Another new moth for the year.

Wednesday 26th October 2022.

My first Grey-shoulder Knot of the year was in the moth box.

A breezy start to the morning with a south-westerly blowing and overcast too, but again, it was very mild with temperatures around 17 degrees! There was yet another new moth for the year with a Grey Shoulder-knot sitting on one of the egg trays and allowing me to pot the moth for release later. A Feathered Ranunculus was trying to disguise itself as a Cabbage Moth, until I got a closer view of it and last night, I potted what I thought was going to be a Shoulder-striped Wainscot, but this morning, I am sure its just a worn L-album Wainscot. A Turnip Moth and 4 Rusty-dot Pearls were most likely migrant moths.  

Above, an L-album Wainscot and below, Turnip Moth.

Moths present this morning included the following:

• 1 Feathered Ranunculus
• 1 Common Marbled Carpet
• 1 Grey Shoulder-knot (NFY)
• 1 Angle Shades
• 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing
• 1 Turnip Moth
• 1 Double-striped Pug
• 1 L-album Wainscot
• 6 Light Brown Apple Moth
• 4 Rusty-dot Pearl 
• 1 Common Plume
• 1 Clepsis consimilana
• 2 Tachystola acroxantha

Above, a Common Marbled Carpet and below, the migrant moth, Rusty-dot Pearl. 

Overhead, a flock of 4 Meadow Pipits flew over as did singles of Goldfinch, Chaffinch and a Greenfinch. Yesterday, fellow ‘Lazee’, Pete Appleton, photographed an immature Black Redstart by the Chalets at Hill Head late afternoon. Glad to see these coming back. I wonder if there are any over the Cemetery yet?   

The immature Black Redstart at Hill Head yesterday. Photo by Pete Appleton.