Wallog Spring Moths

Temperature up a little last night so we tried nearer the coast for the first time in a while.
Eight species turned up to the party, some 'not-so-good' photos below with captions.
Ina and Tony

Clouded Drab

Dotted Border

Double-striped Pug

Early Moth

Hebrew Character

Mottled Grey

Oak Beauty

Water Carpet

2018 Events

We have a number or public event planned at RSPB Ynys-hir. These dates plus National Moth Night theme can be found on the EVENTS page. See top banner.

Ina and Tony

Ynys-hir

16 species last night, colder than I expected this morning but none the less, a few we haven't seen so far this year.
The full list;
Oak Beauty 8, Chestnut 4, Small Quaker 3, Satellite 5, Pale Brindled Beauty 3, March Moth 9, Mottled Grey 1, Engrailed 1, Early Grey 1, Clouded Drab 1.
Agonopterix ocellana 5, Tortricodes alternella 32, Agonopterix yeatiana 1, Diurnea fagella 1, Acleris ferrugana/notana 1 to be determined.
Ina and Tony

Agonopterix ocellana

Agonopterix yeatiana

Clounded Drab

Diurnea fagella

Engrailed

March Moth

Mottled Grey

Small Quaker

Storm damage and Welsh Wave

Just thought we would share a few photos of our nearest Welsh Wave site, hoping that any Rowan, Alder or Birch that used to be in here have survived!
Ina and Tony

New MICRO entry sheet

For all regular vc46 recorders.

There is a new micro-moth entry sheet available. It is important that this new sheet is used as there have been changes in taxonomy and several new species.   This is for Microsoft office only.

If you regularly record micros please drop me an email and I will send it to you.

This is also county specific so you will know as you enter if your moth is new for the county and what evidence may be needed to verify a species.  It will also be a great help to me when verifying records as it avoids spellings, typos, etc.

Ina
March 1st 2018

A couple of 'Greys'

In addition to the usual for this time of year - see previous post - we had one Early Grey and three Mottled Grey this morning. Two locations.
Just as things are looking up the weather forecast is going the other way, the wind has changed direction and it is much colder this morning.

Ina and Tony

Ynys-hir and Talybont

For anyone out there who has not yet noted that location/habitat is everything when it comes to winter mothing, last night's results should prove it.

Ynys-hir = 108 moths - 10 species.  6w Actinic

Garden = 1 Oak Beauty, (quality not quantity!).  60w Actinic

Pale Brindled Beauty, Dotted Border, Chestnut, March Moth, Spring Usher, Oak Beauty, Tortricodes alternella, Agonopterix ocellana, Acleris literana, Acleris ferrugana/notana (may yet be one of each).