Merry Christmas.

 A MERRY CHRISTMAS

TO ALL

 

A Partridge in a Pear Tree 

Design by 

Gordon Jackson

Let's hope the coming year

is a good one for everybody.

P.S. I'm sorry for the typo in Christmas, I've corrected it.

Recent Sightings and DECEMBER MOTH merry xmas....

 On the 12th December Anthony Arak recorded a December Moth in Barkisland a first for our area and one everyone has been hoping for , for the last 20 years...well done AA ..

Last night in Northowram there were 58 male  Winter Moths and 1 female winter moth at Barkisland ..thanks to Mark P for the help in counting them,,,,Cheers all...

Lee Mount - 15th December

Checked the trap this morning - nothing doing in it or nearby.

Went to call at the neighbors house and found this nice moth on the wall.

Angle Shades (another shot taken on the phone)

Lee Mount

Not a lot to report for this last week though Winter Moths have turned up most early evenings and normally cleared off by the morning - maximum of 8 last night (12th). They don't go in the trap but just near it or on the white upvc doors. Not had chance to check the local woodlands for them.

3 different Mottled Umber as well (one on 9th Dec and 2 together on 12th).

Mottled Umber (was just trying this phone shot)

Lee Mount - 3rd December

I put the trap on last night more in hope than anticipation. 4 Moths was a nice surprise though none were in the trap but attracted to it no doubt.

Winter moth x 2

Mottled Umber x 1

Blair's Shoulder-knot x 1 (a bit faded and fairly late I suspect (c20mm) but I can't think it was anything else with the black basal streaks and other black markings just about visible) ?

Blair's Shoulder-knot

Mottled Umber

Winter Moth