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A spot of mothing

Posted by on June 23, 2007 11:35 AM | 


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Feeling distinctly chipper after an evening in the Legless Arms, I cranked up the moth trap back at Dempsey Towers last night.
Wind variable, but not too cold, and the rain stayed off long enough for me to avoid electrocution.
Packed it in at about 2.30am this morning.
Just finished sifting through the catch now - not bad, with the quivery Eyed Hawkmoth above, and the Bright-line Browneye (no, I didn't make the name up) below the best of it.

Heart and Dart 18
Large Yellow Underwing 27
Silver Y 5
Common White Wave 1
Snout 1
Peppered Moth 1
Treble Lines 2
Dark Arches 4
Common Wainscot 1
Lesser Yellow Underwing 3
The Flame 1
White Satin Moth 1
Tawny Marbled Minor 2
Bright-line Browneye 1

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Eyes to the skies everyone, eeys to the skies...

Comments (3)

sarah dempsey wrote...

You have spelt "eyes" wrong at the end of your moth piece!!

See you later.

Posted by: sarah dempsey  | June 23, 2007 4:58 PM

john wrote...

That's what happens when you marry a sub editor.

Posted by: john  | June 23, 2007 7:03 PM

gary wrote...

afternoon visit to marshside.sand hide- plenty black tailed godwit,little grebe avocet with young,couple of grey wags and a quick visit by a meadow pipit.the sound of the birds is deafening .not.
nels-no sign of little owl but managed single golden plover,single dunlin,b/t godwits,shoveller,tufted,teal,shelduck,lapwings with plenty juvs,linnet,redshank and loads of hirundines.

Posted by: gary  | June 23, 2007 8:25 PM

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