Wednesday, 24 November 2021

Bare Head Tunnel

 Checked Bare Head tunnel at Shibden Head this afternoon

15 Herald

1 Peacock butterfly

lots of spiders

Monday, 22 November 2021

Butterfly chart 2021


 A few dates still to fill in , but nearly finished

Tuesday, 16 November 2021

Lee Mount - 16th November

 This morning
Winter Moth x 1
Scarce Umber x 1
Mottled Umber x 3
Common Marbled Carpet x 1 (seems a bit late but can't turn it into anything else)

Common Marbled Carpet

Mottled Umber

Scarce Umber

Sunday, 14 November 2021

Lee Mount - 14th and 15th November

14th November
3 new Mottled Umber this morning but nothing else. 
(keep hoping against hope for a December Moth) !!!

15th November
Mottled Umber x 2 different ones from yesterday
Blastobasis lacticolella x 1
Winter Moth x 1


Thursday, 11 November 2021

Lee Mount - 10th November

Just one moth on the pebble-dashing by the trap.
Silver Y x 1

Tuesday, 9 November 2021

Lee Mount - 2nd and 9th November

2nd November
Just one moth last week
Acleris sparsana x 1

9th November after a much milder and drier night
Feathered Thorn x 1
Mottled Umber x 4
Red-green Carpet x 1
Tachystola acroxantha x 1
Light-brown Applemoth x 2

Four quite different Mottled Umber





Feathered Thorn
Red-green Carpet

Wednesday, 3 November 2021

Moth night sat 6th

 5.30pm start I think now, only a couple of hours and done these days. I should have some sugaring out for wood walking. Good footwear and warm clothing and torch would be useful. 

See whoever then.