Monday 31st March 2008 Beltinge
Night of 30/3 - a few moths last night which were, 1
Shoulder Stripe, 1 Oak Beauty, 1 Early Thorn, 1
Double-striped Pug, 1 Common Quaker, 8 Early Grey and 9
Hebrew Character. The night of 29/3 was poor just 1 Clouded Drab,
1 Common Quaker, 3 Early Grey and 5 Hebrew Character.
(Barry H)
Monday 31st March 2008
Dumpton Thanet
Night of the 30th only two
moths one Common Quakers
and my first Clouded Drab
for this year
(Gadget)
Sunday 30th March 2008
Newington Thanet
2 moths overnight included
a very early Cabbage, The moth not the vegetable of course? It's so
dull out there ... help!! (Phil M)
Sunday 30th March 2008 Dumpton Thanet
Night of the 29th only two moths both Common Quakers
(Gadget)
Saturday 29th March 2008 Beltinge
Night of 28/3 - just four moths in the trap: 2
Hebrew Character, 1 March Moth and 1 Small Quaker. The two
previous nights have been equally stunning with Hebrew Character, Early
Grey, Common and Small Quaker in pitiful numbers. Will the
forecast of warmer weather improve this wonderful month? (Barry H)
Thursday 27th March
2008 Newington Thanet
Shock horror!! There were
3 moths in the traps overnight!! Or was it just some sort of surrealistic
dream?? Anyway if I haven't gone completely bonkers - there were singles of
Double-striped Pug, Hebrew Character and a Satellite.
The Satellite was quite good for my gaff - only about my third or fourth one
ever. That's 'if' I didn't dream the whole thing up? (Phil M)
Thursday 27th March 2008 Dumpton Thanet
Night of the 26th only two moths 1 Common Quaker
and 1 Hebrew Character the first one this year. (gadget)
Wednesday 26th March 2008 Beltings
Night of 25/3 - my first moths for a while, since the
hellish northerly winds kicked in, don't you just love em! In the trap 5
Hebrew Character, 1 Satellite, 1 Common Quaker, 1 Small
Quaker and 1 Early Grey. (Barry H)
Wednesday 26th March 2008 Pegwell Trap
Night of 25/3. A moff in a moff trap! Hard to believe these days. Pegwell
as far as this month is concerned was overwhelming with 1 Common Quaker,
1 Small Quaker, 2 Hebrew Character and 1 Grey Shoulder-knot.
(F Solly)
Tuesday 18th March 2008 Dumpton Thanet
Night of the 17th only one moth Diurnea fagella
(Gadget)
Monday 17th March 2008 Leaf Miner
17/3/2008. Another day, another miner - I'm sure that
you will be pleased to know, on this occasion, Phyllonorycter
kleemannella from Alder at Seaton. Perhaps not too many more to
come, parasites seem to have done very well (F Solly)
Sunday 16th March 2008 Leaf-Miner
Another one of does darn leaf-miners put in a
appearance at the weekend. Slightly more interesting than usual in that it
was a tick. The very small (wing span of 5.5-6.5mm) but rather nice
Phyllonorycter anderidae emerged from Birch leaf mines, collected
from Denstroude Wood last autumn. (F Solly)
Sunday 16th March 2008 Dumpton Thanet
Night of the 15th Only
three moths in the trap 1 Emmelina monodactyla,
1
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla and 1 Tawny Pinion (Gadget)
Sunday 16th March 2008
Beltinge
Night of 15/3 - a breezy
and fairly wet night did produce a few moths in the trap, the total of forty
two moths comprised of 2 Oak Beauty, 3 Small Quaker, 2
Common Quaker, 5 Early Grey, 2 March Moth, 1 Double
Striped-pug, 17 Hebrew Character, 1 Agonopterix
alstromeriana, 1 Diurnea fagella, 1 Agonopterix
heracliana, 1 Epiphyas postvittana, 4
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla and 2 Emmelina monodactyla.
The northerly wind is now imminent, looks like this will be the last moths I
see for several days! (Barry H)
Saturday 15th March 2008 Dumpton Thanet
Night of the 14th the first moths for this mouth at
last 1 Angle Shads, 2 Common Quakers, 1 Light Brown Apple
Moth (Gadget)
Saturday 15th March 2008 Beltinge
Night of 14/3 - by far the best night of the year here
with 60+ moths of 14 species, 1 Engrailed, 3 Double-striped Pug,
4 Early Thorn, 3 Early Grey, 7 March Moth, 4 Small
Quaker, 3 Clouded Drab, 8 Hebrew Character, 11 Common
Quaker, 1 Chestnut, 7 Emmelina monodactyla, 3
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla, 5 Diurnea fagella and 3
Agonopterix alstromeriana. (Barry H)
Friday 14th March 2008 Beltinge
Night of 13/3 - moderate early evening rain probably
kept the numbers down but a few moths came in and they were:- 1 Oak
Beauty, 1 Grey Shoulder-knot, 1 Common Quaker, 1
Early Grey, 1 Clouded Drab, 3 Hebrew Character and the
first micro for a while a single Agonopterix alstromeriana.
(Barry H)
Thursday 13th March 2008 Beltinge
The night of 12/3/08 - a few moths overnight 1
Clouded Drab and 7 Hebrew Characters, Still at least the strong
winds have abated for now, and the next three nights don't look to bad, then
it goes northerly and cold, wonderful! (Barry H)
Wednesday 12th March 2008 Beltinge
Night of 11/3 - another very windy night here, only
produced three moths in the trap 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Common
Quaker and a mild surprise in the form of a Grey Shoulder-knot.
(Barry H)
Tuesday 11th March 2008
Beltinge
Night of 10/3 - not a
great night, just 1 Small Quaker and 2 Hebrew Character made
the trap. (Barry H)
Monday 10th March 2008
Beltinge
Night of 9/3 - decided to
run the trap as the strong southerly wind that was forecast had me thinking
of woodland wanderers, as East Blean is about 3 miles to the south of the
trap site I was hopeful, so it proved with 3 Oak Beauty, scarce here
only one previous record. Other moths included 1 Early Grey, 4
Common Quaker, 4 Hebrew Character, 1 Small Quaker and 1
Epiphyas postvittana. (Barry H)
Sunday 9th March 2008 Belting
Night of 7/3 - in the trap last night, 1 Clouded
Drab, 1 Early Grey, 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Chestnut
and 2 Common Quaker. (Barry H)
Saturday 8th March 2008 Beltinge
Night of 7/3 - clear, cool conditions overnight only
produced five moths in the trap, 1 Early Thorn, 2 Hebrew Character
and 2 Common Quaker. (Barry H)
Friday 7th March 2008 East Blean
Under orders to be positive - no freedom of expression apparently
allowed. Night of 6/3 an unexpectedly calm, mild and cloudy night. Having
been nagged by Tim for what seems like an eternity, I decided to be sociable
(not something that comes easy) and let him and Gadget know that I was
available for a couple of hours of quality moffing at East Blean. I arrived
just before 8pm; the others conveniently arrived after I had set up. There
then followed 2 1/2 hours of really 'enjoyable' moffing in excellent company
in some fine ancient woodland, The varied and mostly friendly banter being
interrupted on occasions by some boring nonsense about cameras/lenses/F
stops etc and the odd moth. For me, a predictable selection but not
unpleasant; for Tim, a number of tarts ticks. The evening produced; 12
Yellow Horned, 60 March Moth, 1 Shoulder Stripe, 3
Brindled Pug, 1 Early Thorn, 4 Small Brindled Beauty, 12
Oak Beauty, 1 Engrailed, 4 Red Chestnut, 70 Small
Quaker, 5 Common Quaker, 4 Clouded Drab, 1 Twin-spotted
Quaker, 1 Grey Shoulder-knot, 2 Satellite, 12 Chestnut,
70 Tortricodes alternella, 1 Acleris notana/ferrugana
and 1 Ypolopha ustella. (F Solly)
Friday 7th March 2008
Beltinge
Night of 6/3 - a mild
night produced the following moths, 7 Common Quaker, 6 Hebrew
Character, 1 Small Quaker, 1 Chestnut, 2 Diurnea
fagella, 1 Acleris cristana, 1 Emmelina
monodactyla and 1 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla. (Barry
H)
Thursday 6th March 2008 Pegwell Trap
Night of 5/3. The Pegwell trap contained a rather unremarkable selection
with 1 Early Moth, 1 Common Quaker, 4 Hebrew Character
and 1 Early Grey Another leaf miner appeared in the form of
Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella a Birch species from Denstroude Wood.
You just don't know how lucky you are - or should that be unlucky! (F Solly)
Thursday 6th March 2008 Beltinge
Night of 5/3 - the northerly wind has gone which meant
a return to reasonable conditions here, Six moths in the trap 1 Clouded
Drab, 1 Satellite and 4 Hebrew Character. (Barry H)
Wednesday 5th March 2008 Leaf Miners
5/3/2008. Bored with the little critters yet? Don't
worry, you will be. Another couple of the blighters emerged,
Phyllonorycter platanoidella - Norway Maple from East Blean and
Phyllonorycter quinquegutella - Creeping Sallow from Sandwich Bay
(F Solly)
Monday 3rd
March 2008 Pegwell Trap
Night of 2/3. A vast array of moths in
the Pegwell trap, with 4 Common Quaker, 3 Hebrew Character, 1
Clouded Drab and 1 Early Grey. It can now only be a couple of
months before it’s actually worth moffing. (F Solly)
Monday 3rd March 2008 Leaf Miners
More news from the sad world of leaf mines, overnight hatchings were;
Phyllonorycter esperella - Hornbeam from East Blean, a 'live'
Phyllonorycter ragella - Alder from Monkton Nature Reserve and
some more Phyllonorycter quercifoliella - Oak from East Blean
(F Solly)
Monday 3rd March 2008 Beltinge
Night of 2/3 - the colder air mass had arrived
overnight and it certainly felt a bit chilly this morning on my visit to the
trap site. Four moths were in the trap, 2 Hebrew Character and 2
Common Quaker. Looks like that might be my lot for the next couple of
nights, northerly wind, cold nights, roll on summer! (Barry H)
Sunday 2nd March 2008
Leaf Miners
2/3/2008. Another leaf
miner emerged - ready for it this time, Phyllonorycter nicellii - a
common miner of Hazel leaves, collected from East Blean. I also took a
rather poor photo of the unfortunate Phyllonorycter ragella
which emerged rather early and subsequently died in the pot. (F Solly)
Sunday 2nd March 2008
Beltinge
Night of 1/3 - a breezy
night produced three moths in the trap, 2 Hebrew Character and 1
Common Quaker. The previous night of 29/2 was a real howler, very, very
windy but a single Common Quaker somehow got in the trap! (Barry
H)
