A few from this week

A few from this week , Winter moths peaked on Wednesday evening about 450 + ......

(UPDATED AGAIN) Moth Night At Cromwell ...

--_-------------------_-----------There will be a moth night on Sat. Light on at 4.30 other details at cromwellbottom.blogspot.com.

Am planning to bring my own sugar mix for everyone there. Barry chucked the last lot cos it was mank and horrible :-)

Might not be able to make it but we'll see

Rshworth- My first Scarce Umber!

Moth Trapping Session 23rd November 2019
My first Scarce Umber at last. Good Otherwise.

List of Species
Scarce UMber x2
Satellite x5
Chestnut x1

Only House Wood 22.11.19

Winter moth x 308
Female Winter Moth x 31
Scarce Umber x 2

Warm with heavy rain...

Stainland. In the quiet months.

I thought I'd try and create the look of the movement of lepidoptera wings in flight. I was inspired by the video of the wold's biggest moth. Thank's Andy.

For those who maybe interested, it took about 5 hours to do.

Butterflies in Flight.

Rishworth- A great new species!

Moth Trapping Session 22nd November 2019
Very pleased with a Pale Pinion! The usuals otherwise.

List of Species
Red Green Carpet x2
Chestnut x2
Feathered Thorn x1
Pale Pinion x1                    How Many records for Calderdale of this species?
Mottled Umber x1

White Witch moth

White Witch Moth

Only house Wood....20.11.19

Winter Moth x 125
Female Winter Moth x 2
Northern Winter Moth x 1
Mottled Umber x 2
Mottle Umber female x 2
Scarce Umber x 1

21.11.19

168 x Winter Moth

1 x Scarce Umber

2 x Mottled Umber

Lee Mount - 17th Nov

Not much in or around the trap lately but one half-decent night on 17th
Feathered Thorn x 2
Red-green Carpet x 1
Brick  x 1
Mottled Umber x 3
Winter Moth x 1

Light-brown Apple-moth on 16th and a Satellite on 13th

Also a Peacock Butterfly was reported flying around someones house near the hospital on 17th. Apparently they took it in a box to Manor Heath thinking it might go in the butterfly house. Thankfully staff there found a cool outhouse and left it nectering on some fruit. Hopefully it's found a spot to hibernate by now.

Only House Wood Northowram

2 Mottled Umber
67 Winter Moth

Small Tortoiseshell flying today in Todmorden( BL) thanks Bri

19.11.19

2 Scarce Umber
47 Winter Moths

Turner Wood Rishworth

26 Winter Moth Sp.
1 Northern Winter Moth

Rishworth. Decent.

Just:  2 Mottled Umber. (One was dark brown firm) if that is of any interest
1 feathered Thorn.
1 Red Green Carpet

Turner Wood Rishworth

Netted in the Wood
1 Winter Moth Sp.
1 Northern Winter Moth
Resting on Tree Trunks
1 Chestnut

Only House Wood Northowram

Winter Moth male  x 148
Winter Moth female x 1
Northern Winter Moth x 1

2 small pip type Bats flying about

A mild evening with plenty Winter Moths about , A good start to the winter ......

17.11.19

Winter Moth  x  178
Winter Moth female x 2

Cold Northerly wind  plenty Winter Moths but little else...

Rishworth-Not a bad night

Moth Trapping Session 15th November 2019
Not a bad night.
By the way I call them sessions but actually leave the trap out all night.

List of Species
Red Green Carpet x2
Mottled Umber x1
Feathered Thorn x1
Winter Moth Sp. x1

There was a quite a large moth that flew around the trap erratically at about 8:40. Went to look for it but it was no longer there.


Just a reminder there is a moth night at Cromwell Bottom tonight if anyone else is going??

Moth Night at Cromwell Bottom

There is a moth night at Cromwell Bottom on Saturday. Arrivals from 5pm onwards. Apparently there will a lot of activity with sugar in the wood. other details at cromwellbottom.blogspot.com. if anyone else is going....?

Rishworth. Just the one.

There  was nothing actually in the trap last night. It was -1c here. All there was an Exapate Congelatella on the fence. Looks much warmer tonight 4c so things looking good.

Anyone else trapping tonight in the December Moth chase?

Ogden door light

Had a really barren spell with the normally reliable outdoor light on the Ogden classroom, however a few moths recently.

This morning had a satellite (2256) inside the metal door.

Rishworth- A great night once more!

Moth Trapping Session 3rd November 2019
A good night with a good variation of species.

List of Species
Brick x4
Exapate Congelatella x1
November Moth Agg. x1
Northern Winter Moth x1
Winter Moth Sp. x1
Red Lined Quaker x1
Satellite x5
Feathered Thorn x2

Broadhead Clough - Nov. 1st

I was taking part in a grassland fungi survey in the fields just north of the reserve. Not many moths about but I did see a male Winter Moth and a very late male Scoparia ambigualis. I thought it might have been something good so I took it home and dissected it. Straight away the structure eliminated all the Eudonias which made things a LOT simpler.

Glutinous Earthtongue with yours truly reflected in it's slimy head.

For full walk details see here:

https://calderdale-wildlife.blogspot.com/2019/11/grassland-fungi-survey-broadhead-clough.html