 24 moths of 11 species, (Bill Martin)
Tuesday 19th April 2011 Saltwood
20 species overnight of 18/4. 6 new, singles of Brimstone, Mullein,
Bee Moth, Brown House Moth, Eriocrania subpurpurella, two
Lesser Swallow Prominent, and in the front garden Pyrausta
aurata. (Paul Howe)
Monday 18th April 2011 Saltwood
A quiet night, just the one new, a solitary Swallow Prominent.
(Paul Howe)
Sunday 18th April 2011 Saltwood
39 moths of 17 species overnight. With the winter moths dwindling it
looks like new players are taking the stage. 5 new last night, singles of
Small Phoenix, Oak-tree Pug, V-Pug, Purple Thorn and Waved Umber.
Also of note were Brindled Beauty and Engrailed. (Paul Howe)
Friday 15th April 2011 Saltwood
Two new, singles of Dark Sword-grass and Muslin Moth (Paul
Howe)
Friday 15th April 2011 Newington Ramsgate
Amongst the usual common stuff overnight I found 1 Chinese Character,
1 Least Black Arches and another Brindled Pug ... which is odd
for here. There was also a Shuttle-shaped Dart too - the first of
2011 but not the last. Tatty bye to one and all, (Phil M)
Wednesday 13th April 2011 Adjacent to King George VI Park
Ramsgate
Usual moths from my trap this morning from last night: 14 Common
Quaker, 5 Hebrew Character, 2 Early Grey and my first
Muslin moth of the year. (Sue Smith)
Tuesday April 11th 2011 Saltwood
The only moth overnight of slight interest was a solitary Nut-tree
Tussock (Paul Howe)
Monday April 11th 2011 Saltwood
40 moths of 14 species overnight, included another Peppered Moth,
Early Thorn and 3 new, Caloptilia syringella, Agonopterix
ciliella and a superb The Streamer (Paul Howe)
Friday 8th April 2011 Adjacent to King George VI Park
A reasonable number of moths, but only 4 species Hebrew Character,
Common Quaker, Clouded Drab and Early Grey. (Sue Smith)
Friday 8th April 2011 Newington Ramsgate
Moths overnight were: 3 Twenty Plumed Moth, 1 V Pug, 1
Double-striped Pug, 4 Small Quaker, 13 Common Quaker, 9
Hebrew Character, 4 Clouded Drab and 2 Early Grey. (Phil
M)
Friday 8th April 2011
East Blean Wood
Night of 7/4. A 2½ hr session in East Blean to
break the monotony of early spring moffing on Thanet. Only a few species
were relatively common – still can’t complain compared with Thanet. 1
Yellow Horned, 2 March Moth, 1 Shoulder-stripe, 1 Water
Carpet, 66 Brindled Pug, 3 V-Pug, 1 Double-striped Pug,
2 Early Tooth-striped, 1 Early Thorn, 2 Purple Thorn, 1
Dotted Border, 3 Oak Beauty, 2 Engrailed, 34 Lunar
Marbled Brown, 23 Small Quaker, 19 Common Quaker, 3
Twin-spotted Quaker, 1 Powdered Quaker, 1 Blossom Underwing,
1 Hebrew Character, 2 Grey Shoulder-knot, 3 Early Grey,
1 Satellite, 6 Chestnut, 1 Nut-tree Tussock, 40
Eriocrania subpurpurella, 1 Caloptilia robustella, 1
Ypsolopha ustella, 23 Diurnea flagella, 1
Tortricodes alternella, 1 Acleris literana, 1
Pammene argyrana, 1 Alucita hexadactyla and 1
Emmelina monodactyla.
(F Solly)
Thursday 7th April 2011 Newington Ramsgate
Not vast numbers overnight as you'd expect but the catch did include 3
Small Quakers which is very good for here and a garden scarcity in the
shape of a Brindled Pug. I swap them all for a nice Twin-spotted Quaker in
fact I'd swap every moth I've caught all year for a Twin-spotted Quaker ...
it's becoming an obsession with me. Anyway ... rant over. The rest of the
catch included singles of Agonopterix alstromeriana plus
another Agonopterix species that I haven't as yet looked at properly (I
assume it'll be herecliana?) also 3 Double-striped Pugs, 1 Early
Thorn, 9 Common Quakers, 5 Hebrew Characters, 3 Clouded
Drabs and 1 Early Grey. (Phil M)
Thursday 7th April 2011 Saltwood
84 moths of 14 species included another Blossom Underwing and two
new, 4 Twenty Plume Moths and two Brindled Pug. (Paul Howe)
Wednesday 6th April 2011 Saltwood
32 moths of 7 species, of interest, Pine Beauty, and a new one,
Early Thorn. (Paul Howe)
Wednesday 6th April 2011 Saltwood
32 moths of 7 species, of interest, Pine Beauty, and a new one,
Early Thorn. (Paul Howe)
Tuesday 5th April 2011 Newington Ramsgate
A slightly larger catch overnight but apart from 2 Small Quakers
nothing out of the ordinary for here. The catch was 3 Agonopterix
alstromeriana, 12 Common Quakers, 5 Hebrew Characters,
4 Early Grey and 1 Pale Mottled Willow. (Phil M)
Monday 4th April 2011 Saltwood
41 moths of 12 species. Pick of the bunch were another Peppered Moth,
Brindled Beauty and the first Shuttle-shaped Dart of the year,
(Paul Howe)
Monday 4th April 2011 Newington Ramsgate
Another small catch overnight, 1 Diurnea fagella, 3
Double-striped Pugs, 1 Small Quaker, 7 Common Quakers, 4
Hebrew Characters, 3 Early Greys and a Pale Mottled Willow.
(Phil M)
Sunday 3rd April 2011 Newington Ramsgate
Amongst the common wear and tear in the traps today was a rarity ... a
Blossom Underwing, which was to say the least, most unexpected. I also
took 2 more Diurnea fagella which is most odd for here? The
common stuff were singles of Early Thorn, Double-striped Pug,
Early Grey, 3 Hebrew Characters and 6 Common Quakers.
(Phil M)
Sunday April 3rd 2011 Saltwood
Amongst the 53 moths of 13 species overnight were 3 new. Singles of
Zelleria heperiella, Blossom Underwing, and a Peppered
moth of the typical form. My earliest record ever. (Paul Howe)
Saturday April 2nd 2011 Saltwood
Just 31 moths of 9 species overnight included one new, a single
Caloptilia stigmatella. (Paul Howe)
Sunday 3rd April 2011 Eastry
Much better flight conditions for this mornings long haul, after the
Friday night blow-out. Mostly Hebrew Character, Common Quaker, and
Small Quaker in the total of 45 moths, but the first Herald of
the season, another March Moth, 3 Twin-spotted Quaker, 3
Clouded Drab, an Early Grey, and another Diurnea fagella.
We're cruising now. (Bill Martin)
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