Saturday
19th September 2009 Pegwell & Kingsgate Traps
Night of 18/9. My
traps have been rubbish for what seems like weeks - largely
due to being blown out by one wind direction or another.
Less wind and a very slight improvement last night which
included at Pegwell, Red-green Carpet, 4 Bricks,
Yellow-line Quaker, Orange Sallow, Brindled Green and 2
Black Rustics. Interest at Kingsgate was limited to a
Convolvulus Hawkmoth and a couple of Pale Tussock
caterpillars on an Alder, whilst there was no interest
in my garden; as usual (F Solly)
Saturday 19th September 2009 Newington
Ramsgate
A few more moths overnight included
about ten Diamond Back's, 1 Lobesia littoralis,
1 Carnation Tortrix, 1 Garden Pebble, 10 L
Album Wainscots, 1 Clancy's Rustic and a
Frosted Orange. The night prior there was little other
than Clancy's Rustics. I did see a Hummingbird
Hawk Moth yesterday whilst birding on the groyne near
the western undercliff. (Phil M)
Thursday 17th September 2009 Dumpton Thanet
night of the 16th: 34 Diamond Back's,
2 Silver Y's, 1 Clancy's Rustic, 1 Rosy Rustic,
1
Centre-'barrel' Sallow, 1 Orange Sallow and a
Convolvulus Hawkmoth. (Gadget)
Wednesday 16th September 2009 Newington Ramsgate
Obviously the garden has been dreadful
for our mothy friends this past week given the stiff
northerly's which are starting to drive me up the wall - if
anyone's interested? Last night things picked up 'a little'
and amongst all the normal mid September bits there were a
Carnation Tortrix, 10 Diamond Back's, 1
Black Rustic, 2 Sallows and 2 Silver Y's.
This past week the only stuff worth typing out for this
rather dull instalment were singles of Red Underwing
on the 11th and a Clancy's Rustic on the 12th. I did
also get a second generation Mottled Rustic on the
13th too - it's not often they turn up during the autumn.
(Phil M)
Sunday 13th September 2009 Eastry
Couple of firsts for the season this
morning with a Large Wainscot and a Frosted Orange,
together with a Rosy Rustic, two new Small Dusty
Wave and very nice Common Marbled Carpet. Seven
smart Willow Beauty, several Large and Lesser
Yellow Underwing, not to mention the five
Centre-'barrel' Sallow.. hey ho.. 86 macros in all of
15 species. (Bill Martin)
Thursday
10th September 2009 Newington Ramsgate
It's been very slow this past week and I've hardly caught
anything of any interest. Judging by the lack of news on the
website I can only assume that it's been poor all over?
Overnight I did come across a nice fresh Sallow
but otherwise the traps contained very little. Yesterday
there were singles of Common Pug (2nd
generation?), Shaded Broad Bar,
Marbled Green etc. I did catch a Centre
Barred Sallow on the 6th but even I realise that's
scraping the bottom of the barrel. (Phil M)
Thursday 10th September 2009 Newington Ramsgate
It's been very slow this past week and I've hardly caught
anything of any interest. Judging by the lack of news on the
website I can only assume that it's been poor all over?
Overnight I did come across a nice fresh Sallow
but otherwise the traps contained very little. Yesterday
there were singles of Common Pug (2nd
generation?), Shaded Broad Bar,
Marbled Green etc. I did catch a Centre
Barred Sallow on the 6th but even I realise that's
scraping the bottom of the barrel. (Phil M)
Sunday 6th September 2009 Eastry
A very pretty Large Thorn missed
the trap by a few inches and came to rest in the grass
(brown stuff) this morning. I fear many must do because a
young gang of extremely plump blackbirds always manage to
beat me to the trap before dawn! Anyhow, this morning's
survivors included notable singles of Angle Shades,
L-album Wainscot, Cabbage Moth and Feathered Gothic.
Also a Yellow Shell, Shuttle-shaped Dart and Small
Dusty Wave. Two each of Brimstone, Burnished Brass,
and Centre-barred Sallow. Best of the rest lots of
Flounced Rustic, Square-spot Rustic and Vine's Rustic.
In all a total of 121 macros of 25 species. (Bill Martin)
