Monday, 25 August 2014

Garden Moth Update on 24th August 2014

Minimum overnight temperature was 6.1°C.

455 Ypsolopha scabrella 1
998 Light brown Apple Moth 3
1713 Riband Wave (non-banded) 1
1728 Garden Carpet 3
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 4
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 6
2297 Copper Underwing 1 (see photograph below)





Garden Moth Update on 22nd August 2014

Minimum Overnight Temperature was 9.7°C

425x Apple/Orchard Ermine 1
647 Brown House-moth 1
998 Light Brown Apple Moth 3
1728 Garden Carpet 7
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 1
1906 Brimstone Moth 1
1937 Willow Beauty 3
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 12
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 6
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 3
2134 Square-spot Rustic 2
2297 Copper Underwing 1 (see photograph below)
2299 Mouse Moth 1
2353 Flounced Rustic 1
2369 Bulrush Wainscot (see photograph below - new species for garden)















Garden Birdwatch - Week Starting 17th August 2014

Jackdaw 3
Dunnock 3
House Sparrow 6
Goldfinch 6
Blue Tit 2
Great Tit 1
Coal Tit 1
Woodpigeon 2
Magpie 1
Collared Dove 1
Feral Pigeon 4
Greenfinch 1
Herring Gull 1
Robin 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed, Peanuts, Fat Balls & Kitchen Scraps
Water

Mammals: Hedgehog
Amphibians: Common Frog
Other Insects: Tree Bumblebee, Common Carded Bee & Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Butterflies:
18/7/2014 - 2 Small White, 1 Comma & 1 Large White
23/8/2014 - 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Red Admiral & 1 Large White


Elephant Hawkmoth Larvae


2nd Elephant Hawkmoth larvae of the year.




Garden Moth Update on 15th August 2014

Minimum overnight temperature was 10.8°C.

425x Apple/Orchard Ermine 1
873 Blastobasis adustella 1
998 Light Brown Apple Moth 7
1304 Agriphila straminella 1
1305 Agriphila tristella 2
1713 Riband Wave (non-banded) 2
1713 Riband Wave (banded) 1
1728 Garden Carpet 2
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 1
1862 Double-striped Pug 1
1937 Willow Beauty 4
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 15
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 4
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
2134 Square-spot Rustic 1
2293 Marbled Beauty 1
2299 Mouse Moth 1
2353 Flounced Rustic 1 (see photograph below)












Garden Birdwatch Update - Week Starting 10th August 2014

Dunnock 3
House Sparrow 10
Blue Tit 3
Coal Tit 2
Goldfinch 5
Blackbird 1
Feral Pigeon 3
Jackdaw 2
Woodpigeon 2
Magpie 1
Collared Dove 1
Robin 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed, Peanuts & Fat balls.
Water

Mammals: Hedgehog
Amphibians: Common Frog Adults & Tadpoles
Insects: Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee & White-tailed Bumblebee

Garden Moth Update on 8th August 2014

Minimum overnight temperature 13.8°C

15 Orange Swift 1
648 Brown House-moth 1
998 Light Brown Apple Moth 6
1293  Garden Grass-veneer 2
1304 Agriphila straminella 5
1728 Garden Carpet 1
1862 Double-striped Pug 1
1937 Willow Beauty 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 27
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 4
2254 Grey Chi 1 (see photograph below)
2293 Marbled Beauty 1
2321 Dark Arches 2
2343x Common Rustic agg 2














Garden Birdwatch - Week Starting 3/8/2014

Magpie 1
Dunnock 2
House Sparrow 5
Blue Tit 3
Great Tit 2
Coal Tit 2
Goldfinch 3
Blackbird 1
Starling 1
Feral Pigeon 2
Jackdaw 3
Wren 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Peanuts, Seed and Fat Balls
Water

Amphibians: Common Frog Adults and Tadpoles
Other Insects: Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee & White-tailed Bumblebee
Mammals: Hedgehog

Butterflies:
3/8/2014 - 1 Large White
5/8/2014 - 2 Peacock, 2 Small White, 2 Red Admirals & 2 Large White
9/8/2014 - 1 Large White

Garden Moth Update - 2nd August 2014

Minimum overnight temperature was 12.1°C.

332a Firethorn Leaf Miner 1
424 Bird-cherry Ermine 1
425x Apple/Orchard Ermine 1
427 Spindle Ermine 1 (see photograph below)
464 Diamond-back Moth 1
647 Brown House-moth 2
779 Bryotropha affinis 2
873 Blastobasis adustella 1
972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 2
998 Light Brown Apple Moth 6
1293 Garden Grass-veneer 6
1316 Catoptria falsella 1
1331 Water Veneer 1 (see photograph below - new species for garden)
1405 Mother of Pearl 1
1707 Small Dusty Wave 1
1713 Riband Wave (non banded) 3
1728 Garden Carpet 1
1738 Common Carpet 1
1906 Brimstone Moth 1
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn 1
1937 Willow Beauty 5
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 26
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 5
2134 Square-spot Rustic 1 (see photograph below)
2293 Marbled Beauty 3
2336 Double Lobed 1 (see photograph below - new species for garden)
2343x Common Rustic agg 3



















Garden Birdwatch - Week Starting 27th July 2014

Blue Tit 2
Coal Tit 1
Great Tit 2
Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 4
Dunnock 1
Blackbird 1
Feral Pigeon 3
Chaffinch 1
Sparrowhawk 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed, Peanuts & Fat Balls
Water

Mammals: Wood Mouse & Hedgehog
Other Insects:
Common Carder Bee
Early Bumblebee
Tree Bumblebee
White-tailed Bumblebee
Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Butterflies
27/7/2014 - 3 Large White, 1 Small White & 1 Speckled Wood
30/7/2014 - 1 Peacock
2/8/2014 - 1 Common Blue (1st record for garden)

Photograph by Ann Mason

Garden Birdwatch Update - Week Starting 20th July 2014

Goldfinch 2
Chaffinch 1
House Sparrow 10
Dunnock 1
Blackbird 1
Starling 7
Feral Pigeon 5
Collared Dove 1
Blue Tit 3
Coal Tit 1
Jackdaw 1
Great Tit 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed, Peanuts & Fat Balls
Food

Mammals: Wood Mouse
Amphibians: Tadpoles

Butterflies:
21/7/2014 - 1 Large White & 1 Small White
22/7/2014 - 1 Small White, 3 Large White, 1 Peacock & 4 Small Tortoiseshell
23/7/2014 - 3 Large White & 2 Small White
24/7/2014 - 2 Small White, 2 Large White & 1 Peacock
25/7/2014 - 1 Speckled Wood & 1 Small White
26/7/2014 - 3 Speckled Wood, 1 Small White & 2 Large White

Garden Moth Update on 26th July 2014

A double mothing weekend!!!

424 Bird-cherry Ermine 3
425x Apple / Orchard Ermine 1
464 Diamond-back Moth 1
640 Batia lunaris 1 (see photograph below - new species for garden)
779 Bryotropha affinis 1
873 Blastobasis adustella 3
994 Clepsis Consimilana 1
998 Light Brown Apple Moth 3
972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 2
1207 Pine-leaf mining Moth 2 (see photograph below)
1338 Eudonia lacustrata 1
1428 Bee Moth 1
1693 Cream Wave 1 (see photograph below)
1713 Riband Wave (Non-banded) 1
1884 Magpie Moth 1
1906 Brimstone Moth 3
1937 Willow Beauty 3
2031 White Satin Moth 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 29
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2
2128 Double Square-spot 1
2284x Grey Dagger agg 1
2293 Marbled Beauty 8
2322 Light Arches 1
2477 Snout 1
Coleophora Species 1 (see photograph below)














Big Butterfly Count at Dorman's Pool

On 27th July 2014, I decided to take part in the 2014 Big Butterfly Count whilst visiting Dorman's Pool. I was hoping to find Grayling butterfly, but the weather was a bit cool and showery so I had no luck.

The following Butterflies and Moths were spotted during our time at Dorman's.

Meadow Brown  16 (Big Butterfly Count = 9)
6-spot Burnet Moth 4
Agriphila straminella 1
Large White 19 (Big Butterfly Count = 1)
Shaded Broad-bar 2
Peacock 6
Wall Brown 2
Cinnabar Moth larvae 10








Garden Moth Update - 25th July 2014

Minimum overnight temperature was 14.0°C.

263 Apple leaf Miner 1
332a Firethorn Leaf Miner 1
424 Bird-cherry Ermine 3
464 Diamond-back Moth 1
779 Bryotropha affinis 1
873 Blastobasis adustella 2
822 Scrobipalpa acuminatella 2
998 Light Brown Apple Moth 5
1293 Garden Grass-veneer 11
1316 Catoptria falsella 1 (see photograph below)
1338 Eudonia lacustrata 3
1428 Bee Moth 1
1707 Small Dusty Wave
1713 Riband Wave 2
1738 Common Carpet 1
1906 Brimstone 1
1937 Willow Beauty 8
2030 Yellow-tail 1
2089 Heart & Dart 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 9
2128 Double Square-spot 1
2154 Cabbage Moth 1
2155 Dot Moth 2
2199 Common Wainscot 2
2268 Suspected 2
2284x Grey Dagger 1
2293 Marbled Beauty 6
2321 Dark Arches 6
2337x Marbled Minor agg 2
2343x Common Rustic agg 11
2381 Uncertain 1
2389 Pale Mottled Willow 1 (see photograph below- new species for garden)
2434 Burnished Brass 1





















Garden Birdwatch - Week Starting 13th July 2014

Feral Pigeon 3
Starling 5
House Sparrow 9
Blue Tit 2
Blackbird 2
Goldfinch 4
Woodpigeon 2
Jackdaw 4
Herring Gull 1
Chaffinch 1
Robin 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed, Fat Balls and Peanuts.
Water

Butterflies:
14/7/14 - 1 Large White, 1 Small White & 1 Small Tortoiseshell
15/7/14 - 3 Small Tortoiseshell & 2 Small White
16/7/14 - 2 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Small White & 1 Large White
17/7/14 - 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Small White & 1 Comma
18/7/14 - 3 Small White, 2 Large White, 1 Comma & 1 Speckled Wood

Garden Moth Update - 11th July 2014

1906 Brimstone 1
1708 Single Dotted Wave 1
1428 Bee Moth 3
2293 Marbled Beauty 8
1713 Riband Wave 2
2155 Dot Moth 2
2154 Cabbage Moth 2
2089 Heart & Dart 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 2
2128 Double Square-spot 2 (see photograph below)
2381 Uncertain 2
1922 Swallowtail Moth 3
1860 Green Pug 1
1981 Poplar Hawkmoth 1 (see photograph below)
2160 Bright line Brown-eye 1
2387 Mottled Rustic 1
2321 Dark Arches 2
2050 Common Footman 1
1921 Scalloped Oak 1
464 Diamond-back Moth 1
892 substitgella 1
425x Apple /Orchard Ermine 1
1010 Red-barred Tortix 1
1834 Common Pug 1
994 Clepsis consimilana 1
868 Helcysogramma rufescens (see photograph below)






Sunday, 10 August 2014

Garden Moth Update - Friday 5th July 2014

Large Yellow Underwing 1
Double Square-Spot 2
Dot Moth 1
Marbled Beauty 2
Riband Wave (non banded) 1
Bright eye, brown line 1
Buff Arches 1
Uncertain 3
Common Footman 2
Common Marbled Carpet 1
Garden Carpet 1
Peppered Moth (intermediate) 2
Heart & Dart 8
Dark Arches 3
Burnished Brass 1
Small Arches 1
Single Dotted Wave 1
Mottled Rustic 1
Buff Ermine 1
Grey Dagger agg 1
Common Pug 1
Double-striped Pug 1
Dipleurina lacustrata 4

Garden Birdwatch - Week Starting 6th July 2014

Feral Pigeon 6
Starling 18
House Sparrow 8
Dunnock 3
Blue Tit 1
Blackbird 1
Woodpigeon 1
Goldfinch 2
Jackdaw 3

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed, Peanuts & Fat Balls
Water

Butterflies:
10/7/14 - 1 Small White & 3 Small Tortoiseshell
12/7/14 - 1 Ringlet, 1 Meadow Brown & 1 Small Tortoiseshell

Insects: Common Carder Bumblebee & White-tailed Bumblebee
Mammals: Wood Mouse

Garden Birdwatch Update - Week Starting 1st July 2014

Blackbird 1
Woodpigeon 2
House Sparrow 8
Chaffinch 1
Dunnock 2
Blue Tit 1
Coal Tit 1
Goldfinch 2
Starling 17
Feral Pigeon 2
Magpie 2
Jackdaw 5
Collared Dove 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed, Peanuts & Fat Balls
Water

Butterflies:
2/7/14 - 1 Small Tortoiseshell
4/7/14 - 1 Small Tortoiseshell & 1 Small White
5/7/14 - 2 Small Tortoiseshell & 1 Small White

Insects: Common Carder Bumblebee
Amphibians: Common Frogs & Tadpoles
Mammals: Wood Mouse



Ringlet Butterflies at Saltholme

During an early morning visit to RSPB Saltholme on 6th July 2014, six Ringlet butterflies were roosting on the grass waiting for the temperature to rise. A Brown-tail Moth was also found.








Brown-tail Moth



Green Shieldbug


Garden Moth Update - 27th June 2014

Minimum Overnight Temperature 10.8C

Garden Carpet 1
Willow Beauty 1
Marbled Beauty 3
Common Footman 1
Riband Wave (non-banded) 3
Buff Ermine 2
Cream Wave 1
Bee Moth 2
Marbled Minor agg 3
Uncertain 2
Heart & Dart 11
Dot Moth 3
Brown eye, brown line 1
The Flame 1
Burnished Brass 1


Azure & Red-eyed Damselflies at Hickling Broad on 20th June 2014

Azure Damselflies



Red-eyed Damselfly


Common Lizard at Hickling Broad on 20th June 2014


Dragonflies at Hickling Broad on 19th& 20th June 2014


Four-spotted Chaser





Black-tailed Skimmer