2014, Birds, Birds of 2014, Year

Another Inland Pacific Golden Plover

Following hot on the heels of the first inland record of Pacific Golden Plover at Rutland Water on 15th July 2013, another stunning adult was discovered at the RSPB reserve of Middleton Lakes in Staffordshire on 26th July 2014. Not far from home, I visited the reserve early morning on Sunday 27th July and had good […]

2014, Moths, Year

Moth Trap – National Moth Night – 5th July 2014

Part Two – National Moth Night 2014 taking place during 3-5th July 2014. My second trap over NMN weekend and my 9th trap of the year. Turning out to be overall the best trap of the year so far, adding a new species to my garden list – Tawny-barred Angle. A total of 37 species

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Moth Trap – overnight 3rd July 2014

National Moth Night 2014, the annual celebration of moths and moth recording, takesplace on three days and nights, 3-5 July 2014. I decided to run two traps during the period and my first one was overnight on 3rd. July is traditionally the best month of the year for quantity of species and in past years

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A Day with the Solan Goose

Sunday 30th June, Richard, Glyn and myself spent the day at the RSPB Reserve at Bempton Cliffs on the Yorkshire Coast just north of Bridlington. It is one of the best sea-bird colonies in England with around 200,000 birds using the cliffs during the breeding season. The sights, sounds and smells are an incredible introduction

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Moth Trap 26th June 2014 – overnight

The 7th Trap of the year and despite overnight drizzle and rain, just under 30 species with several new ones for the year and a new micro for the garden – Teleiodes vulgella. A good year for Elephant Hawkmoth as another three in the trap, taking the months total to a dozen, the most I’ve

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Moth Trap 21st June 2014 – overnight

The 6th Moth Trap of the year and another reasonable garden trap but numbers of species down for some reason. Nothing spectacular yet but surprise with this catch was 6 Elephant Hawkmoths. A total of 29 species in no particular order:- Elephant Hawkmoth 6; Flame 3; Marbled Minor 8; Peppered Moth 1; Dark Arches 7;

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Moth Trap 12th June 2014 – overnight

My fifth and best trap of the year so far. Produced, in no particular order, the following 23 species:- Snout 1 (2nd Generation); 1 Dark/Grey Dagger; 2 Freyer’s Pug; 7 Heart & Dart; 1 Poplar Hawkmoth; 1 Elephant Hawkmoth; 8 Willow Beauty; 1 Dark Arches; 1 Flame; 2 Flame Shoulder; 1 Bright-line Brown-eye; 2 Marbled Minor;

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