Saturday, 2 August 2014

More Mental Mothing...

Some big catches recently. The main mass of moths being Large Yellow Underwings. 492 is a little bit excessive for a single trap!

Here are the results from 01/08/14

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

Yponomeuta evonymella
0424
1
Pandemis Cerasana
0970
1
Udea Lutealis
1388
2
Pleuroptya ruralis
1405
12
Acrobasis advenella
1439
1
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
1497
1
Small Fan-footed Wave
Idaea biselata
1702
5
Flame Carpet
Xanthorhoe designata
1722
3
Dark Marbled Carpet
Chloroclysta citrata
1762
1
July Highflyer
Hydriomena furcata
1777
2
Brimstone Moth
Opisthograptis luteolata
1906
2
Mottled Beauty
Alcis repandata
1941
1
Light Emerald
Campaea margaritata
1961
1
Pebble Prominent
Notodonta ziczac
2003
2
Swallow Prominent
Pheosia tremula
2007
2
Common Footman
Eilema lurideola
2050
2
Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
2057
1
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Agrotis puta
2092
1
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
2107
492
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Noctua comes
2109
13
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Noctua fimbriata
2110
1
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Noctua janthe
2111
16
Least Yellow Underwing
Noctua interjecta
2112
3
Dotted Clay
Xestia baja
2130
2
Six-striped Rustic
Xestia sexstrigata
2133
39
Antler Moth
Cerapteryx graminis
2176
1
Mythimna conigera
2192
1
Clay
Mythimna ferrago
2193
1
Smoky Wainscot
Mythimna impura
2198
13
Dark Dagger
Acronicta tridens
2283
2
Dun-bar
Cosmia trapezina
2318
3
Dark Arches
Apamea monoglypha
2321
50
Slender Brindle
Apamea scolopacina
2335
3
Common Rustic
Mesapamea secalis
2343
33
Rosy Rustic
Hydraecia micacea
2361
3
Rustic
Hoplodrina blanda
2382
1
Gold Spot
Plusia festucae
2439
1
Straw Dot
Rivula sericealis
2474
2
Snout
Hypena proboscidalis
2477
16
Fan-Foot
Zanclognatha tarsipennalis
2489
1
 
6 Watt Actinic Bucket Trap
Location: Mixed deciduous woodland St Abb's Head

Yponomeuta evonymella
0424
1
Udea Lutealis
1388
4
Pleuroptya ruralis
1405
1
Small Fan-footed Wave
Idaea biselata
1702
2
Dark Marbled Carpet
Chloroclysta citrata
1762
2
July Highflyer
Hydriomena furcata
1777
1
Coxcomb Prominent
Ptilodon capucina
2008
1
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
2107
2
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Noctua janthe
2111
1
Dotted Clay
Xestia baja
2130
1
Slender Brindle
Apamea scolopacina
2335
1
Common Rustic
Mesapamea secalis
2343
1
Burnished Brass
Diachrysia chrysitis
2434
1


Slender Brindle Apamea scolopacina
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (I think)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Gold Spot Plusia festucae
Large Yellow Underwings Noctua pronuba
Pug?...

Thursday, 31 July 2014

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).