Sunday 24th August
The day started badly. I ran my moth trap last night after reading a forecast that said it would remain dry. It poured down in the middle of the night and my bulb ended up shattering....grrrrrr. Best species seen were a Light Emerald and a Mother of Pearl. The Mother of Pearl is in fact a 'micro moth' even though it is larger than many of the macros (?) I have seen alot of these lately. In certain light their wings show a colourful rainbow-like lustre hence the name.
Light Emerald
Mother of Pearl
Later I went to New Hythe for an hour. I spent it around my own version of Warren's migrant alley (see Warren's brilliant local patch blog www.pittswoodpatch.blogspot.com-) the East scrub. I didn't see a sausage (unless you count the ubiqitous dog do-doo) Only sightings of note were a Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, a flock of 20+ Lt Tit. I also had a look for Wasp Spider in places were I have seen them before, but again drew a blank........watching a local patch can be frustrating....but it is purple patches like the one Warren is having that keeps you going!
posted by Steve @ 6:46 pm
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7 Comments:
Steve ,
I've found the same with Wasp Spiders . Two years ago I had about 16 at Spring Park . Last year and this - nothing .
Even on Hayes Common , where I had several egg sacks last Autumn , nothing this year .
Hi Steve......love the moths....we get a lot here....they always flock to my front door....never sure what the attraction is....it is a sheltered spot, perhaps that is it...
I have just been into the garden and there was an owl in the old oak tree....unfortunately I am not very good with their calls but it was wonderful to hear in the still of the garden......
Hello steve,
Thanks for the blog promotion! Your right about local patches being frustrating. I didn't see a sausage either today! (25th)
Hi Steve, I was at Reculver today and it was pretty quiet there and checking Warrens post I think all round it was a quiet day for migration. Very frustrating when the weather folks get it wrong especially when it costs you hard earned cash.
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Hi Steve,
Fantastic photographs of the moths.
I became interested in moth trapping a couple of months back after attending a moth trap session on my holiday in Norfolk where it set off a spark, and now I am hooked. It is a fantastic and very enjoyable thing to do. The first time I put my moth trap out I had a lot of Yellow Underwings and pugs and a Swallow-tailed Moth. The pugs were interesting and fun to identify.
I bet it was annoying with the bulb shattering.
Keep up the moth traping, and I hope to hear more of your moth trapping sessions very soon.
Hi Steve,
I have adapted an old lamp shade frame with a bit of perspex to act as a cover to protect the light in the event of rainfall.
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