Still too cold at nights and still nothing in the trap - it must warm up for moths soon !!
Small whites been flitting around last few days. Orange tips as well. Just had holly blue fluttering around the ivy.
Peacock x 7 this morning was the only species on the grassland landfill - mostly on Dandelions. Orange-tip x 2 on the edge of the woodland
This week to 16th April
Just one moth this morning. I was hoping for more, as it was a mild night.
1 x Twenty Plume.
Grey Shoulder Knot x 1
Oak Nycteoline x 1
Oak Beauty x 1
Diurnea Fagella x 1
Common Quaker x 12
Twin Spotted Quaker x 4
Small Quaker x 6
Early Grey x 2
Hebrew Character x 13
Brindled Pug x 2
Early Thorn x 1
Clouded Drab x 3
A really good night on the 24th
Moth trap 25th March
Oak Beauty x7
Chestnut x3
Common Quaker x11
Hebrew Character x4
Red Sword Grass x1
Clouded Drab x2
Small Quaker x4
Mottled Grey x1
Common Plume x 1
Beautiful Plume x 1
Diurnea Fagella x 1
Common Quaker x 11
Twin Spotted Quaker x 3
Small Quaker x 7
Early Grey x 2
Hebrew Character x 7
Double Striped Pug x 1
Early Thorn x 1
Clouded Drab x 2
Lots of butterflies around the garden and on the street.
Small tortoiseshell
Peacock
Comma
Orange tip(female)
24th March, Brackenbeds
Lots of small tortoiseshell and peacocks along with plenty of queen bumblebees.
25th March, Ogden
Eastern side of reservoir path, lots of tortoiseshell, peacock and 1x brimstone.
As is quiet just now, I thought I'r mention my latest blog post. One of my older posts got nice comments from a few people here, it was all tree photos. This post is all natural history and landscapes which I've taken over the last year. Some you you will have seen the moth photos but not the rest.
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Yep, I haven't mothed a lot recently, but last night I gave it a go, with a really nice moth to top the lot for me.
Moth trap 18th March 2022
Hebrew Character x5
March Moth x1
Common Quaker x1
Brindled Ochre x1
Things are looking up. two days ago I found an adult Green Shieldbug in the garden. It was starting to change from it's winter colour of brown, to the summer colour of green.
Today, at the Giant's Tooth, I found a large, hairy, brown caterpillar walking through the dried grass. I haven't seen this one before. I wondered if it was a Fox Moth caterpillar? It was about two and a half inches long.
I also saw two Red Admirals on the wing at about the same time (2pm).
March So far at home...
Common Quaker x 4
Small Quaker x 1
March Moth x 1
Hebrew Character x 1
Chestnut x 1
Double Striped Pug x 1
Beautiful Plume x 2
Agonoptrix sp x 3
Satellite x 1
We had a walk from Midgehole on to Gibson Mill today. On the way back we took a detour from the main track. A good move, we came across this nice moth, disturbed as we walked, and it landed in the leaves on the edge of our muddy detour.
One in the trap this morning but struggling with identification of this probable micro Pyralidae ?
Thought at first sight maybe Acrobasis sp. then due to the dark tuft behind the head perhaps Phycita roborella - but I'm not convinced either way and they seem out of season too. Any thoughts ?
Trap ahs been on most evenings with nothing doing at all. Not a single moth in January was not surprising with the wet, wind and low temperatures. Nice surprise to get two moths showing on 2nd and still there all day on 3rd.
Pale Brindled Beauty x 2 - pink abdomen showing quite well too.
Bare Head Tunnel at the top of Shibden on Monday morning held 14 Heralds and 1 Peacock.
Lesser Common Rustic has been added to the Calderdale list .... I found one on 1st August 2021 in the trap at Northowram,.I had a hunch it was one so collected it and Charlie Streets confirmed it as a male after Gen det today ...many thanks Charlie...
3 Heralds and 1 Tissue at Howroyd Quarry Barkisland ....many thanks to Anthony Arak for the info
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO ALL
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.
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...
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.
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).
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.
Checked Bare Head tunnel at Shibden Head this afternoon
15 Herald
1 Peacock butterfly
lots of spiders
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.
A different Feathered Thorn this morning - on the kitchen window.
Also another Red Admiral from yesterday - info from some friends in Wheatley.
UPDATE - nearly forgot - Red Admiral this morning stayed briefly on the pebble-dash as the sun came out - it didn't stay long and neither did the sunshine !
Last few days
Yesterdays Spruce Carpet had found it's way into the hall, it was on the fanlight. Beause it was backlit and at a better angle for photos, the markings showed up very nicely. I thought I'd post this much better photo. The moth is outside in the hedge now.
