Thursday 15 August 2024.
After taking a break for one morning on the Moth Box, I put it back on last night and was rewarded with three more moths that were new for the year. It was a clear morning with a Cirrocumulus cloud formation overhead, but no wind whatsoever. This turned to my advantage for when I was checking the Moth Box, there was a small movement of birds passing overhead that included my first Tree Pipit flying south and a few ‘Alba’ wagtails going over too.
Among the 50 moths of 29 species were three more new for the year which included a Jasmine Moth, which annoyingly flew off before I could grab a photo of this beautiful moth. However, I had better luck with both a Brindled Poplar Tortrix and an Oak Longhorn that stayed still for me. Among the macro moths, just two Garden Tigers were in the Box and a Canary-shouldered Thorn was perched on the wall opposite the Box.
The Moths present this morning included the following:
MACRO MOTHS:
- Garden Tiger 2
- Lime-speck Pug 8
- Double-striped pug
- Brimstone Moth 2
- Pale Mottled Willow 7
- Vine’s Rustic
- Bright-line Brown-eye 2
- Square-spot Rustic
- Uncertain
- Canary-shouldered Thorn
- Willow Beauty 2
- Marbled Beauty
- Small Dusty Wave 2
- Cabbage Moth
- Garden Carpet
- Common Carpet
- Dark Moss-moth
- Common Plume 3
- Narrow-winged Grey
- Cherry-tree Ermine 2
- Light Brown Apple Moth
- Tree-mallow Tortrix
- Jasmine Moth (New for Year)
- Brindled Poplar Tortrix (NFY)
- Chevron Grass-moth
- Dark-spotted Moss-moth
- Apple Leaf Miner
- Oak Longhorn (NFY)
- Chestnut Tortrix
In Hampshire yesterday, up to 8 Curlew Sandpipers were on Keyhaven Marshes and the Osprey was still showing well on Fishlake Meadows. The very long-staying Semipalmated Sandpiper is still on Sidlesham Ferry Pool this morning and yesterday, it was joined by a Wood Sandpiper.
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