Wednesday March 30th Saltwood
54 moths of 9 species overnight. Highlights were 3 Double-striped Pug,
2 Diurnea fagella and a single Caloptila elongella, a
new one for the year. (Paul How)
Wednesday 30th March 2011 Newington Ramsgate
Moths overnight included singles of Double-striped Pug and Early
Grey, 2 Hebrew Characters, 5 Common Quakers and 4
Clouded Drabs. Unfortunately the best moth of the night I found
floundering next to one of the traps after a cat attack ... it was a
Tawny Pinion. How do you stop these darn felines? ... other peoples pets
are a menace, cats at the traps swatting the moths - dogs chasing off all
the birds etc. I don't want to hurt the cats I just want rid of them away
from my moth traps. (Phil M)
Wednesday 30th March 2011 Dumpton Thanet
Moving forward on the moth front in my garden, as there
were four moths in the trap this morning, 2 Common Quakers, 1
Hebrew Character and 1 Clouded Drab, my excitement is building,
and soon I should be getting double figures! (Gadget)
Tuesday 29th March 2011 Newington Ramsgate
It's been so poor around the garden traps this past few nights that I was
pleased to find more than two moths today. Top of the pile was a wanderer
from the woods in the shape of a Diurnea fagella which is a
moth that I very rarely take here. The other 'back up' was all common stuff
... 5 Common Quakers, 2 Hebrew Characters, 1 Early Grey
and 1 Clouded Drab. (Phil M)
Tuesday 29th March 2011 Dumpton
Thanet
Things are looking up,
I had three moths in the trap this morning, 1 Common Quaker, 1
Hebrew Characters and 1 Emmelina monodactyla (Gadget)
Monday 28th March 2011 Dumpton Thanet
Just the two moths 1 Common Quaker and 1
Emmelina monodactyla, (Gadget)
Sunday 27th March 2011 Dumpton Thanet
Three moths in the trap this morning all Common
Quakers, (Gadget)
Saturday 26th March 2011 Eastry
Encouraging signs this morning, with 27 moths of 8 species. Three
singles, first for the season, of Satellite, Small Quaker, and
Diurnea fagella. Another very pretty Dotted Border, a
March Moth, a sprinkling of Common Quaker, Clouded Drab, and 16
Hebrew Character, (Bill Martin)
Saturday 26th March 2011 Saltwood
34 moths of 11 species included another male Brindled Beauty,
Double-striped Pug Dotted Border and two new, singles of Powdered
Quaker and Diurnea fagella(Paul Howe)
Friday 25th March 2011 Saltwood
25 moths of 9 species overnight. Two new ones in the shape of a Pine
Beauty and Depressaria daucella. Another male Brindled
Beauty. Macros on 22 species, not that I'm a lister! Is that ok Francis?
(Paul Howe)
Wednesday 23rd March 2011 Adjacent King George VI Park
Ramsgate
As weather so good, put trap out last night: 1 Light Brown Apple
Moth, 11 Common Quaker, 1 Hebrew Character 1 Twin Spotted Quaker (a first
for me) 1497 1 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla, but according to the
book this is very early? (Sue Smith)
Wednesday 23rd March 2011 Newington
Ramsgate
A few more moths overnight - usual early spring fare - 1 Double-striped
Pug, 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Clouded Drab, 6 Common
Quaker and 1 Early Grey. (Phil M)
Wednesday 23rd March
2011 Dumpton Thanet
Surprise was I to find
three moths in the trap this morning, 2 Common Quaker, and 1
Emmelina monodactyla (Gadget)
Tuesday 22nd March 2011 Saltwood
A much better night with 40 moths trapped of 12 species, of which 3 new
macros, and one micro were new. New ones were Acleris Literana,
Double-striped Pug, Engrailed and two Twin-spotted Quaker.
(Paul Howe)
Monday 21st March 2011 Saltwood
Singles of Chestnut, Oak Beauty, Satellite, Grey Shoulder-knot. 5
Early Grey, 5 Small Quaker, 5 Clouded Drab, 8 Hebrew
Character, 11 Common Quaker, on the 18th March a single Dark
Chestnut, (Paul Howe)
Monday 21st March 2011 Dumpton
Thanet
Only a Common Quaker
in the trap, just shows how good my garden moths are, (Gadget)
Sunday 20th March 2011 Newington Ramsgate
An enormous full moon and clear skies - not the best conditions for an early
spring moth extravaganza, I didn't expect much and was correct to do so as I
got precisely three moths ... 2 March Moths and a Common Quaker.
I've hardly caught anything since I last reported in ... a few Quakers about
it - mind you two March Moths in a sitting is very good for here. (Phil M)
Wednesday 16th March 2011 Saltwood
Only ten moths overnight, 3 Oak Beauty, 5 Common Quaker,
with , singles of Small Quaker and Hebrew Character. (Paul
Howe)
Wednesday 16th March 2011
Pegwell Trap
Night of 15/3. Bordering on slightly interesting
at Pegwell last night with single March Moth, Early Thorn, Grey
Shoulder-knot, Clouded Drab and Satellite, 3 Common Quakers
and 3 Hebrew Characters. (F Solly)
Wednesday 16th March 2011 Dumpton Thanet
Just the one moth last night a March Moth, what
excitement can hardly contain myself, (Gadget)
Monday 14th March 2011 Newington Ramsgate
Seven moths last night .. a bit dull .. singles on Emmelina
monodcatyla, Agonoptreix Herecliana, Agonopterix
subpropinquella, 2 Hebrew Characters and 2 Common Quakers.
I told you it was dull didn't I? (Phil M)
Monday 14 March 2011 Saltwood
28 moths trapped overnight, with one new, a Red Chestnut. (Paul
Howe)
Sunday March 13th 2011 Saltwood
Singles of Emmelina monodactyla, Dotted Border,
Oak Beauty and Small Quaker, 21 Common Quaker, 4 Hebrew
Character, and two new, singles of Early Grey and Satellite.
A dizzy total of 31 moths. (Paul Howe)
Sunday 13th March 2011 Newington Ramsgate
A much milder night with some rain - I was hopeful of getting a few moths
but had to make do with a rather disappointing five moths - 1 Emmelina
monodactyla, 3 Common Quaker, 1 Hebrew Character and a
Clouded Drab. I am desperate for a Twin-spotted Quaker ... I haven't
caught one since 2006 and still haven't got any photos of this species and
was really hopeful given the wind direction and temperature that I might get
one. It's not too much to ask for ... they are hardly a rarity. (Phil M)
Sunday 13th March 2011 Dumpton Thanet
Another moth from last night things are looking good, this mornings
delight a Chestnut, (Gadget)
Saturday 12th March 2011 Newington Ramsgate
A stiff southerly and improving temperatures gave me hope of a few moths - I
caught five which is as good as it's been round here this month. The moths
were singles of Agonopterix alstromeriana, Hebrew Character,
Small Quaker and 2 Common Quakers. (Phil M)
Saturday 12th March 2011 Saltwood
Night of the 11th, Saltwood 100th
macro species, at this site since I began in Sept 2010,was a single March
Moth, others were 7 Small Quakers, 9 Common Quakers, 6
Hebrew Characters, 2 Clouded Drab, a superb male Oak Beauty,
and singles of Tortricodes alternella and Emmelina
monodactyla, (Paul Howe)
Saturday 12th March 2011 Eastry
Significant increase in size of catch last night, 27 moths of 5 species.
Mostly Hebrew Character and Common Quaker, first singles for
the season of Early Grey, Twin-spotted Quaker and Oak Beauty.
(Bill Martin)
Saturday 12th March 2011 Dumpton
Thanet
Just the one moth last
night a Clouded Drab, (Gadget)
Friday 11th March 2011 Adjacent King George V1 Park Thanet
At last I had 4 moths in the trap! 2 Common Quaker, 1 Light
Brown Apple Moth, 1 Dark Chestnut. (Sue Smith)
Friday 11th Marsh 2011 Pegwell Bay
Three moths last night ... a Common Quaker ... a Hebrew Character
and a Dotted Border (the same one as the night prior I assume as it
flew off in the garden when I was trying to photograph it) .. nothing too
exciting but it's early days. (Phil M)
Friday 11th March 2011
Saltwood
Night of the 10th, Saltwood 1 Small Quaker, 7 Common Quaker,
3 Hebrew Characters, and the first Clouded Drab. (Paul Howe)
Thursday 10th March 2011 Dumpton Thanet
After what's seems like an eternity, finally a moth in the trap this
morning, which was
The Satellite
the last moth was back on the 18th February 201, It can only get
better! (Gadget)
Thursday 10th March 2011 Newington Ramsgate
Two moths overnight - singles of Dotted Border and Small Quaker,
two species that are not annual in my garden though never totally unexpected
as they are both common species around habitat. (Phil M)
Thursday 10th March 2011 Saltwood
Night of March 9th, 1 Tortricodes alternella, 1 Small
Quaker, 7 Common Quaker, 1 Chestnut, (Paul Howe)
Wednesday 9th March 2011 Newington Ramsgate
At last a moth ... the first moth I've caught since ..er um ... the last one
I caught. You can't argue with such logic can you? The moth was a Hebrew
Character and after extensive research into the moths records I can
exclusively reveal that its the first moth I've taken since February 26th!
Well the first macro anyway ... I have had a couple of Emmelina
monodactyl as during the last week of deep freeze. I see Bill
recorded -6 degrees where he is and I'm not surprised as the bird water out
in the garden froze absolutely solid the night before last! (Phil M)
Tuesday 8th March 2011 Eastry
Dared myself to put the trap out last night just for fun, without much
prospect of a catch, the sky was clear and frosty and not a breath of wind.
Dawn temperature was down to minus 6 degrees Celsius, so I was happy to find
three Common Quaker had come in to play! (Bill Martin)
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