Tuesday
31st August 2004 Elvington Garden
Terry Preston caught this Pale Shoulder in his
garden trap at Elvington on 27th/28th August. It is a rare
migrant with possibly less than 15 previous records in the UK? He also
caught an example of the Mocha on the same evening, a very good
Kent record in itself.
Thursday
26th August 2004 Garden Dumpton Thanet
Hummingbird Hawk-moth on the Honeysuckle
(Gadget)
Tuesday
17th August 2004 Garden Sholden Deal Kent
Lynn Hirst's has contacted us with news of the capture
of a specimen of Godonella aestimaria possibly a first for
Britain! (Not Confirmed) Gadget and I went over to Sholden to get some pictures which
appear to be fairly conclusive. Why does this moth need to be killed to
satisfy the "powers that be" in order for it to be accepted as
1st? Surely the technology exists to establish DNA proof without the need
to pin the specimen? Non lethal id techniques must be the way forward.
(Dylan)
Tuesday
17th August 2004 Pegwell Bay
to Port entrance Ramsgate
As I cycled
home from Pegwell Bay I saw 2 Hummingbird Hawk-moths. One in
Pegwell Village by the Sir Stanley Grey and another along the undercliff
by the Port entrance, that perched on the chalk cliff allowing me the
opportunity to get a pix! (Dylan)
Wednesday
4th August 2004 River Dover
The very 1st night of moth trapping for Graham Crick
down in his back garden at River Dover when I left to come home about
00-30hrs the moths had started to come in, willow Beauty, Magpie,
Large Yellow Underwing, Mother of Pearle, Riband Wave, Least Carpet,
Single-dotted wave, Common Rustic, Light Emerald, Blood-Vein,
Swallow-tailed moth, Common Footman, and Poplar Hawkmoth, we
look forward to many more nights mothing. (Gadget)
Sunday
1st August 2004 Garden Dumpton Thanet
Doing the jobs around the garden I came across this Pale
Prominent on the Buddleia bush it did not move when I disturbed the
bush so a good opportunity to photograph this wonderful moth had to
be taken. (Gadget)
