Mothing tonight?

The forecast suggests this weather might settle down as the day goes on so if anyone fancies an evening mothing up in Midgley we are meeting at our house at 8pm, look for the bus terminus in the village and go under the "square archway" across the road, we are no. 72 on the left.

News from todmorden

Got this C.stigmatella on 31 03 09,at mv,also 10 mottled grey,engrailed,2 twin spot
quaker and usuals,having trouble with blogging,
,also got mottled grey,and true lovers knot larva and 3
micros which i havent sussed yet swept on langfield common at night on
03 04 09,all the best bri.

Hipperholme last night

Tried the moth trap last night. Only 1 taker - Clouded drab. However did have the first butterfly in the garden this lunchtime, a flying visit from a Comma. Also had first red tailed bumblebee species.

Midgley GMS

GMS last night, we managed

2 Small Quaker
3 Common Quaker
9 Hebrew Character
2 Clouded Drab
1 Chestnut
1 Early Grey
1 Pug sp (too soon for us to start with them!)

Thursday night Midgley

A good night with the following trapped

8 Hebrew Character
7 Early Greys
3 Common Quaker
2 Small Quaker
1 March Moth
1 Yellow Horned
2 Mottled Greys
1 twin spot Quaker

micro

Got 10 mottled grey,2 twin spot quakers,engrailed and usuals,and also got caloptilia micro species,possibly stigmatella, on 31 03 09,sent pic to c f, if anyone else can confirm !

Pine Beauty, better picture.

This chap was still hanging round tonight so managed to get a better photo.

Learners again!

Almost passed this off as a Common Quaker but on closer inspection we have doubts, could it be a Powdered Quaker? It only has one kidney mark and is alot paler than Common. Not a good picture, was in a rush to get to work....!!

Another belter!

We think this is a Pine Beauty, whatever it is it's a little belter!

Midgley last night

Midgley last night produced

1 Oak Beauty (quite a dark one)

4 Early Greys

2 Hebrew Characters

1 Chestnut

1 Mottled Grey

1 Twin Spot Quaker

plus the above moths, Clouded Drab? (or Lead coloured Drab?)

Northowram ,Only House wood.

Put some sugar out yesterday afternoon and when I returned late last night there were 19 Chestnut and 1 Sattellite i also found 2 female and 3 male(male and female in cop top pic )of Diurnea fagella whilst tree searching.This is the first female I have seen of this species as I have only seen males at light.
In the trap were 4 Common and 1 small Quaker,1 Mottled grey ,5 Early Grey,1 Early thorn ,6 heb Char,1 Clouded Drab and 1 diurnea fagella (male).

Day time hunting

Brian found this Engrailed(bottom photo) at Broadhead Clough and I found this Diurnea Fagella today in the local wood by searching the base of tree trunks.

Tuesday night

These are the two posts Ive been sugaring in pixie wood,If you go in before dusk you will easily spot them.These is a sallow in the far north corner in full bloom as well.Unfortunatly I am working so I hope its a good outing.

Hebden Bridge This Week

From 23rd to 29th inclusive

Diurnea Fagella 1
Common Quaker 4
Hebrew Character 2
March Moth 1

Oak Beauty 1

Total - 9

A blustey / showery week with frosty nights improved last night. (All of the above except 1 HC, pictured arrived last night)

Winston

Billberry

Brian found loads of these on billberry yesterday any ideas.??

Midgley GMS

Nothing, just a wet trap, anyone else get owt?

Sallowing Trip

To make things clearer I am starting this thread. Does anyone fancy going Sallowing at Cromwell Bottom on Tuesday night. Forcast at the moment - Light wind (5mph), Dry and 8 deg c (until 9pm). The sallow is now out. Bring walking boots / a good torch / a net if poss / plenty of patience!

Anyone interested?

Winston

Hebden Bridge Moths This Week

16th - 22nd March inc

Oak Beauty 3
Chestnut 2
Dotted Border 2
(New for year)
March Moth 7
Common Quaker 23
Clouded Drab 1
(New for year)
Diurnea Fagella 3 (inc Melanic 2) (New for year)
Yellow Horned 1
Hebrew Character 7
White-shouldered House-moth 1 (New for Year)

Total – 50

Inc on GMS Week 3 (22/3/09)
1 Common Quaker

Garden trapping

I set up my moth trap in the garden on Saturday night,
1 March Moth
1 Common Quaker
2 Hebrew Character

At last a Stigmella emerges .2

At last I have success on the Stigmella front ,I can say I am well pleased ,thanks to Charly for his tips and encouragement.Its a poor photo but they are very small indeed.The larvae and leaf were found at Cromwell Bottom on the 11th Feb 2009.