Here are a few of my highlights from 3 productive nights trapping at Troedrhiw Seiri, Bontgoch
in March, starting with Yellow Horned on the 19th.
Tawny Pinion, 22.3.25Frosted Green 31.3.25
I put the garden trap out for a few hours yesterday evening, with 5 moths in 3 hours. My prize was a Scarce Bordered Straw,
my first for a few years. The also-rans were Square-spot Rustic, LYU, Common Marbled Carpet and T. Acroxantha.
Perhaps I should have left the trap out overnight, because the forecast rain never materialised.
Hi all
My first post here to the group by way of introduction and to post a notable recovery from a trap in my garden in Aberaeron on the 05th October (haven't posted this until now as had some difficulty gaining access to the blog). This was my first ever Clifden nonpareil.
Shane
It was with an uncertain weather forecast that two all-night surveys were conducted in different areas of Bwlch Corog on the change of seasons.
On Friday, the survey was located in a previously unrecorded area below the access track to the main site, in a narrow, mixed wooded gorge.
38 macro species were recorded. Typical to the time of year, Autumnal Rustic and Sallow sp. were present, along with Satin Beauty and Dark Marbled Carpet. Amongst the seven micro species recorded were Acleris varieagana and Epinotia ramella.
Phil McGregor.
I ran a trap for a few hours at Cors Ian over the weekend, trying to make the most of the warmer weather. Some of the highlights were Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Gold Spot, Purple Bar, several Oblique Carpet, Tawny-speckled Pug, and Sallow, Centre-barred Sallow and Pink-barred Sallow.
Tawny Speckled Pug |
Gold Spot |
Oblique barred |
Pink-barred Sallow |
Several migrants to my Aberystwyth garden last night, including Silver Y, Rush Veneer, Dark Sword Grass and one of my favourites, Palpita vitrealis:
Second generation Small Square-spots and Flounced Rustic suggest that autumn is almost here. Vine's Rustics now appear well established.