St Abb's Super Spring...

Time quick flash back to way back in the spring…

Collard Flycatcher, Icterine Warbler, GW Teal, Red-backed Shrike, Bee eater x2, White-Billed Diver and Subalpine Warbler… Just some of what turned up around St Abb’s Head this spring. Probably the best spring since I started here in 2011.

Since 2011 five new birds have been added to the St Abb’s list; Spoonbill, Sardinian Warbler, Red Kite, GW Teal and Collared Flycatcher… Bring on the next…

 

 

Will update soon with recent sightings... (been fairly quiet though).

Moth up!

Had the 125W Robinson Trap out last night...

Map-winged Swift	Hepialus fusconebulosa	0018	1
	Pandemis cerasana	0970	1
	Eurrhypara hortulata	1376	1
	Pleuroptya ruralis	1405	2
Large Emerald	Geometra papilionaria	1666	1
Small Fan-footed Wave	Idaea biselata	1702	8
Silver-ground Carpet	Xanthorhoe montanata	1727	2
Garden Carpet	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	1728	1
Common Carpet	Epirrhoe alternata	1738	1
Phoenix	Eulithis prunata	1754	1
Barred Straw	Eulithis pyraliata	1758	1
Brown-line Bright-eye	Mythimna conigera	1775	1
Small Rivulet	Perizoma alchemillata	1803	3
Magpie Moth	Abraxas grossulariata	1884	1
Brimstone Moth	Opisthograptis luteolata	1906	1
Swallow-tailed Moth	Ourapteryx sambucaria	1922	3
Light Emerald	Campaea margaritata	1961	4
Poplar Hawk-moth	Laothoe populi	1981	2
Coxcomb Prominent	Ptilodon capucina	2008	1
Muslin Footman	Nudaria mundana	2038	1
Garden Tiger	Arctia caja	2057	1
Flame Shoulder	Ochropleura plecta	2102	1
Large Yellow Underwing	Noctua pronuba	2107	27
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Noctua janthe	2111	2
True Lover's Knot	Lycophotia porphyrea	2118	1
Double Square-spot	Xestia triangulum	2128	6
Dotted Clay	Xestia baja	2130	2
Six-striped Rustic	Xestia sexstrigata	2133	6
Cabbage Moth	Mamestra brassicae	2154	1
Bright-line Brown-eye	Lacanobia oleracea	2160	1
Antler Moth	Cerapteryx graminis	2176	3
Clay	Mythimna ferrago	2193	4
Smoky Wainscot	Mythimna impura	2198	5
Common Wainscot	Mythimna pallens	2199	8
Dark Dagger	Acronicta tridens	2283	2
Dark Arches	Apamea monoglypha	2321	26
Marbled Minor	Oligia strigilis	2337	1
Common Rustic	Mesapamea secalis	2343	7
Burnished Brass	Diachrysia chrysitis	2434	5
Plain Golden Y	Autographa jota	2443	3
Snout	Hypena proboscidalis	2477	47

196 moths of 40 species



Large Emerald Campaea margaritata

Garden Tiger Arctia caja



Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana

Finally the confusingly named...



Brown-line Bright-eye Mythimna conigera

Bright-Line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea

Top Mothing!

Last few nights mothing…

4th July 2014

125 Watt Mercury Vapour home-made Robinson Trap
Location. Clearing in mixed deciduous woodland St Abb’s Head

18 Map-winged Swift Hepialus fusconebulosa - 1 1652 Peach Blossom Thyatira batis - 1 1702 Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata - 5 1727 Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata - 10 1722 Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata – 1 1738 Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata - 1 1758 Barred Straw Eulithis pyraliata- 2 1762 Dark Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta citrate- 1 1776 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2 1803 Small Rivulet Perizoma alchemillata - 1 1887 Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata - 1 1894 Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata - 1 1906 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata- 2 1931 Peppered Moth Biston betularia - 1 1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria - 6 1941 Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata - 4 1955 Common White Wave Cabera pusaria - 1 1961 Light Emerald Campaea margaritata - 4 1962 Barred Red Hylaea fasciaria - 1 1981 Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi - 1 1991 Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor - 1 2008 Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina - 1 2060 White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda - 1 2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba - 32 2089 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis - 11 2102 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta - 23 2087 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum- 4 2098 The Flame Axylia putris - 1 2120 Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica - 6 2123 Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi - 8 2118 True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea - 1 2122 Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea- 3 2128 Double Square-spot Xestia triangulum - 6 2160 Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea - 2 2192 Brown-line Bright-eye Mythimna conigera - 6 2193 The Clay Mythimna ferrago - 7 2199 Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens - 9 2321 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha - 47 2305 Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara - 1 2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata - 1 2330 Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa- 2 2337 Marbled Minor Oligia strigilis– 18 2434 Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis - 11 2442 Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina - 5 2443 Plain Golden Y Autographa jota - 1 2450 The Spectacle Abrostola tripartita - 6 2477 The Snout Hypena proboscidalis - 28 2474 Straw Dot Rivula sericealis - 10 2489 The Fan-foot Zanclognatha tarsipennalis – 1 300 Moths of 49 Species.

 Peach Blossom    Top Moth!

5th July 2014

6 Watt Actinic Heath Trap

Location- Mixed deciduous woodland St Abb’s Head

18 Map-winged Swift Hepialus fusconebulosa – 2

1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuate- 1

1702 Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata – 1

1722 Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata – 1

1727 Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata – 2

1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria – 3

1941 Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata – 3

1962 Barred Red Hylaea fasciaria – 1

1981 Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi – 1

2008 Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina – 3

2087 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum- 3

2089 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis – 1

2102 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta – 4

2122 Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea- 2

2128 Double Square-spot Xestia triangulum – 3

2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba – 31

2193 The Clay Mythimna ferrago – 1

2330 Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa- 2

2321 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha – 13

2337 Marbled Minor Oligia strigilis– 6

2450 The Spectacle Abrostola tripartita – 2

2477 The Snout Hypena proboscidalis – 2

88 Moths of 22 Species

Poplar Hawk-moth     The Beast!                             5th July 2014 22 Watt Actinic circular home-made bucket trap Location- Mixed deciduous woodland St Abb’s Head   1803 Small Rivulet Perizoma alchemillata – 1 1887 Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata – 1 1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria – 1 1981 Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi – 1 2008 Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina – 1 2087 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum- 1 2089 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis – 1 2102 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta – 1 2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba – 1 2123 Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi – 4 2176 Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis- 1  2321 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha – 5 2330 Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa- 3 2337 Marbled Minor Oligia strigilis– 5 27 Moths of 14 Species   Spectacle                             Feel free to point out any obvious dodgy records…