Trap Result 28/04/07

Light Brown Apple Moth
Muslin
2 Hebrew Character
Early Grey

Trap Result 25/04/07

Common Pug
Brindled Pug
2 Muslin
2 Early Grey
Hebrew Character
Flame Shoulder

Weekend Trap Results

Neglected to post the catch from Saturday night and don't have the information to hand as I write this, although largely uneventful. From memory -

Brindled Pug (several)
Clouded Drab
Hebrew Character
Common Quaker
Brindled Beauty
Light Brown Apple Moth
Early Grey

Think that was about it !!

Blacksmiths Field

Just back from lunch at a visit to the aforementioned. Nice little site. Linnets abound and a cracking pair of Green Woodpeckers. First Willow Warblers of the year also. On the leps front, 2 Peacock, Large White and the first Holly Blue of 2007. A couple of tortricidae eluded me as I was net-less !! Will certainly pay a few more visits over the summer, by which time the dog shite and multitude of used condoms may have bio-degraded.........

Odds and Sods

Hardly headline news, but failed to mention the first White Shouldered House Moth and Emmelina Monodactyla t'other day in the lounge and back garden respectively !!

I'm finally off to Blacksmiths Field (Leics & Rutland Wildlife Trust Reserve) at lunchtime for a poke about. Essentially a geological site but some Charnwood speciality flora as well so who knows.

Trap Result 18/04/07

2 Clouded Drab
3 Hebrew Character
1 Early Grey
1 Brindled Pug (new to garden)

Trap Results 14/04/07

Saturday night was really good. There are two species that have increased in Leicestershire over the last 10 years or so. Pale Pinion and Red Green Carpet and both were new to me over the weekend. The other newbie was the Pyralid Scoparia ambigualis. Other occupants included Brindled Beauty, Waved Umber and the usual Orthosia including a Powdered. Most odd was a very tatty Lime Hawk Moth, which turns out to be the earliest ever county record by a week !!

Trap Result 11/04/07

I don't have the exact figures to hand but usual blend of Quakers, Hebrew Character, Light Brown Apple Moth and Early Grey. Also first Shoulder Stripe of the year and another Oak Beauty. However, three 'ticks' last night. Twin Spotted Quaker (at last), Pine Beauty and most exciting of all Oak Nycteoline. Well pleased !!

Easter Moth Trapping

Ran the trap Friday night and Monday night. Friday proved to be slightly better with a new one for the garden in the shape of Brindled Beauty. Common and Small Quaker were present both nights. Light Brown Apple Moth and the first Oak Beauty of the year were other 'highlights'. Seem to be a few Pine Beauty around at the moment with Dave Wright catching one over the Easter weekend.