Wednesday 23rd November 2011 Pegwell Trap
Night of 22/11. For the time of year on the concrete hell that is Thanet,
still quite a few moffs – mostly at Pegwell. Last night produced: 3
November Moth, 1 Winter Moth, 1 Feathered Thorn, 1
Mottled Umber, 1 White-point (migrant?), 2 Satellite, 1
Chestnut, 1 Angle Shades, 2 Large Wainscot, 3 Silver Y,
3 Diamond-backs, 1 LBAM and 2 Rusty Dot. (F Solly)
Monday 21st November 2011
Pegwell Trap
Night of 20/11. Unsurprisingly a poor night. I
only did the Pegwell trap which contained singles of; November Moth,
Feathered Thorn, Large Wainscot, LBAM, Rusty Dot and an out of season
Dark Arches, (F Solly)
Friday 18th November 2011
Pegwell Trap
Night of 17/11. A mostly clear but mild night
following the recent cool spell. A few more moffs but only the usual
suspects. 1 December Moth, 1 Mallow, 1 Red-green Carpet,
5 November Moth, 3 Feathered Thorn, 1 Mottled Umber, 1
Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Pearly Underwing, 1 Blair’s
Shoulder-knot, 1 Grey Shoulder-knot, 1 Satellite, 1
Dark Chestnut, 1 Yellow-line Quaker, 1 Angle Shades, 3
Silver Ys, 8 LBAM, 3 Rusty Dots (F Solly)
Monday 14th November 2011 Pegwell Village
Night of 13/11/11 The weather last night was cloudy with temperatures
holding around 12°C . Trap produced 1 Large Wainscot Moth & 5
Silver Y Moths. (Richard Kinzler)
Sunday 13th November 2011 Newington
Ramsgate
A few moths continue to arrive these past two
nights. On Friday night I took 1 Diamond Back, 1 Satellite and
4 Silver Y then last night 3 Rusty Dot, 1 Feathered Thorn,
2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Yellow-line Quaker and 3 Silver Y.
(Phil M)
Sunday 13th November 2011 Pegwell Village
Night of 12/11/11 The weather last night was clear with temperatures holding
around 10°C . Trap produced 1 Rusty Dot Pearl Moth Udea ferrugalis,1
Silver Y Moth,1 Chestnut Moth & 1 Feathered Thorn Moth.
(Richard Kinzler)
Friday 11th November 2011 Newington
Ramsgate
Overnight the catch consisted of a few micros
species as well as 3 Feathered Thorns plus singles of Turnip,
Lesser Yellow Underwing, Chestnut and Blair's Shoulder Knot.
The night previous there were: 1 Feathered Thorn, 1 Shuttle Shaped
Dart, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Green Brindled Crescent,
1 Red Line Quaker and a Silver Y. Although seemingly very few
actual moths, these are unprecedented numbers for the time of year here. I
heard on the forecast yesterday that this mild weather could last for
another two weeks yet which could be interesting? (Phil M)
Thursday 10th November 2011 Pegwell Village
Night of 09/11/11 The weather last night was overcast with temperatures
holding around 13°C . Trap produced 1 Palpita vitrealis & 2
Silver Y Moths .
(Richard Kinzler)
Wednesday 9th November 2011 Pegwell Trap
Night of 8/11. Looked liked it was going to be a decent night but rather
disappointing due to periods of rain. At Pegwell, 1 Grey Pine Carpet,
3 November Moth, 1 Feathered Thorn, 1 Dark Sword-grass,
1 Barred Sallow, 1 Angle Shades, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw
and 4 Rusty Dot (F Solly)
Wednesday 9th November 2011 Newington
Ramsgate
A veritable moth-fest overnight considering the
date and the awful concrete locality. 11 species taken must constitute a
record for a date approaching mid November ... the catch consisted of 4
White Shouldered House Moths, 1 Blastobasis decolorella,
c10 Light Brown Apple Moths, 1 Acleris sparsana, 1
Emmelina monodactyla, 1 November Moth, 2 Feathered
Thorn, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Large Yellow Underwing and
2 Silver Y. I did also catch a Red Green Carpet but that was a
re-capture form the night previous. (Phil M)
Tuesday 8th November 2011 Newington
Ramsgate
A smidgeon of migration was evident overnight
with singles of Diamond Back, Rusty Dot, Pearly Underwing
and Silver Y amongst a few other 'bits' which included a very tatty
Red Green Carpet (only my third ever here), 2 November Moths
and an Angle Shades. I am still catching moths every night,
occasional Large and Lesser Yellow Underwing, Green
Brindled Crescent, Large Wainscot etc also a Satellite on
the night of the 5th and a Brick on the night of the 3rd. (Phil M)
Tuesday 8th November
2011 Pegwell Trap
Night of 7/11. The wind eased at some point during the night although not
soon enough for any decent moffing. At Pegwell, 1 Mallow, 1
Red-green Carpet, 6 November Moth, 1 Turnip, 1 Large
Yellow Underwing, 1 Blair’s Shoulder-knot, 7 Silver Y, 2
Blastobasis lacticolella, 2 LBAM and 1 Palpita
vitrealis (F Solly)
Tuesday 8th.November 2011 Eastry
A succession of mild and damp nights recently are still tempting a few
seasonal moths to the trap. November Moth species predominate with
Feathered Thorn, Green Brindled Crescent, Red-green Carpet and
Yellow-line Quaker. This morning however the first definite Autumnal
Moth for the year, and, if confirmed, the first Cypress Carpet
for the garden trap. Also three Silver Y, six Rusty Dot, and a
single Diamond Back, (Bill Martin)
Monday 7th November 2011 Pegwell Trap
Night of 6/11. Back to the dreary Thanet moffing last
night with the stiff northerly. At Pegwell just 2 November Moth, 2
Dark Chestnut, 5 Silver Y, 2 Diamond-backs and 1 LBAM.
(F Solly)
Saturday 5th November 2011 Kingsgate & Pegwell Traps
Night of 4/11. Another mild night, clear until the early hours. Only
eight macro Moffs at Kingsgate of which 2 were Gems. Reasonable
numbers at Pegwell again, the pick of which was an Old World Web Worm.
Also of note was the first Streak that I have caught on Thanet since
1991! The other bits were: 1 Gem, 2 Mallow, 2 Red-green
Carpet, 47 November Moth, 1 Feathered Thorn, 3 Dark
Sword-grass, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Pearly Underwing,
1 L-album Wainscot, 1 Grey Shoulder-knot, 2 Green-brindled
Crescent, 1 Merveille du Jour, 1 Satellite, 1 Chestnut,
1 Dark Chestnut, 2 Brick, 2 Yellow-line Quaker, 2
Angle Shades, 3 Silver Y, 1 Phyllonorycter messaniella,
2 Blastobasis lacticolella, 3 Epiphyas postvittana,
1 Acleris rhombana, 6 Rusty Dot and 2 Emmelina
monodactyla, (F Solly)
Saturday 5th November 2011 Pegwell Village
Night of 04/11/11 The weather last night was overcast with temperatures
holding around 15°C . Trap produced 1 Green Brindled Crescent,1
Scarce Umber,1 Brick,1 Acleris sparsana,1 Blastobasis
lacticolella & 4 Light Brown Apple Moths. (Richard Kinzler)
Friday 4th November 2011
Pegwell & Kingsgate trap
Night of 3/11. Virtually empty traps
last night thanks to the deluge – but a very pleasant surprise at Pegwell
was an Oak Rustic – if I kept a list, a long awaited addition! Also
there were 2 Merveille du Jour with a Gem and 2 Rusty Dots
at Kingsgate. (F Solly)
Friday 4th November 2011 Pegwell Village
Night of 03/11/11 The weather last night was poor with heavy rain and
temperatures holding around 15°C . Trap produced 1 Feathered Thorn
and Red Green Carpet only. (Richard Kinzler)
Wednesday 2nd November
2011 Kingsgate & Pegwell Traps
Night of 1/11. A clear night so
little expectation – even more so after just one macro at Kingsgate. However
the Pegwell trap was on fire – unlike Phyllis’s not literally (more or less
the usual suspects though). The previous few cloudy nights had been rubbish
– unfortunately Pegwell will now be blown out for a while. 3 Mallow,
1 Red-green Carpet, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Spruce
Carpet, 38 November Moth, 2 Feathered Thorn, 1 Turnip,
2 Dark Sword-grass, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Pearly
Underwing, 1 Delicate, 1 White-point, 2 Blair’s
Shoulder-knot, 1 Grey Shoulder-knot, 6 Green-brindled Crescent,
1 Merveille du Jour, 1 Satellite, 2 Brick, 1
Red-line Quaker, 1 Yellow-line Quaker, 1 Lunar Underwing,
1 Angle Shades, 1 Large Wainscot, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw,
1 Silver Y, 1 Caloptilia rufipennella, 1
Caloptilia stigmatella, 1 Diamond-back, 4 Blastobasis
lacticolella, 2 LBAM, 1 Acleris sparsana and 1
Rusty Dot, (F Solly)
Tuesday 1st November 2011 Newington
Ramsgate
Night of October 31st: There are still quite a
few common species of moths coming to the traps due to these ridiculously
high night-time temperatures were enjoying. Last night there were - 1
Monopis obviella, 1 Blastobasis decolorella, 1
Rusty Dot, 1 Feathered Thorn, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 3
Angle Shades, 1 Large Wainscot and 1 Silver Y. Recently
I've also caught up to 3 November Moths plus various other species
which have included Green Brindled Crescent on the 30th and a Pine
Carpet, a new species for the garden traps on the 25th. (Phil M)
