Leighton Moss Visit - 11th September

There was a good selection of waders present at the Eric Morecambe Hide.

Black-tailed Godwit, Avocet, Dunlin, Grey Plover, Golden Plover, Common Snipe, Greenshank, Common Redshank, Spotted Redshank and Ruff.

Common Redshank feeding

Common Snipe feeding

Garden Birdwatch Update - Week starting 4th September 2016

Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 2
Blue Tit 2
Coal Tit 1
Great Tit 2
Greenfinch 1
Chaffinch 1
Dunnock 1
Blackbird 1
Feral Pigeon 2
Jackdaw 1
Woodpigeon 1
Collared Dove 1
Robin 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed and Peanuts
Water

Butterflies
5/09/2016 - 2 Small White & 1 Red Admiral
7/09/2016 - 1 Speckled Wood

Mammals
Grey Squirrel (first recorded visit in 2016)

Nettle-tap Moth at Sizergh Castle

During an afternoon visit to Sizergh Castle on 10th September, I was surprised to find a Nettle-tap Moth on a plant in the herbaceous border.

Large White

Small Tortoiseshell

Nettle-tap Moth

Greenshield Bug

Garden Moth Update - 2nd September 2016

For Week 27, I put my moth trap out on Friday 2nd September with a recorded overnight low temperature of 12.7°C.

Taxa
41.002  a moth (Blastobasis adustella)  1
49.039  Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)  3
70.049  Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)  1
70.097  Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata)  3
71.012  Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius)  1
73.342  Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)  17
73.345  Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)  1
73.357  Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)  1
73.358  Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata)  2

Six-striped Rustic

Iron Prominent

Blastobasis adustella

Garden Birdwatch Update August 2016

It seems such a long time since I posted my weekly records for our BTO Garden Birdwatch, so here is a summary for August.

Week Starting - 31st July 2016
House Sparrow 6
Dunnock 1
Blackbird 2
Blue Tit 1
Goldfinch 3
Chaffinch 1
Feral Pigeon 2
Magpie 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed and Peanuts.
Water

Butterflies
2/8/2016 - 2 Small White & 1 Large White
3/8/2016 - 3 Small White & 2 Large White
4/8/2016 - 4 Small White & 1 Large White


Week Starting - 8th August 2016
House Sparrow 5
Dunnock 1
Blue Tit 3
Goldfinch 5
Woodpigeon 1
Feral Pigeon 4
Magpie 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed and Peanuts.
Water

Butterflies
8/8/2016 - 3 Small White & 1 Large White

Other Insects
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Red-tailed Bumblebee
White-tailed Bumblebee
Common Carder Bee


Week Starting - 14th August 2016
House Sparrow 3
Dunnock 2
Blue Tit 3
Coal Tit 1
Great Tit 1
Goldfinch 10
Chaffinch 1
Blackbird 1
Woodpigeon 1
Feral Pigeon 2
Jackdaw 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed and Peanuts.
Water

Butterflies
15/8/2016 - 7 Small White & 12 Large White
16/8/2016 - 1 Small White & 8 Large White
17/8/2016 - 3 Small White & 9 Large White
18/8/2016 - 2 Small White & 4 Large White

Other Insects
Red-tailed Bumblebee
White-tailed Bumblebee
Common Carder Bee

Amphibians
Common Frog

Mammals
Wood Mouse


Week Starting - 21st August 2016
House Sparrow 4
Dunnock 2
Blue Tit 3
Great Tit 2
Greenfinch 1
Goldfinch 5
Chaffinch 2
Blackbird 1
Starling 8
Woodpigeon 1
Feral Pigeon 3
Jackdaw 2
Robin 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed and Peanuts.
Water

Butterflies
23/8/2016 - 9 Small White, 1 Peacock & 7 Large White
24/8/2016 - 3 Small White & 1 Large White

Amphibians
Common Frog

Moth Evening at Nether Kellet (VC60) - 26th August 2016

A took my Actinic light 30W to Nether Kellet and trapped a variety of moths on a calm mild starry night.

73.359 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character
70.045 Scotopteryx chenopodiata Shaded Broad-bar
73.357 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic
73.348 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
73.342 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing
58.013 Gonepteryx rhamni Brimstone
70.097 Dysstroma truncata Common Marbled Carpet
41.002 Blastobasis adustella a moth
73.015 Autographa gamma Silver Y 
73.162 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches
70.061 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet
70.049 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet
49.077 Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix
70.053 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet
20.022 Argyresthia bonnetella a moth
49.038 Clepsis consimilana a moth
28.010 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House-moth
70.079 Thera britannica Spruce Carpet
70.098 Chloroclysta citrata citrata Dark Marbled Carpet
73.329 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder
49.039 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth

Garden Rose Tortrix

Unidentified 'yet!'

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Shaded Broad-bar

Spruce Carpet

Week 25 & 26 - Garden Moth Update

On Thursday 19th August 2016, I put my moth trap out with an overnight low of 13.9°C.

1 Diamond-back Moth
1 Brown House Moth
1 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix
1 Agriphila tristella
1 Udea lutealis
1 Garden Carpet
1 Canary-shouldered Thorn
1 Willow Beauty
22 Large Yellow Underwing
4 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
3 Square-spot Rustic
1 Common Rustic agg.

On Thursday 25th August 2016, I put my moth trap out with an overnight low of 12.7°C for Week 26 of the Garden Moth Scheme.

2 Light Brown Apple Moth
1 Flame Carpet
1 Garden Carpet
2 Willow Beauty
27 Large Yellow Underwing
3 Lesser Yellow Underwing
3 Square-spot Rustic
1 Marbled Minor agg.

Flame Carpet (worn)

Willow Beauty