10th & 11th

The warm but breezy conditions continue. It was 9°C as night was falling on both nights so the count on a still evening could have been huge. I have decided now to use the 25w BLB bulb along with the skinner every time I trap as I am already 11 species up on this time last year.

Oak Beauty

2nd Record on 10th March for this fantastic moth.



Emmelina monodactyla (1524)

A year tick- 10th March.

Common Quaker

Still top of the shop with another 19 over the 2 days- 65 in total.

Red Chestnut

Annoyingly after a reccy on 11th March, I found a Red Chestnut under the BLB bulb on the shed. I went back to get a pot and it had gone! Here is the only one I have ever caught, 16th April 2010.

10/03-

• Common Quaker- 7
• Oak Beauty- 1
• Hebrew Character- 1
• Emmelina monodactyla- 1- Year Tick

11/03-

• Common Quaker- 12
• Hebrew Character- 5
• Clouded Drab- 2
• Agonopterix heracliana- 4
• Red Chestnut- 1- Year Tick

I have now caught 147 moths of 22 species. (18 macro, 4 micro)