A good total of moths today.

Wednesday 11th October 2023

It has been a good year for Delicate's so far and I found one hiding near the moth box late this morning.

The weather was grim this morning with heavy cloud and drizzle first thing and to make matters worse, it was too dark to even check the contents of the moth box, although I recorded most of what was outside it. There was also virtually no ‘Vis Mig’ overhead, though I did think I heard a couple of Redwing over. My first shift this morning in Pembroke Road was also very quiet where the highlight was probably 60+ Wood Pigeons flying low over the road having come off Governor's Green by the Royal Garrison Church. 

Left, one of 4 Black Rustic moths and right, one of 7 Silver Y moths.

When I got back home, after making a coffee, I checked the moth box thoroughly, but at least the drizzle had stopped. Sadly, nothing new for the year, but still a good number of moths present. A total of 82 moths of 19 species this morning with over a third of those being Light Brown Apple Moths. Migrant moths this morning included Clancy’s Rustic, Silver Y, Delicate and Rusty-dot Pearl. 

• 1 Common Marbled Carpet
• 2 Angle Shades
• 2 Lunar Underwing
• 6 Feathered Ranunculus
• 1 Large Yellow Underwing
• 1 Pale Mottled Willow
• 1 Clancy’s Rustic
• 4 Black Rustic
• 7 Silver Y
• 9 Garden Carpet
• 1 Delicate
• 3 L-album Wainscot
• 4 Double-striped Pug
• 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing
• 2 Common Plume
• 2 Rusty-dot Pearl
• 29 Light Brown Apple Moth
• 1 Narrow-winged Grey
• 3 Box Tree Moth