I ran my 20W Actinic garden moth trap overnight on 16th February 2024. Results were – 3 Oak Beauty; 3 Common Quaker; 2 Dotted Border; 2 Hebrew Character; 1 March Moth.
I ran a garden Moth Trap overnight on 5th August and the results as follows in no particular order :- Knot Grass 3; (NFG); Poplar Grey 1; Marbled Beauty 9; Common Footman 1; Scarce Footman 1; Buff Footman 2; Dingy Footman 1; Riband Wave 7; Large Yellow Underwing 19; Flame Shoulder 2; Willow Beauty 6; Ingrailed Clay 1; Ruby Tiger 1; Brimstone Moth 1; Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 3; Canary-shouldered Thorn 1; Gold Spot 1; Cloaked Minor 3; Shuttle-shaped Dart 3; Common Carpet 3; Clay 1; Pyrausta aurata (Mint Moth) 1; Hypsopygia costalis (Gold Triangle) 1; Scoparia ambigualis 4; Agriphila […]
A superb few days in one of my favourite places in the UK. During our 4 days we saw all the specialities. Our planning worked wonders again and we even managed 2 crossbill species. On 14th arriving at Loch Garten around 2pm, we very quickly encountered our first Crested Tits on our usual walk around the Loch. The pair of Ospreys were showing at the RSPB Centre and the female had laid her first egg early in the morning, so all was well. We then went to our nicknamed spot “Crossbill Corner” and sure enough we had 5 Scottish Crossbill […]