Sunday 15th September 2024.
Yet another clear blue sky overhead as I went about checking my Moth Box this morning at 6.45am. Even through the kitchen window, I could see an Old Lady moth and a few Willow Beauties by the Moth Box, which was encouraging and as Autumn progresses, I should be getting quite a few moths for my year list.
Among the 62 moths of 23 species, I was fortunate to find another new moth for the year; my first Blood-vein of the year. The moth was actually behind one of my pot plants close by, but it looked like a nice fresh moth too. My second Double-striped Tabby of the year was on one of the egg trays inside the Moth Box. Yesterday’s Dusky Thorn was right at the bottom of my Moth Box and looked a little confused on where it was as I gently released it onto a nearby plant along with all the other moths in my Moth Box.
Other notable moths included another single Bloxworth Snout, two Old Lady moths and a Lunar Underwing. L-album Wainscot moths were in good numbers this morning with up 8 present; my highest number of this species this Autumn.
The moths present this morning included the following:
MACRO MOTHS:
- Old Lady 2
- Willow Beauty 5
- Double-striped Pug 4
- Lime-speck Pug 2
- Lunar Underwing
- Lesser Yellow Underwing 8
- Large Yellow Underwing 6
- Setaceous Hebrew Character
- L-album Wainscot 8
- Vine’s Rustic
- Pale Mottled Willow 3
- Bright-line Brown-eye
- Blood Vein (New for Year)
- Square-spot Rustic 6
- Silver Y
- Dusky Thorn
- Bloxworth Snout
- Double-striped Tabby
- Common Plume 3
- Rusty-dot Pearl 3
- Light Brown Apple Moth
- Ruddy Streak
- Box-tree Moth
A Chiffchaff was calling again in nearby gardens and overhead, small flocks of Meadow Pipits were heading east. I hope to go off to Farlington Marshes later this morning to meet Geoff down there. Could it be good?
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