Friday 29th February
2008 Leaf Mines
I checked my 'over wintering' leaf mines this morning and despite having
kept them outside a number had already emerged (a few for some time as they
had unfortunately passed away) - an indicator of the mild winter presumably.
Those that had emerged were Phyllonorycter lautella and
quercifoliella (Oak leaves from East Blean), Phyllonorycter
ragella (Alder leaves from Seaton) and Phyllonorycter
quinquegutella (Creeping Willow from Sandwich Bay). As usual, all
very exciting. (F Solly)
Friday 29th February
2008 Beltinge
Night of 28/2 - a few
moths last night, 1 Double-striped Pug, 1 March Moth, 1
Pale Brindled Beauty, 5 Common Quaker, 3 Hebrew Character,
2 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla and 1 Emmelina monodactyla.
(Barry H)
Thursday 28th February
2008 Beltinge
Night of 27//2 - numbers
wise comfortably the best night of the year so far with 22 moths in the
trap, although the species taken were just common ones. Small Quaker
was new for the year, the rest made up by, 9 Common Quaker, 5
Hebrew Character, 2 Early Grey, 2 Pale Brindled Beauty, 1
Chestnut, 1 March Moth and a single Emmelina monodactyla. (Barry
H)
Wednesday 26th February 2008 Beltinge
Night of 26/2 - calmer but cooler last night and five
moths ventured into the trap, 1 March Moth, 1 Pale Brindled Beauty,
2 Common Quaker and 1 Hebrew Character. (Barry H)
Tuesday 26th February 2008 Beltinge
Night of 25/2 - mild but windy and with rain after
midnight produced only two moths 1 March Moth and 1 Chestnut. (Barry
H)
Monday 25th February 2008 Beltinge
Night of 24/2 - mild at first with light rain, saw a
few moths in the trap, a Double-striped Pug was the first of the
year. Other bits were 2 March Moths, 4 Common Quaker, 1
Hebrew Character, 1 Pale Brindled Beauty, 1 Chestnut, 1
Emmelina monodactyla, 1 Epiphyas postvittana and 1
Agonopterix alstromeriana. (Barry H)
Sunday 24th February 2008 East Blean Wood
Night of 23/2. I found out late afternoon that 'we'
were baby-sitting that evening. I therefore decided that 'we' would be
baby-sitting at East Blean and did a two hour session. Not unpleasant but
just the usual suspects. 3 Yellow Horned, 48 March Moth, 2
Brindled Pug, 1 Dotted Border, 3 Spring Usher, 3 Pale
Brindled Beauty, 12 Small Brindled Beauty, 1 Red Chestnut,
5 Small Quaker, 4 Common Quaker, 1 Hebrew Character, 1
Grey Shoulder-knot, 1 Satellite, 7 Chestnut, c.200
Tortricodes alternella, 1 Acleris notana/ferrugana,
1 Ypsolopha ustella and 1 Diurnea fagella. (F
Solly)
Sunday 24th February 2008 Beltinge
Night of 23/2 - a very mild night here and a few moths
in the trap, best was a Pale Pinion, also 1 Pale Brindled Beauty,
2 Common Quaker, 5 Hebrew Character and 2 Amblyptilia
acanthadactyla. (Barry H)
Saturday 23rd February 2008 Beltinge
Night of 22/2 - yet another new species for the year,
this time a pointy winged Dark Chestnut, other bits included 1
Common Quaker, 2 Hebrew Character and 1 Pale Brindled Beauty.
(Barry H)
Friday 22nd
February 2008 Pegwell Trap
Night of 21/2. Moffing misery and
moaning (of which there will be lots) resumed at Pegwell. Off to a flyer
with a Small Brindled Beauty - a Thanet 'tick'. Other bits were an
Early Moth, Pale Brindled Beauty and Hebrew Character. Who
said Thanet was rubbish? Oh yes, that was me and it is. (F
Solly)
Friday 22nd February
2008 Beltinge
Night of 21/2 - a milder
night the minimum temperature a balmy +9 resulted in four moths in the trap.
A March Moth was new for the year, 1 Hebrew Character, 1
Common Quaker and 1 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla(Barry H)
Thursday 21st February
2008 Beltinge
It certainly felt like the
milder conditions had begun to assert themselves as I cycled to the trap
site this morning. A single Dotted Border was the only moth taken.
The night before a single Hebrew Character was trapped. (Barry H)
Tuesday 19th February
2008 Beltinge
Night of 18/2 - a much
warmer night, only got down to zero! Still there were two moths in the trap,
a new species for the year in the form of an Angle Shades and a
single Hebrew Character. (Barry H)
Monday 18th February 2008 Beltinge
Night of 17/2 - a very cold night here, when I looked
at the thermometer at dawn it was -3. So I was somewhat surprised to find 3
moths in the trap, a Chestnut and 2 Hebrew Characters. Looks
like some milder conditions are on their way and that should start to see a
few more moths in general as we approach March. (Barry H)
Thursday 14th February
2008 Beltinge
Night of 13/2 - The
Easterly drift finally arrived, not quite what the mother ordered but, the
trap held 4 Hebrew Characters which was four more moths than I
expected! (Barry H)
Tuesday 12th February
2008 Beltinge
Night 11/2 - a couple of
moths last night, 1 Common Quaker and 1 Pale Brindled Beauty.
(Barry H)
Monday 11th February
2008 Beltinge
Night of 10/2 - a pretty
cold night but still 6 moths, 1 Common Quaker, 1 Hebrew Character,
1 Chestnut, 1 Early Moth and 2 Pale Brindled Beauty.
(Barry H)
Sunday 10th February 2008 Beltinge
Night of 9/2 - a few bits last night included the first
Hebrew Character of the year, 1 Spring Usher, 3 Pale
Brindled Beauty and the micro Agonopterix heracliana.
(Barry H)
Saturday 9th February
2008 Beltinge
Night of 8/2 - another
cool night but 6 moths around the trap 4 Pale Brindled Beauty, 1
Dotted Border and 1 Early Moth. (Barry H)
Friday 8th February
2008 Beltinge
Night of 7/2 - a clear,
cool night here saw two moths in the trap, which were, 1 Common Quaker
and 1 Epiphyas postvittana. (Barry H)
Thursday 7th February
2008 Beltinge
Night of 6/2 - A rather
chilly but calm night, produced 2 Pale Brindled Beauties. (Barry H)
Wednesday 6th February
2008 Beltinge
Quite a mild night but it
only produced a single Pale Brindled Beauty (Barry H)
Tuesday 5th
February 2008 Beltinge
Night of 4/2 - three moths last night, which were, 1 Early Grey, 1
Chestnut and 1 Pale Brindled Beauty. (Barry H)
Monday 4th February
2008 Beltinge
Night of 3/2 - after two
blank nights a single Early Moth was taken. The forecast of milder
conditions for the coming week, lead me to install the Robinson trap in the
garden, it is hoped that the better catch and hold ratio for this type of
trap will up the records for the site. Already I have visions of 500+ counts
of Large Yellow Underwings! (Barry H)
Friday 1st
February 2008 Beltinge
Night 31/1/01, only one moth at the trap last night but
it was a very early, Early Grey, can't recall taking one in January
before! (Barry H)
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