tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66511262972962244812024-03-14T08:19:31.510+00:00The Montgomeryshire Moth Group BlogThe Montgomeryshire Moth Group are a friendly group of people who study moths in Montgomeryshire, Wales. This blog gives everyone a chance to share their moth news. If you'd like to contribute, please get in touch!PRWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02383818271463675886noreply@blogger.comBlogger450125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-91737633482058902642023-10-30T17:18:00.000+00:002023-10-30T17:18:32.059+00:00Pendugwm Woods<p>On Saturday 21 October a few hardy members of the events team decided to brave the weather and set up a few traps at Pendugwm Woods (near Pontrobert). Following the deluge of the day before, and reports that access wasn't that great, it wasn't opened up as a public event just in case. Phil very kindly checked out the reserve at lunch time on the Saturday and cleared out the culvert, so we went ahead with 3 traps to see what was out there.</p><p>We didn't set up the gazebo or any tables, so base camp was Mark's truck, and whilst Mark and Phil went out to pot up what was appearing in traps, I worked through the pots on the dashboard. And we didn't do too badly at all. First up was a Barred Sallow - a lovely sign of Autumn. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmywwn1lgSFPFoaITaL46sRRpyTVZTs32VQ-UELnxraHaEtLaZxztlFKZtyATdWIPucqiOYhQC-i93J7Gy2NjK99lvfzw_3sflS-SO4VUMukGhQ7aCLaHqS56tFpqBYPqxa7QDqB2GpSLNWOkUiPRFXvz_-Q1FPuGYRU35bbZhoC7JIv57Z3sEoIGaQ/s3178/IMAG2621~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3178" data-original-width="2483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmywwn1lgSFPFoaITaL46sRRpyTVZTs32VQ-UELnxraHaEtLaZxztlFKZtyATdWIPucqiOYhQC-i93J7Gy2NjK99lvfzw_3sflS-SO4VUMukGhQ7aCLaHqS56tFpqBYPqxa7QDqB2GpSLNWOkUiPRFXvz_-Q1FPuGYRU35bbZhoC7JIv57Z3sEoIGaQ/s320/IMAG2621~3.jpg" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barred Sallow (all photos by Phil McGregor)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The most numerous moth was the November Moth, and we agonised over each and every one but put most of them down as November Moth Agg. We did however find one female which we were able to confidently say was definitely November Moth. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyiM1v912sukI5lqGqHp0Szfwgdj6GK5EpeqSRZSORrYJLaWYRsfQzAREkkOOhuSq1P5h94MYkO5txdF6oxmkZwpI0s_pnUHJXQ4m4cQ9zd3Nj0XgKeJ5GdOUhKJ-oYFwQacCFbnON5eOYfwNIXZfIk1egnKzZUjCeryxOYI3LjOhsGx-R2arwAlhCQ/s3162/IMAG2656~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3162" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyiM1v912sukI5lqGqHp0Szfwgdj6GK5EpeqSRZSORrYJLaWYRsfQzAREkkOOhuSq1P5h94MYkO5txdF6oxmkZwpI0s_pnUHJXQ4m4cQ9zd3Nj0XgKeJ5GdOUhKJ-oYFwQacCFbnON5eOYfwNIXZfIk1egnKzZUjCeryxOYI3LjOhsGx-R2arwAlhCQ/s320/IMAG2656~2.jpg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female November Moth</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>As we were getting Winter Moth as well, I sent Mark & Phil to check the trunks of the trees to see if we could find any females. They are wingless and can apparently be found walking up tree trunks after dark. We didn't locate any, but well worth a try.</p><p>We also assiduously checked the Red-Green Carpets, just in case we could find an Autumn Green Carpet, which have been recorded at site. But despite Phil's best efforts it was not to be. He even took one on the chin, so to speak, as a Carpet rested there for a while! In the end we recorded 8 species (list to be attached here), which seemed a good result for the last "event" of the year. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93-S4a5uM5PJJpvG4d4vdYNL4TPPlayjtIpgun89iYzM6J4x2ybxXazJx564p9LiGSU6baT4mTCJ-fU8VVhgj2xi3fjLhCzuOPOeFdOa0PKuzghSRCKQDSq_uGmHXb-Wrr24SG78qvKfVpJ7y4Hw75K-c4kKsCz08gj2QxiHMdjW6vnFC1Z-iiwbZ3g/s2843/IMAG2630%20-%20Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="2585" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93-S4a5uM5PJJpvG4d4vdYNL4TPPlayjtIpgun89iYzM6J4x2ybxXazJx564p9LiGSU6baT4mTCJ-fU8VVhgj2xi3fjLhCzuOPOeFdOa0PKuzghSRCKQDSq_uGmHXb-Wrr24SG78qvKfVpJ7y4Hw75K-c4kKsCz08gj2QxiHMdjW6vnFC1Z-iiwbZ3g/w264-h257/IMAG2630%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="264" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-Green Carpet<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZKilePwwwWvgkNGwe3AbUd7qPkfzCggeExkjA89RJKCBMMEH6jT9h6oYWRbmznVIcqTan4HYKFD2LLUvQdx3uc1DTtdlAb2aoE-4u1DJLfEimh0Rig-Kbjnn04RJdXnGMyzToA4gtrKLtvbZzUlz7IOlqfKCN4yMJwl7_Hq59_S3hWwAtzxWH7Xi-w/s3031/IMAG2632%20-%20Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="3031" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZKilePwwwWvgkNGwe3AbUd7qPkfzCggeExkjA89RJKCBMMEH6jT9h6oYWRbmznVIcqTan4HYKFD2LLUvQdx3uc1DTtdlAb2aoE-4u1DJLfEimh0Rig-Kbjnn04RJdXnGMyzToA4gtrKLtvbZzUlz7IOlqfKCN4yMJwl7_Hq59_S3hWwAtzxWH7Xi-w/s320/IMAG2632%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also a Red-Green Carpet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUzX4bEBnS-ZzV1p40noAqqvtRFTPNSDjWiG_0JSIZ9VwUS0hcuBVuIA1jKX_9YwEjd2b2SbtL8roARsG-EUmR99ZNB_s9Sy2TszCbhhrQ7U4TbK4ZCuDl7DMdI7NXBunWxoDN60zGR6GFeTxtOCB75eHxKT1PXAS9CTbILIor3ArK1xH8SGnkt5ctg/s3057/IMAG2646~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="3057" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUzX4bEBnS-ZzV1p40noAqqvtRFTPNSDjWiG_0JSIZ9VwUS0hcuBVuIA1jKX_9YwEjd2b2SbtL8roARsG-EUmR99ZNB_s9Sy2TszCbhhrQ7U4TbK4ZCuDl7DMdI7NXBunWxoDN60zGR6GFeTxtOCB75eHxKT1PXAS9CTbILIor3ArK1xH8SGnkt5ctg/s320/IMAG2646~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spruce Carpet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>Hope to have more luck with events next year. Keep trapping everyone, and many thanks to all in the events team for their hard work and enthusiasm.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15582427785633319691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-8376588858361808152023-08-28T14:12:00.002+01:002023-08-29T11:11:49.964+01:00Mothing event at Glaslyn Nature Reserve 26-08-23.<p>This was to be our only moorland event of the year and the first time we've been back to Glaslyn since 2015, so we were very hopeful of trapping some nice upland species which are rarely seen at lower levels.</p><p>During the day of the event we had many heavy downpours in the west of the county (where Glaslyn is situated), but the weather forecast was for the rain to clear by the evening so it looked as though things were improving.</p><p>The events team got onsite by 8:00pm giving plenty of time to get set up, unfortunately the small car park was mostly under water from the earlier rain, so we had to workaround this to get our base camp set up. The sky was mostly cloudy with a few clear spells, but there was a rather chilly breeze which we hoped wouldn't affect the mothing too much.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKHm-scDTmO2_H8uISlIvuRG8z2UdpBlOjd4QzFirSTEGrOMDvYoroHeDvMg6bvA3uRdgQcCiZo599qrIvIaD86y1tIMelvA4TtNbRWEg2lfEQXRAmJBzs_ur9CklMnyWelFCmumoRFivTi1qvexlf_PFzClKUFKT5eA5RPmzg_FXR7sPLr_OOdC4GcM8/s4040/Glas%20Llyn,%20view%20from%20roadside%20entrance.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3040" data-original-width="4040" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKHm-scDTmO2_H8uISlIvuRG8z2UdpBlOjd4QzFirSTEGrOMDvYoroHeDvMg6bvA3uRdgQcCiZo599qrIvIaD86y1tIMelvA4TtNbRWEg2lfEQXRAmJBzs_ur9CklMnyWelFCmumoRFivTi1qvexlf_PFzClKUFKT5eA5RPmzg_FXR7sPLr_OOdC4GcM8/s320/Glas%20Llyn,%20view%20from%20roadside%20entrance.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glaslyn Nature Reserve - view from the track</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>At 8:45 the traps were switched on and it wasn't long before our first two species of the evening were potted, a Twin-spot Carpet and an Antler Moth, both mainly upland species. This was followed by a Chevron along with a Flounced Rustic, the two species which turned out to be the most numerous of the night.<div><br /></div><div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLFUF8eZmU9YDAdXkF5bAJHDKX9gxFI320mIxzjPv4OY3J8gLzl5t8GCg9cinoHSY0FUIy4xnzqaHT2FJq19T6nP5kkejoOnZfB080AyGA5kzGBWGYM_QLEu_ziKJJSMrOLu1OYXEQYv_Jl9FL1tFqBJP4hjyNk8ND-Pb-T8GNCvbcWXD3m4QYMDN8Z-L/s1947/Chevron.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1947" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLFUF8eZmU9YDAdXkF5bAJHDKX9gxFI320mIxzjPv4OY3J8gLzl5t8GCg9cinoHSY0FUIy4xnzqaHT2FJq19T6nP5kkejoOnZfB080AyGA5kzGBWGYM_QLEu_ziKJJSMrOLu1OYXEQYv_Jl9FL1tFqBJP4hjyNk8ND-Pb-T8GNCvbcWXD3m4QYMDN8Z-L/w320-h304/Chevron.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chevron</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnGdvAD5ClgwD1M-8cdRXv373OoAUlxP6lbGDI22ZG1gycdPfsAE4VHYqwjhP53LMOcydmzTcPjgyhg_hhKqquE3FDvVz7DwysitmpM63oSunI4yFUB5EE83kxgH5tRZ0ZjnC_NQt6nAeNo9E6FqMo6n6gi3qhcaxmPuoAMVt1pv21vxMf22t9emIUtdp/s2406/Twin-spot%20Carpet.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="2406" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnGdvAD5ClgwD1M-8cdRXv373OoAUlxP6lbGDI22ZG1gycdPfsAE4VHYqwjhP53LMOcydmzTcPjgyhg_hhKqquE3FDvVz7DwysitmpM63oSunI4yFUB5EE83kxgH5tRZ0ZjnC_NQt6nAeNo9E6FqMo6n6gi3qhcaxmPuoAMVt1pv21vxMf22t9emIUtdp/w320-h244/Twin-spot%20Carpet.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twin-spot Carpet<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Next a Neglected Rustic was trapped (another moorland species), this species was definitely on our target list, so it was good to get it, in fact quite a few were seen during the evening. Then a species turned up which took us a while to name, a real upland speciality, the Haworth's Minor - very nice to see</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6hggaiCMK3Q4iw9r20SZpY6P6f4uXR1kIaEPV5CWd2K_ar9xHbKvQipPRpSaaxE4hCGfTmgEsELYrwUD3_U9vTOuRbmDeksfTpda6ds5ABpa3el9h15gZe6L6dohA9iPFfmLHlB7z0p-ehKOsAS5AAzCOAMIxbYnIZLFNArf76FwVNFRAT2SfhKlfvW1/s3229/IMAG2496~3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3229" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6hggaiCMK3Q4iw9r20SZpY6P6f4uXR1kIaEPV5CWd2K_ar9xHbKvQipPRpSaaxE4hCGfTmgEsELYrwUD3_U9vTOuRbmDeksfTpda6ds5ABpa3el9h15gZe6L6dohA9iPFfmLHlB7z0p-ehKOsAS5AAzCOAMIxbYnIZLFNArf76FwVNFRAT2SfhKlfvW1/s320/IMAG2496~3.jpg" width="207" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neglected Rustic</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPpa9WNJyZPgsHUQvl8AAHCqLRLmX0HAVNS7hSTFNA8Q11yAQm8nzAL8s9QTZ4cncO8YFD4tWqj2M8DCaMuMds_p8np6VxqsWvrx1rmP8J20Poyux7T6r6QbZXki-C7EkSiQaI7QOMOazKKXlc661HECx-7I7_yZPlpAuahTwlcaN0_uLHIbWZgbmEk6o/s4036/3X3A7900-001.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3037" data-original-width="4036" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPpa9WNJyZPgsHUQvl8AAHCqLRLmX0HAVNS7hSTFNA8Q11yAQm8nzAL8s9QTZ4cncO8YFD4tWqj2M8DCaMuMds_p8np6VxqsWvrx1rmP8J20Poyux7T6r6QbZXki-C7EkSiQaI7QOMOazKKXlc661HECx-7I7_yZPlpAuahTwlcaN0_uLHIbWZgbmEk6o/s320/3X3A7900-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haworth's Minor<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>As the evening progressed the chill breeze got through to us all, a comment was made about Scott's last voyage in the Antarctic and Julie had a big blanket around herself, so she somewhat resembled Old Mother Hubbard - but the moths kept in, so we all remained stalwart.</div><div><br /></div><div>Autumnal Rustic, Ear Moth Agg and Lesser Yellow Underwing were added to the list and these were followed by a rather nice Anomalous, which took a bit of tempting before we could get it to pose for the camera.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmqty8VWfKKDXTw9DQwc0Xkz3mNfmz55JquWZ40yxBDdr4XZsEbrAuBtHqS_WEBHv4_q9WseGOseCyyH3cq0fE8XAa1dsy1KjIGzecAdcpvmyvmyB4XrAxVl_YlUhmr7M9PROCB_X_oK9L9dfDSl3YEtjEhiOWcnRHjWy0vgFxVRA3dqzWN1hTMOuOHwF/s1974/Anomalous.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1917" data-original-width="1974" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmqty8VWfKKDXTw9DQwc0Xkz3mNfmz55JquWZ40yxBDdr4XZsEbrAuBtHqS_WEBHv4_q9WseGOseCyyH3cq0fE8XAa1dsy1KjIGzecAdcpvmyvmyB4XrAxVl_YlUhmr7M9PROCB_X_oK9L9dfDSl3YEtjEhiOWcnRHjWy0vgFxVRA3dqzWN1hTMOuOHwF/s320/Anomalous.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anomalous<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>As midnight approached (by which time we were all suitable 'chilled out'), most of us decided to call it a night, except for Phil, who decided to stay on for a bit, running just one trap. As we packed away the kit one final species was recorded, a Small Wainscot.</div><div><br /></div><div>Only one micro moth was recorded (the chill breeze was certainly a factor here, most micro species don't like flying in chilly conditions) a <i>Crambus pascuella.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>The following morning Phil dropped me line saying that he had added two species to the list, Dark Sword-grass and another good upland species, the Heath Rustic, giving us a final total of 17 species in all. For a full list of species recorded please click <a href="http://www.montgomeryshiremoths.org.uk/mmgevents/mmgevent23_4.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiev6XBhMGAkZQ43A2Mi-5zWnIVXQthimISmKuy9fC_agdZQkeNmCo7WwFDvepha10albXE7DbGurks18YMfmSScKU7IxgeGNrN6LsaQYSq1-VLQPRNfKGs-MXgsKZXCvPhEvndBiuxnYSdSzLhoZprbpxp7aCSF-ChvlhzJwdcxIZ8HUrd4tzMwdE7SciP/s2237/Dark%20Sword-grass.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2237" data-original-width="1980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiev6XBhMGAkZQ43A2Mi-5zWnIVXQthimISmKuy9fC_agdZQkeNmCo7WwFDvepha10albXE7DbGurks18YMfmSScKU7IxgeGNrN6LsaQYSq1-VLQPRNfKGs-MXgsKZXCvPhEvndBiuxnYSdSzLhoZprbpxp7aCSF-ChvlhzJwdcxIZ8HUrd4tzMwdE7SciP/s320/Dark%20Sword-grass.jpg" width="283" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dark Sword-grass</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9jFbh0sXgftk_eDrs6DSA7Dqv_coZbRLr5dowp6kzBATNTYgHykZZF89qNlZBErbJOtIfuo0KU88AMIZ_sCD4ljv25K3fGA1EOVGjfyb0RBN8adbKv9oGwYv3x-fOAfODY6bB1QRaeSZCpuOAkqx16mHuhvJ3LHbu9aQ_9sw2icR9Ps8Fn9Zqe5-px3y/s1131/Heath%20Rustic.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="764" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9jFbh0sXgftk_eDrs6DSA7Dqv_coZbRLr5dowp6kzBATNTYgHykZZF89qNlZBErbJOtIfuo0KU88AMIZ_sCD4ljv25K3fGA1EOVGjfyb0RBN8adbKv9oGwYv3x-fOAfODY6bB1QRaeSZCpuOAkqx16mHuhvJ3LHbu9aQ_9sw2icR9Ps8Fn9Zqe5-px3y/s320/Heath%20Rustic.jpg" width="216" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heath Rustic</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>In all, although not ideal weather conditions I feel that we did very well, trapping some good target species and some other species normally associated with upland areas, so well worth braving the chilly breeze for an excellent event.</div><div><br /></div><div>As always, a big thankyou to all those on the events team who make for the smooth running of all our events and we look forwards to our next event which is planned to be at Powis Castle Saturday 30th. September.</div><div><br /></div><div>Peter.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div>PRWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02383818271463675886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-11635366209501495052023-07-31T13:41:00.000+01:002023-07-31T13:41:30.761+01:00Gerddi Bro Dyfi Gardens<p> Gerddi Bro Dyfi Gardens</p><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">The event at Gerddi Bro Dyfi Gardens was held on the 7th of July. With the Bioblitz event being held the following day at the same venue, we hoped to catch some interesting moths, which would be kept to show people at the Bioblitz event. A bat walk was also held on the same night, which looked well attended, and it was nice to see a few new people come over to look at the moths. Some kind of sports party event was also going on, which gave us some background music, though none of the party goers came over to look at the moths!</p><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">The weather was good, being dry and quite mild, without many clouds. Four traps were set up, and well as the white sheet (which had to be hung on the gazebo this time as there was nowhere else to put it!). </p><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">It was a bright evening and we had to wait a while for the moths to appear, but they came in good numbers after that, with a nice range of species.</p><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">Some of the more frequent micro-moth visitors were two common <i>Agriphila </i>species, <i>Agriphila straminella </i>and <i>Agriphila inquinatella</i>, both of which were found regularly in the traps and on the white sheet. A good number of <i>Anania hortulata </i>were also found in the traps- a very common moth. </p><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">Other common micro-moth species included <i>Argyresthia brockeella, Celypha lacunana, </i>and the slightly less common <i>Celypha striana, </i>as well as the common but slightly odd-looking <i>Agapeta hamana.</i></p><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oujXyF9kUpcZ2BjuZbi4gOHUM7l45cuY6I4Jo03XzaJ8rQuORHkUF3FOvveDh77dRN50qkQlZtj4zhfMg8X9uCMgjHQ3xmT2qHQ1gQqMBgIysZzVlKZN2uXLUxVIyaq9lKKhHx9Fv0fv6IYARQi2eHHWNUQrjV2XK1L94N3LjvBkYzEBVc--jDhqJ_g/s295/0937%20Agapeta%20hamana.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="295" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oujXyF9kUpcZ2BjuZbi4gOHUM7l45cuY6I4Jo03XzaJ8rQuORHkUF3FOvveDh77dRN50qkQlZtj4zhfMg8X9uCMgjHQ3xmT2qHQ1gQqMBgIysZzVlKZN2uXLUxVIyaq9lKKhHx9Fv0fv6IYARQi2eHHWNUQrjV2XK1L94N3LjvBkYzEBVc--jDhqJ_g/s1600/0937%20Agapeta%20hamana.jpg" width="295" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Agapeta hamana</i></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">There were also several more unusual micro-moth species. One of these was <i>Anania satchydalis, </i>a nationally scarce species found only in small numbers in the county. Another was <i>Endotricha flammealis-</i> this was only the 17th record of the species for the county, with the species being found at only 2 sites in Montgomeryshire. <i>Adaina microdactyla </i>was another good record- only the second county record for the species.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4EDjCLi90r7_e2wQ_bO77uwg0Kt0rpMCcMBzaPFfSR3dex5MJ2SIuBsW5euMYttiILuyBT0Y0-eAeg1_WxnWXZn7nhDGTq1ylkOl8wav8tBrVJOfyLxOGICdgXJ9UtOI4o6cAWPeeGlgJytt2HIhdNUe7X1UHGzk0rzUEOtwje9B3qpc8Y2JHpOt3Zk/s2968/IMAG2216~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="2968" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4EDjCLi90r7_e2wQ_bO77uwg0Kt0rpMCcMBzaPFfSR3dex5MJ2SIuBsW5euMYttiILuyBT0Y0-eAeg1_WxnWXZn7nhDGTq1ylkOl8wav8tBrVJOfyLxOGICdgXJ9UtOI4o6cAWPeeGlgJytt2HIhdNUe7X1UHGzk0rzUEOtwje9B3qpc8Y2JHpOt3Zk/s320/IMAG2216~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Endotricha flammealis</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1"><i>Pammene regiana </i>was also recorded- a quite attractive 'C' species moth and only the 22nd record for Montgomeryshire.</p><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">Many of the macro-moths recorded were of more common varieties. Heart & Dart moths were abundant, as were the common Yellow Underwing varieties- Lesser Yellow Underwing, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, and Large Yellow Underwing were all found regularly in the traps. A good number of Small Phoenix and Brimstone moths were also seen.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZSSrn9jFuE2MFNdTT3v_Gx8nDTwYWVwCHGxLrhQu7T9ehHrl9taLKmHyxpe5AWLJUH9-gtL5eXovU13ydecArT2sa4qPV2DQnMPBKgIhLZOW4__u9WyYcu0X6tVWm9YWWyueQwThU-2ck_0Xx8r3JMaXf2x5d25gBUjuA-0ofSp1a4nTXGsZg2aFLrg/s2644/IMAG2207~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="2259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZSSrn9jFuE2MFNdTT3v_Gx8nDTwYWVwCHGxLrhQu7T9ehHrl9taLKmHyxpe5AWLJUH9-gtL5eXovU13ydecArT2sa4qPV2DQnMPBKgIhLZOW4__u9WyYcu0X6tVWm9YWWyueQwThU-2ck_0Xx8r3JMaXf2x5d25gBUjuA-0ofSp1a4nTXGsZg2aFLrg/s320/IMAG2207~2.jpg" width="273" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The V-Pug- a common species in the county.</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">Other common but attractive macro-moths included the Rosy Footman, Beautiful Golden Y, Garden Tiger, and both the Poplar and Elephant Hawk-moths. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhML6ltKBqGZYeLIzP3apQKaDcURKOrUeZ8vJ_qme01YK8LKrkBBx5tS99fYvcKlnW-3Koma-TpGE9Ql92zKrl6D6niVbiSW88QmdVF3gR-JdhDN_5l5cxaep7LV-5NR3GWwNTUXynkSo0OAGQbShC1Xbm6vcfwjRr8_BlgZ9Ct8JbM2lQj787mcca7ev8/s4000/IMAG2194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhML6ltKBqGZYeLIzP3apQKaDcURKOrUeZ8vJ_qme01YK8LKrkBBx5tS99fYvcKlnW-3Koma-TpGE9Ql92zKrl6D6niVbiSW88QmdVF3gR-JdhDN_5l5cxaep7LV-5NR3GWwNTUXynkSo0OAGQbShC1Xbm6vcfwjRr8_BlgZ9Ct8JbM2lQj787mcca7ev8/s320/IMAG2194.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosy Footman</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">More unusual species included the Double Line- a local species in Montgomeryshire and a Nationally Scare B species. The Four-spotted Footman was also recorded, this being the 11th record for the county- the event being ideally situated to record it, with most previous records being on the North-Western side of the county.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdT5kvQqRBqFqcz1xt-L4ilpdy1mMSjb6YYMxnCx2_icZJ5iJlBucfvTDKdXSRz8LgMW_VB_hL-YpFLsrXnwC1c-xQwBsYr3zcNLn-CqYTY47MOUIdyGQzqD90aDstOEupxRBhLBaSg6Dh1A-zG9m_REnPPYco8AxOlcCInUgVKVkVccrpGPhDjxcXu18/s3246/IMAG2226~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3246" data-original-width="2121" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdT5kvQqRBqFqcz1xt-L4ilpdy1mMSjb6YYMxnCx2_icZJ5iJlBucfvTDKdXSRz8LgMW_VB_hL-YpFLsrXnwC1c-xQwBsYr3zcNLn-CqYTY47MOUIdyGQzqD90aDstOEupxRBhLBaSg6Dh1A-zG9m_REnPPYco8AxOlcCInUgVKVkVccrpGPhDjxcXu18/s320/IMAG2226~2.jpg" width="209" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four-spotted Footman</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">The Triple-spotted Pug was another 'C' species recorded at the event, as was the Currant Pug- both uncommon species with sparse records scattered throughout the county.</p><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">A Scallop Shell was also recorded- a relatively uncommon 'B' species.</p><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">The total species count for the night was 95 species, with 23 micro-moth species and 72 macro moth species. A full list of the species recorded can be found using the following link:</p><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13d8GyV9bvxUVMQbkm6AcpdhqPolF7pXZ/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=101747765505889778962&rtpof=true&sd=true</p><p class="ltr-element" data-indentation="1">The next moth night event will be held at Glaslyn Lake on Saturday 26th August, starting at 9pm.</p>Daisy Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09872337421288202168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-14797515186753461422023-06-30T20:46:00.001+01:002023-07-03T17:51:24.372+01:00Seeking Clearwing pheromones<p> Hi,</p><p>I am to be involved in a daytime Clearwing search near Machynlleth mid July. Looking for <b>Welsh Clearwing</b> in particular.</p><p>Unfortunately, it appears sourcing lures has been left a little late. Angleps are currently closed and according to their website are out of stock of all Clearwing lures with no knowing when they will have fresh supplies.</p><p>Is there anyone out there who knows of alternative suppliers or has sufficient stock of pheromones that they may be willing to share some please? Just enough for one day.</p><p>We are also hoping to try for <b>Lunar Hornet</b> and <b>Yellow-legged</b>.</p><p>Many thanks,</p><p>Phil.</p><p><br /></p><p>3/7/23 Pheromone lures have been sourced, already! Many thanks to those who responded.</p>Phil McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00264252585758845964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-16254021683326988832023-06-26T07:06:00.006+01:002023-06-28T17:00:54.020+01:00Llyn Coed y Dinas, Saturday 17th June 2023.<p>This event was the seventh time MMG have recorded moth species at this site since 2014. The first event held in July of that year recorded 111 species in perfect weather conditions so it was to be a good challenge to achieve anywhere near that number!</p><p>It is only in the last couple of weeks that night time temperatures have started to hold up, enabling a steady increase in moth species numbers "on the wing". </p><p>It was with promising cloudy skies and a very mild, dry start to the evening (notwithstanding a large, anvil shaped cloud noted lurking somewhere south of Newtown), four traps and a white sheet were enthusiastically erected and placed about the reserve in time for a 9.45pm switch on.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZo7RjVVo1rGS7twZXH8S8Jeu844lXyoN3_TgLzEzrRvVWlr_WK0qzxQbp9oReJZaoSpPhWc-gpP6iqfxzhbYCgASTcx3YExGpkG948xr_ncVILNYMEwvTcE_Wa2rRAaMvg9K-X2rShE-GQGSwQVp8GyaMgdBt2potXQhWWlUKrU6YJmh5SYX5ncTQuFg/s4369/Scarlet%20Tiger%20RS%203X3A7249-001.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3276" data-original-width="4369" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZo7RjVVo1rGS7twZXH8S8Jeu844lXyoN3_TgLzEzrRvVWlr_WK0qzxQbp9oReJZaoSpPhWc-gpP6iqfxzhbYCgASTcx3YExGpkG948xr_ncVILNYMEwvTcE_Wa2rRAaMvg9K-X2rShE-GQGSwQVp8GyaMgdBt2potXQhWWlUKrU6YJmh5SYX5ncTQuFg/w257-h226/Scarlet%20Tiger%20RS%203X3A7249-001.jpeg" width="257" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scarlet Tiger. (Rob Stokes)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>By this point, young and older visitors to the event and moths alike, were already putting in an appearance at the table. A rather worn <b>Brussels Lace</b>, a<b> </b>crisp <b>Barred Yellow</b> and crowd pleasing <b>Scarlet Tiger </b>started off the evening nice and easily as far as identification was concerned. It was not long however, before the Micro's were rapidly piling up on the table, with a lot of discussion, head scratching and page turning, this being balanced with a general regret of Peter's absence and missing terribly, his marvellous ID skills! </p><p>Amongst many of the more common <b>Hedya pruniana </b>and <b>Chrysoteuchia culmella</b>, the queueing Micro's included <b>Hedya salicella</b>, <b>Anania coronata</b>, a scarce and somewhat overlooked <b>Scythropia crataegella,</b> <b>Ancilis achatana, Phycita roborella </b>and a hopeful, if early <b>Archips rosana</b>. </p><p>As well as being <b>outside of its flight time</b>, the potential <b>Archips</b> <b>rosana</b>, unfortunately, <b>was not photographed, so verification was not possible and the record, quite correctly, not accepted. T</b>he <b>Scythropia Cragaetella</b>, too, was not photographed. However, it was confirmed on site by Sue Southam, who has recorded this species before. There are less than 10 Montgomeryshire records of this micro species according to the MMG website.</p><p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2ZgsrlOYd6GAlrgof0OweuUnNiYRhM2FL_k0d8z4iOqdccE7DY2LeGrv9gxZTvSkeX0-20RlyHPhl1P9-WK5AhRq3bbsOtaDZEnJio8-MSS7GliBtBggLhtow3kHHcTarB9iIoYxipaaRumZxcYg4Lnah6hb9Df_pqhW9Nn_-nSgZA9N-Wg9bfbTwIc/s1938/Anania%20coronata%20PMCG%20IMAG2060~3.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="1938" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2ZgsrlOYd6GAlrgof0OweuUnNiYRhM2FL_k0d8z4iOqdccE7DY2LeGrv9gxZTvSkeX0-20RlyHPhl1P9-WK5AhRq3bbsOtaDZEnJio8-MSS7GliBtBggLhtow3kHHcTarB9iIoYxipaaRumZxcYg4Lnah6hb9Df_pqhW9Nn_-nSgZA9N-Wg9bfbTwIc/w218-h197/Anania%20coronata%20PMCG%20IMAG2060~3.jpeg" width="218" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anania coronata. (Phil McGregor)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtw3SqtfrqDZiqMX0Cf8F-0wcaYbkbSEtIct8JtAkCmsC_jlLK_LHISOtI6nTAwKPmiQW1fCssTVRPsPAM_-6LkZwTDfd2iiaCSgGUjqAmmfVQHOpDZ0zErxEncky2Qj4hDo-8T5hL7XaJeeb9TMoUbLk0Gz2VNtk_n33A4xRNFrx5JJQ3QcK5B8WC1U/s2593/Hedya%20salicellaIMG_9269.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="2593" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtw3SqtfrqDZiqMX0Cf8F-0wcaYbkbSEtIct8JtAkCmsC_jlLK_LHISOtI6nTAwKPmiQW1fCssTVRPsPAM_-6LkZwTDfd2iiaCSgGUjqAmmfVQHOpDZ0zErxEncky2Qj4hDo-8T5hL7XaJeeb9TMoUbLk0Gz2VNtk_n33A4xRNFrx5JJQ3QcK5B8WC1U/w252-h190/Hedya%20salicellaIMG_9269.jpeg" width="252" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hedya salicella. (Meurig Garbutt)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>It was around 11pm that the first rumble of thunder was rapidly identified and confirmed, soon followed by pulses of heavy rain. Nonetheless, visitors and group members stoically continued with a steady stream of moths to the table. <b>Figure of Eighty</b>, <b>Pebble Hook-tip</b>, <b>Freyer's Pug</b>, <b>Short-cloaked Moth </b>and a fine <b>Swallow-tailed Moth</b> were amongst the larger moths recorded. Two macro highlights were a <b>Marbled White Spot</b> and a <b>Bordered White</b>, for the reason, neither being familiar to a good number of the attendees. The former appears to be more typical of upland environments (acid grassy heath, moorland and woodland's) and the latter, possibly due to it's normal habitat of conifers, in particular, Scot's Pine.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4YaHZhnwJK_ytzSbaplPSX8Ti70EFRQgDHwl-cFrUmrwhlEcINp5dTX8khqs29i1YKqe97P1SM4IVYUl8LSKqlukTWMG4tNBV2RG94VRAFK8SX_mHFypauc6b08sOP9_MycMbYHTIk0zFnB3w0Rf_rcCIdmCT_4Q_BE6T-rFoqTB2mK07qO5Nn-1mVo/s3252/Marb%20white%20spot%20RS%203X3A7263-001.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="3252" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4YaHZhnwJK_ytzSbaplPSX8Ti70EFRQgDHwl-cFrUmrwhlEcINp5dTX8khqs29i1YKqe97P1SM4IVYUl8LSKqlukTWMG4tNBV2RG94VRAFK8SX_mHFypauc6b08sOP9_MycMbYHTIk0zFnB3w0Rf_rcCIdmCT_4Q_BE6T-rFoqTB2mK07qO5Nn-1mVo/s320/Marb%20white%20spot%20RS%203X3A7263-001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marbled White Spot. (Rob Stokes)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UHoUQj_DhaAZVLcJKLC0OG23-leBAQKXXPtqqbXskPGgZEIyFr8JEtxnyH7eHpnbGHUCmTqdVhnTjGQTLmsLZ1rGjN1aQK9IS4QX6RJrG3Sv9-Gs1eYkFtr4Yyn4k_THGDnffDpmoVEJ6b-XssYMzJCzoitq36EQcxsuKVvNQp_sG4Sfyr7L50d7ZRo/s3279/Bordered%20White%20IMG_9276.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3279" data-original-width="2342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UHoUQj_DhaAZVLcJKLC0OG23-leBAQKXXPtqqbXskPGgZEIyFr8JEtxnyH7eHpnbGHUCmTqdVhnTjGQTLmsLZ1rGjN1aQK9IS4QX6RJrG3Sv9-Gs1eYkFtr4Yyn4k_THGDnffDpmoVEJ6b-XssYMzJCzoitq36EQcxsuKVvNQp_sG4Sfyr7L50d7ZRo/s320/Bordered%20White%20IMG_9276.jpg" width="229" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bordered White, wings in typical closed poise.<br />(Meurig Garbutt)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Despite the rain, a reasonable 44 moth species were recorded. The full species list is available to view <a href="http://www.montgomeryshiremoths.org.uk/mmgevents/mmgevent23_2.pdf">here</a>.<div><br /></div><div>By 1am, a rather damp, handful of the group members, (some of us suffering from "Micro blindness"), decided that the flow of moths had slowed sufficiently to call it a night. Traps were switched off by 1.10am. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you to Julie Pearce for organising the event. Rob Stokes and Meurig Garbutt for contributing photographs, team members Paul Roughley and Julie Pearce for id/recording assistance. Thanks also to all the group members and visitors that made for a very enjoyable and educational event!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziSy-NNAdf3ZJGZbO7LI8feaTMG2W7ZmHIkP36FHvubE2kyYha2uIuVWZoHNy3irbTNFdd3wTEZdVFlEeHbY7e10OeT6ayuh-Zt2Zca8rA5JNEHwDSTeAW5CHQYQgDCqjN5aRyyDGUPtJ1pC9hMsPVPbXs7r-AB3Ta7NLBaNlLHj9lVhSm4ww4XJGHN0/s2994/Beautiful%20Hook-tip%20PMCG%20IMAG2092~2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="2994" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziSy-NNAdf3ZJGZbO7LI8feaTMG2W7ZmHIkP36FHvubE2kyYha2uIuVWZoHNy3irbTNFdd3wTEZdVFlEeHbY7e10OeT6ayuh-Zt2Zca8rA5JNEHwDSTeAW5CHQYQgDCqjN5aRyyDGUPtJ1pC9hMsPVPbXs7r-AB3Ta7NLBaNlLHj9lVhSm4ww4XJGHN0/s320/Beautiful%20Hook-tip%20PMCG%20IMAG2092~2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Hook-tip. (Phil McGregor)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The next event is on FRIDAY 7th July in Machynlleth, where MMG will be participating in the Gerddi Bro Dyfi 2023 Bioblitz weekend. <div><br /></div><div>For the Friday night, MMG will be based, with the white sheet, up in the gardens, the same location as last year. </div><div><br /></div><div>However, a selection of the moths recorded will be available for viewing on the Saturday at the bioblitz "base camp", a different location, next to Y Plas, not in the actual gardens.<div><br /></div><div>Phil.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Phil McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00264252585758845964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-83998024200276047182023-06-09T15:35:00.003+01:002023-06-16T14:46:12.154+01:00Llanfyllin Workhouse Event 13 May 2023<p> It seems a long time ago now, but we held the first night-time event of the season at Llanfyllin Workhouse. This was a joint event with Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, and it was well attended, with about 20 people there. </p><p>We first of all watched Swifts flying over the fields around the workhouse and coming into roost (incredible to watch them fly straight up into their nests/roosts). I didn't realise that swifts collect what they need to build their nests in flight, and then pack it all together using their own saliva! Then Lottie led a bat walk around the grounds. Although they detected a few, there weren't many bats around, and this was a fairly good indication of how the moths would go too. It was a distinctly chilly evening.</p><p>Anyhow, we did our best and managed to record 10 macros and 1 micro. The list will be attached <a href="http://montgomeryshiremoths.org.uk/mmgevents/mmgevent23_1.pdf">here</a>. Unfortunately I completely forgot to take any photos as Mark & I were going on holiday the following day, and it was all a bit hectic, but luckily Lottie did take some. Take my word for it, we had a lovely Lesser Swallow Prominent, a beautiful Aphomia sociella, and in the end what turned out to be a handsome Sallow Kitten, hiding behind the white sheet. Many thanks to Phil again for lending us his white sheet. And to Paul & Sandy for help with setting up. And Simon for helping with identification. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCcCjDCSsOlZWA6faxGLbps0cSD6UoeWr6k2SZGg7gAoQCPYZ-N9mbUR8PCSiIvirA17Sl4ZKpwbNL2jEK26og1aruxhJXL6qMQX9hzCU_COEt9WTB6CYxa8dncHztuQFwDPnhB7BPybFcnUZCr9rFdpdZVNPmoq8_SNtzZ4wrDYfGtkHMkjMI8I/s2048/346151004_277680307932136_6691348921886129887_n(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCcCjDCSsOlZWA6faxGLbps0cSD6UoeWr6k2SZGg7gAoQCPYZ-N9mbUR8PCSiIvirA17Sl4ZKpwbNL2jEK26og1aruxhJXL6qMQX9hzCU_COEt9WTB6CYxa8dncHztuQFwDPnhB7BPybFcnUZCr9rFdpdZVNPmoq8_SNtzZ4wrDYfGtkHMkjMI8I/w167-h223/346151004_277680307932136_6691348921886129887_n(1).jpg" width="167" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sallow Kitten by Lottie Glover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>And Llanfyllin Workhouse was a lovely venue. They made us very welcome with hot drinks and biscuits. Thanks to Lottie for arranging the event. It would be well worth going again another time. The next event is coming up: Saturday 17 June at Llyn Coed y Dinas. Further details coming on Facebook soon. Then in July we will be helping with the Gerddi Bro Dyfi Gardens bioblitz on Friday 7 July. Again there will be more details on Facebook. Hope to see some of you there. </p>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15582427785633319691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-34175721457361892832023-04-07T12:01:00.006+01:002023-05-21T20:41:45.159+01:00Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, new research shows<p> Research news, just in from Butterfly Conservation, illustrating the soaring significance of moths as critical plant pollinators. (I hope the link works, otherwise it is tried and tested copy and paste!):</p><p><a href="https://butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/moths-are-more-efficient-pollinators-than-bees-new-research-shows?_cldee=25JO9WETQ933NKgZU3IU7-lAXFKrImPdWCpHZqdm6et_cYmIM4GuFmo2xIwhQlD7&recipientid=contact-a2bcc0cd571feb11a81300224801b559-5df86ded2a89476682fbe1f31899d238&esid=709aacdd-0ed2-ed11-a7c6-6045bdd0ef4d">https://butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/moths-are-more-efficient-pollinators-than-bees-new-research-shows?_cldee=25JO9WETQ933NKgZU3IU7-lAXFKrImPdWCpHZqdm6et_cYmIM4GuFmo2xIwhQlD7&recipientid=contact-a2bcc0cd571feb11a81300224801b559-5df86ded2a89476682fbe1f31899d238&esid=709aacdd-0ed2-ed11-a7c6-6045bdd0ef4d</a><br /></p><p>nb. edited 20/5/23 on lap top for a workable link!</p><p>Phil.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Phil McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00264252585758845964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-85589463148070922402023-02-08T20:15:00.000+00:002023-02-08T20:15:17.754+00:00January Challenge - the results<p>Now that that the challenged is over, I've collated all the received records into the charts below. After Peter Williams asked me to run the challenge, I decided to open it to recorders in my home county of Staffordshire, and to Shropshire, our mutual neighbours.</p><p>Last year there were 12 participants, all but one from Montgomeryshire. This year there were again 12 participants: 5 from Montgomeryshire, 4 from Staffordshire, 2 from Shropshire and 1 from Northamptonshire.</p><p>The weather conditions seemed to have deterred either the recorders or the moths, or perhaps both; 21 species were recorded (12 macro and 9 micro), which is the same as last year, but there were only 126 individual macro-moths recorded this year compared to 236 the previous year, and 12 micro-moths (18 last year.</p><p>Only one person completed the macro part of the challenge, and this was Peter Williams with 11 species. Sue Southam was runner-up with 6 species. As in previous years, no one managed to record 5 micro-moth species, the best results being a tie between Peter and Sue with 3 species each.</p><p>This chart shows the collated data.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiIxkSTXaGlG7qQxZSE2PKtOdTQDzKEVIS_BI13G1lNWqQzzkHwf_X1sLL9I3nWzp8fXeX-_yPsM7c9ZwwAZzSVS754-Ltg6pXJqxSh6l3lbuUj-kuZIvwQwEzI_mZtej4HzIAKCFp8FJ4LlK0B8OjDhRpi-xwYXngSwKmh3j3hxHTQSo74NSH2B-/s854/2023%20results.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="854" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiIxkSTXaGlG7qQxZSE2PKtOdTQDzKEVIS_BI13G1lNWqQzzkHwf_X1sLL9I3nWzp8fXeX-_yPsM7c9ZwwAZzSVS754-Ltg6pXJqxSh6l3lbuUj-kuZIvwQwEzI_mZtej4HzIAKCFp8FJ4LlK0B8OjDhRpi-xwYXngSwKmh3j3hxHTQSo74NSH2B-/s320/2023%20results.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Now for a more detailed breakdown of the results:</p><p>Mottled Umber was the most numerous species recorded with 35 individuals, followed by Winter Moth (23) then Mottled Grey (16). The highest number of moths recorded was 89 by Peter Williams, down from his 170 last year; second most was by Sue Southam with 13, down from 25 last year. As to be expected, micro-moths were once again quite scarce with just 13 individuals of 9 species.</p><p>The next chart shows the top 5 moths recorded during the January challenge since 2012.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOkNKvU37jiGKNUUp5U8m3ZNvmI1pzjpby0QynwdtXo_B0CXts0XCKlLkDh2xOThPNrBVelzGbawJBEsuR3DbB-pGHfkXfCGAb7wWv68No_S8Cj8D3tm5w3mJ0hInLUouapgFuEsQKPtCgjMXfNNYRdr30-cK8MTuqDaS36D4sTCwMXw1w7OfeArD/s830/2023%20Top%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="830" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOkNKvU37jiGKNUUp5U8m3ZNvmI1pzjpby0QynwdtXo_B0CXts0XCKlLkDh2xOThPNrBVelzGbawJBEsuR3DbB-pGHfkXfCGAb7wWv68No_S8Cj8D3tm5w3mJ0hInLUouapgFuEsQKPtCgjMXfNNYRdr30-cK8MTuqDaS36D4sTCwMXw1w7OfeArD/s320/2023%20Top%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally, this chart is a decode to the participants.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9aKc_8BCgSF2RXk2j4xDLOxMwud3yGnarvwspTfg6J9tI_ghWn6w8693b8XjRMfJyozh0Owb1dmZApPGQfaybNvpJQYsP1OT4wcNSmt7Tm8V4zMBnjFCo987EGhoyb35-vrR2ygTe93iXBc6ZPBgE7LqvH-Kcwu8AjPuzyj7697h2zWAnUBclRWz/s627/2023%20participants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="572" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9aKc_8BCgSF2RXk2j4xDLOxMwud3yGnarvwspTfg6J9tI_ghWn6w8693b8XjRMfJyozh0Owb1dmZApPGQfaybNvpJQYsP1OT4wcNSmt7Tm8V4zMBnjFCo987EGhoyb35-vrR2ygTe93iXBc6ZPBgE7LqvH-Kcwu8AjPuzyj7697h2zWAnUBclRWz/s320/2023%20participants.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Peter Benthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08751210569987472726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-76362861139111198462023-02-01T15:24:00.001+00:002023-02-01T15:31:55.779+00:00January Challenge - your results please<p>It seems to have been a difficult challenge for many of us, just how difficult will be revealed in due course once I've collated the data. To that end, I'd be grateful for your results. Just a reminder of the information I require:</p><p>1. A list of species recorded throughout the month.</p><p>2. Total count for each species you've recorded.</p><p>3. Total number of nights you trapped on.</p><p>4. Your location, if you care to share this, otherwise just the county.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please email me: peterbent55@gmail.com</p><p>Alternatively comment on this post with your results. Please don't do both, I'm a simple soul and easily confused!</p><p>Thank you. </p>Peter Benthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08751210569987472726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-67510971980727380692023-01-21T20:51:00.001+00:002023-01-21T20:51:46.778+00:00<p>January Challenge - 10 days to go</p><p><br /></p><p>The last ten days or so have been particularly challenging for moth trapping, but there is slightly milder weather in prospect so get lucky, bag those 10 macro species before the end of the month!</p><p>One of them is quite likely to be a Dotted Border.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKEXwfTSM6nOwL4mDAS7dxbwpW7TzxMhH-hoQNo92nJLVtl1enFBuo2TpNcVm18CRx6EDfiWtcAj-P_pkY7Pyjui8SVgJ71LQhkKiLxq98JoR4NR2fC6sXOm8oQ2dGIoAHhcoY7otFqSbo-ivottgxVdYXrsqIcQ_9lNpauFwgjfEuWYz5RTGdgaF/s3872/696A554F-1171-486A-AA0F-BE481F29D9EA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKEXwfTSM6nOwL4mDAS7dxbwpW7TzxMhH-hoQNo92nJLVtl1enFBuo2TpNcVm18CRx6EDfiWtcAj-P_pkY7Pyjui8SVgJ71LQhkKiLxq98JoR4NR2fC6sXOm8oQ2dGIoAHhcoY7otFqSbo-ivottgxVdYXrsqIcQ_9lNpauFwgjfEuWYz5RTGdgaF/s320/696A554F-1171-486A-AA0F-BE481F29D9EA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Peter Benthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08751210569987472726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-75443839031674510572023-01-02T16:38:00.002+00:002023-01-02T16:38:35.884+00:00The Llanymynech Butterfly transect. Volunteers required<p> </p><div class="x1ed109x x1iyjqo2 x5yr21d x1n2onr6 xh8yej3" role="presentation" style="cursor: text; flex-grow: 1; font-family: inherit; height: 367.656px; position: relative; width: 500px;"><div class="x9f619 x1iyjqo2 xg7h5cd x1swvt13 x1n2onr6 xh8yej3 x1ja2u2z x11eofan" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex-grow: 1; font-family: inherit; height: fit-content; padding-left: 16px; padding-right: 36px; position: relative; width: 500px; z-index: 0;"><div class="x78zum5 xl56j7k" style="display: flex; font-family: inherit; justify-content: center;"><div class="x76ihet xwmqs3e x112ta8 xxxdfa6 x9f619 xzsf02u xmper1u xo1l8bm x5yr21d x1a2a7pz x1iorvi4 x4uap5 xwib8y2 xkhd6sd xh8yej3 xha3pab x6prxxf xvq8zen" style="border-color: initial; border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--primary-text); cursor: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; height: 367.656px; line-height: 1.3333; outline: none; padding: 4px 0px 8px; width: 448.021px;"><div class="x9f619 x1lliihq x5yr21d xh8yej3" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; height: 347.691px; width: 448.021px;"><div class="_5rp7" style="font-family: inherit; height: inherit; position: relative; text-align: initial; z-index: 0;"><div class="_5rpb" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: inherit; height: inherit; position: relative; text-align: initial; z-index: 1;"><div aria-label="Write something..." class="notranslate _5rpu" contenteditable="true" role="textbox" spellcheck="true" style="-webkit-user-modify: read-write-plaintext-only; font-family: inherit; height: inherit; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: initial; user-select: text; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><div data-contents="true" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="7tmj3" data-offset-key="fppp5-0-0" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 8px;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="fppp5-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div></div><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="7tmj3" data-offset-key="8t8iv-0-0" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 8px;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8t8iv-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span class=" xv78j7m" data-offset-key="8t8iv-0-0" end="13" spellcheck="false" start="0" style="font-family: inherit;">Simon Spencer</span><span data-offset-key="8t8iv-1-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> is looking for volunteers to help walk the Llanymynech Butterfly transect, which has been running for about 20 years. It takes at least 2 hours and is quite difficult walking in a few places. It is one of the best butterfly sites in Wales and Shropshire though it appears to have lost Pearl-bordered Fritillary again. There are 2 sections on the MWT reserve, 1 on the SWT reserve and 4 on footpaths on the Llanymynech Golf Course including a long section on Offas Dyke path. There has been considerable habitat restoration and scrub clearance on the Golf Course, which is part of the SSSI, funded by the Nature Network Fund with the Golf Course as the lead partner. It would be really good to see how this work affects butterfly numbers. </span><span data-offset-key="8t8iv-1-1" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">We need some more local volunteers</span><span data-offset-key="8t8iv-1-2" style="font-family: inherit;">. We could break it up to make it easier to do or we could have more of a team. 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<p class="MsoNormal">A Happy New Year to all of you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tomorrow the January Moth Challenge will
start. For the past several years this has been run by Peter Williams, but
because he is so busy at this time of year with collating and verifying all
your 2022 records, I have now taken over the reins of running the challenge.
The challenge is open to anyone who wishes to take part, whether you trap in
Montgomeryshire or not. And this time I have introduced some inter-county
rivalry with Shropshire and Staffordshire also being invited to participate.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is well worth having a go, as it generates many extra
winter records when recording can otherwise be very sparse.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The objective of the challenge is to record 10 macro species
throughout January (and 5 micro species if you record micros). As many of you
have found out in the past, this is definitely not an easy challenge, but it
also a bit of fun, so have a go, see how you get on, you might surprise
yourselves!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are just a few simple rules I would ask you to
follow:-<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1) The Challenge is open to anyone, whether in
Montgomeryshire or not.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2) Adult moths only to be recorded.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3) Records from a single site only and from a single trap. Don’t
have a trap? No problem, records such as daytime observations, moths to lit
windows etc. can also count so long as they're all from the same site.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At the end of January all I need from you is:-<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1) A list of species recorded throughout the month.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2) Total count for each species you’ve recorded.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3) Total number of nights you trapped on.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please send your records to <a href="mailto:peterbent55@gmail.com">peterbent55@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(And please don’t forget to submit your records to your
County Recorder the way you normally do!)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you’d like to be interactive with other recorders you can
post results as you go on the Facebook group and I’ll use this information to
generate interim summaries, otherwise just send me your results at the end of
the challenge. Final results will appear in due course here and on the Facebook
group.<o:p></o:p></p>Peter Benthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08751210569987472726noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-76193253315442187512022-10-26T16:13:00.001+01:002022-10-26T16:13:51.888+01:00Dolforwyn Woods Event - Saturday 22 October<p>Well, we were greeted with heavy rain when the events team arrived at Dolforwyn Woods, but undefeated we waited a while and set up anyway - making sure to put up the gazebo first. There is a snazzy new compost toilet at the top of the track, which proved ideal for hanging the white sheet (thanks to Phil again for lending us his equipment). The toilet even had a canopy overhanging to keep the electrics dry. No key though, so the toilet function couldn't be deployed.</p><p>Everything was ship-shape and the lights were on by the time Peter arrived, so we could relax then. It was actually a very mild and still night - so apart from the occasional downpour practically perfect. Peter said anything between 10-15 species would be a good result, so that was our target. </p><p>The first moth of the night was a Copper Underwing Agg, and probably the most common moth of the night was November Moth Agg. Peter gave us a masterclass in differentiating the Pale November Moth, November Moth and Autumnal Moth. It is all to do with where a tiny dot is placed on the wing. Suffice to say that I shall probably be continuing to record them as Agg!</p><p>We had some lovely autumnal moths including the Merveille du Jour, the Green-brindled Crescent and the Satellite. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczRbwH6BpUK1CdFXM33hVj8AWs1CyXp56fn4z9M3sF9EVZvyKy9ql2ycRqYSM8yrnMgUFLCjqZ8RcopNZ1w4BR0FVVf9Gfak3j0wU3YNJs3zYJfw0bIYtXlUrRgaS_faGBX_C66bBRIo3brBrE0cZp2gSlODTXoWi6Cpy3FzP3wIDChyYor2NZdg/s1925/IMAG2623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1711" data-original-width="1925" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczRbwH6BpUK1CdFXM33hVj8AWs1CyXp56fn4z9M3sF9EVZvyKy9ql2ycRqYSM8yrnMgUFLCjqZ8RcopNZ1w4BR0FVVf9Gfak3j0wU3YNJs3zYJfw0bIYtXlUrRgaS_faGBX_C66bBRIo3brBrE0cZp2gSlODTXoWi6Cpy3FzP3wIDChyYor2NZdg/s320/IMAG2623.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Figure of Eight (Phil McGregor)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_q7QerXSAy2DJurIYvmGPrV9x5jI7YmqjJ77z7en5b4rBDbZjYsvPz9PcgQxF52VyhWbIE2vpkUeTd1LGgE6S667_WdBdqcLlu2sxXxzpPl4PJq7mVvON_BmKSZONNz1rlWkU4xBfhqiMQeD4_f08shTsuIGCbn6RCpiiwLH4Pn6LL4yQqmlesg/s4000/IMAG2628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_q7QerXSAy2DJurIYvmGPrV9x5jI7YmqjJ77z7en5b4rBDbZjYsvPz9PcgQxF52VyhWbIE2vpkUeTd1LGgE6S667_WdBdqcLlu2sxXxzpPl4PJq7mVvON_BmKSZONNz1rlWkU4xBfhqiMQeD4_f08shTsuIGCbn6RCpiiwLH4Pn6LL4yQqmlesg/s320/IMAG2628.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Merveille du Jour (Phil McGregor)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjltvAQ8Gq6QpxUA_nIF2NYdyL3G-9nmfOISUPO57DPGa3FgAdivobX7ZzEuGisARef4TDvOszIalJfEe_tK2QjEnf2heJUbHlK7M-PapzJvat0Brp6SeXW_fKOhkF6BAtPiq75jcXzXNb_b1_h8YbK4n525o_vKtkov-Gl_NE0AplknLnOYAKX7s/s4000/IMAG2630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjltvAQ8Gq6QpxUA_nIF2NYdyL3G-9nmfOISUPO57DPGa3FgAdivobX7ZzEuGisARef4TDvOszIalJfEe_tK2QjEnf2heJUbHlK7M-PapzJvat0Brp6SeXW_fKOhkF6BAtPiq75jcXzXNb_b1_h8YbK4n525o_vKtkov-Gl_NE0AplknLnOYAKX7s/s320/IMAG2630.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Satellite (Phil McGregor)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieD5yTm9-xqp0A9p3N6f68v5bbxcI0-TWq82ZkPhcoDYyjqA0lrbndGQUDRoQV33gIr1o4IGqKh5ImWRL1-xVrEgNw8PI7WRkP446ZX_oDQldTWaEv1In1vJy86XRa2i-8zqTLU3-9kBDaWr4uXIcEaeIGr5u4MBL8VST8yqoptMZsJfIyqG4GzrQ/s1942/IMAG2632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="1942" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieD5yTm9-xqp0A9p3N6f68v5bbxcI0-TWq82ZkPhcoDYyjqA0lrbndGQUDRoQV33gIr1o4IGqKh5ImWRL1-xVrEgNw8PI7WRkP446ZX_oDQldTWaEv1In1vJy86XRa2i-8zqTLU3-9kBDaWr4uXIcEaeIGr5u4MBL8VST8yqoptMZsJfIyqG4GzrQ/s320/IMAG2632.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-green Carpet (Phil McGregor)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>And thanks to Phil we managed to record a couple of micros as well - neither of which I had seen before: Zelleria hepariella and Exapate congelatella. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTMrKY40qtH3OEqEJZ8xOhUe_-ElTIKHUIx4k3Gvya4GjitcbTttBDKlGklOgNi_QeS-BCCfRahPdHa02Eh-iLZabXf_h99pPOfbG-b4d4gwqE2rZWX1cOkS9dzSvEwKRd6pyasHtaEwYAbOlaSP0p1IdL3n3swsEPHoZAitF3agpezfKj8UkHeA/s4000/IMAG2651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTMrKY40qtH3OEqEJZ8xOhUe_-ElTIKHUIx4k3Gvya4GjitcbTttBDKlGklOgNi_QeS-BCCfRahPdHa02Eh-iLZabXf_h99pPOfbG-b4d4gwqE2rZWX1cOkS9dzSvEwKRd6pyasHtaEwYAbOlaSP0p1IdL3n3swsEPHoZAitF3agpezfKj8UkHeA/s320/IMAG2651.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exapate congelatella</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb95rqhtYb0F8rk2qlIUTL-EXVFzAoBFtpyvjovS1MxMf34S8qwUcu8FhPleIKvBIf-q5cg9q5R320aOsIIort6a7O-8qxU9Y6cns9xI9JwYpxFwpjHo9q-vNJh0Tf1RdH-ZTSZ4-aqE_2RF8RYQOXnMc6rvGZ4cBINSzHNCe9qg8MEqKTNxP3_Kg/s3310/IMAG2645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3310" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb95rqhtYb0F8rk2qlIUTL-EXVFzAoBFtpyvjovS1MxMf34S8qwUcu8FhPleIKvBIf-q5cg9q5R320aOsIIort6a7O-8qxU9Y6cns9xI9JwYpxFwpjHo9q-vNJh0Tf1RdH-ZTSZ4-aqE_2RF8RYQOXnMc6rvGZ4cBINSzHNCe9qg8MEqKTNxP3_Kg/s320/IMAG2645.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zelleria hepariella</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>By the end of the evening we had recorded 15 macros and 2 micros, thus ensuring a satisfying record for our last event of the year. The full list will be available here shortly. It was great to have a full year of events in 2022 - 7 night-time events in all - and to see so many people at them all. Our best night of the season was at Llanymynech Golf Course in July, with 56 macros and 18 micros. Altogether the moth night events in 2022 produced 229 macro moth records and 46 micro records. Unfortunately, we had to cancel the daytime event we had planned due to bad weather, but hopefully we'll get that back in the diary next year. I'll be starting to think about next year's programme soon, so do contact me if you have any ideas. Finally, many thanks to all in the events team for all their hard work & enthusiasm: Phil McGregor, Paul Roughley, Mark Thomas, Daisy Dunn and her father Tony, and to Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust for working with us. And of course, huge thanks to Peter Williams for turning out in all weathers across the county to lead the events. There aren't many county recorders that work as hard as he does for us all. See you next year!</p>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15582427785633319691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-40668487797028910432022-09-26T11:32:00.004+01:002022-09-26T13:40:35.631+01:00White gate Pools event on 24-09-22<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This was
the first time we have held an event at this small nature reserve (and
surrounding area), so we had no idea of what might turn up – it was a case of
fire up the traps and see. The nature reserve is very closed in and protected
by many species of shrubs and trees from all sides, just the right sort of site
for an early autumn event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">During the
day we had some showers, but these were fading away, so we looked forwards to a
dry, if cool evening, but actually, early on we had some good cloud cover which
held the temperatures up and this proved very good for us with many moth species
on the wing. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We set out
5 Skinner type traps and the white sheet, all of which were using 125w mv
bulbs, the traps were fired up at 7:30pm and it wasn’t too long before the
first species came to the table, a <b>Small Dusty Wave</b>, which is actually quite an
uncommon species in the county with a status of ‘C’, this was quickly followed
by a <b>Beaded Chestnut</b> and the very common <b>Large Yellow Underwing</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-irM2AhrCjDzYS-8V6UdOVgZ5iePzqQ4Yx2qIn2V5TkY07N58CKmtflaIm9FTVigrIdcMRR6S8P6O_hHP2bYtdjVUaZWN3P7aY-MFsSnbqPC9nApyc88cbrqOaHwOpLdwTAFV8leydYy0J2JTQsihOCfHSgxav0iFI-FM34Wpd3NT-EGkJ4c6QPks7Q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="2262" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-irM2AhrCjDzYS-8V6UdOVgZ5iePzqQ4Yx2qIn2V5TkY07N58CKmtflaIm9FTVigrIdcMRR6S8P6O_hHP2bYtdjVUaZWN3P7aY-MFsSnbqPC9nApyc88cbrqOaHwOpLdwTAFV8leydYy0J2JTQsihOCfHSgxav0iFI-FM34Wpd3NT-EGkJ4c6QPks7Q=w400-h286" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small Dusty Wave</td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Very soon
more species followed, and these included the Barred Sallow, </span><b style="text-align: left;">Dusky Thorn, Pine
Carpet</b><span style="text-align: left;"> and the </span><b style="text-align: left;">Brimstone Moth</b><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="text-align: left;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicZzc_yFJZtBkrr8RBw7XxZrf3tNoTqgfdcPxVNtBcOPF_jmtihGwog_7p6ArynGK3hFRxj-xZPeYm-7KKpgqvagVTUoj_Tt698G058sZxhMktf_Be38wm0QB5KL-HM8jauzoUSLH5Hh-xEecArR-q-KuScn11z_HBQwXpINqutHbVcXvcXfWsPqx11w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="3474" data-original-width="2481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicZzc_yFJZtBkrr8RBw7XxZrf3tNoTqgfdcPxVNtBcOPF_jmtihGwog_7p6ArynGK3hFRxj-xZPeYm-7KKpgqvagVTUoj_Tt698G058sZxhMktf_Be38wm0QB5KL-HM8jauzoUSLH5Hh-xEecArR-q-KuScn11z_HBQwXpINqutHbVcXvcXfWsPqx11w=w285-h400" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pine Carpet</td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: left;">Micro moths
were quite thin on the ground with only four species being recorded; </span><i style="text-align: left;"><b>Blastobasis
decolorella, Epiphyas postvittana, Acleris sparsana</b></i><span style="text-align: left;"> and </span><i style="text-align: left;"><b>Plutella
porrectella</b></i><span style="text-align: left;"> which along with the </span><b style="text-align: left;">Small Dusty Wave</b><span style="text-align: left;"> was probably the moth of
the evening.</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="text-align: left;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheOO43la98IxPb9QDmdvI2HXLvY1FUiq1nlkIxTBEFvry9rLq8wci3HQERYZn2-AhxmJYleSvBoSqUz1AUCprNrpr1JcCHUhqzdifywOYXSGG3G2l2t0QhAshFOwZAV_9U6fvqPMSbtqH3-FM7NbUokG3xjwixmpdfly4utOA-5S6ASSEz476ijYwXpw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1219" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheOO43la98IxPb9QDmdvI2HXLvY1FUiq1nlkIxTBEFvry9rLq8wci3HQERYZn2-AhxmJYleSvBoSqUz1AUCprNrpr1JcCHUhqzdifywOYXSGG3G2l2t0QhAshFOwZAV_9U6fvqPMSbtqH3-FM7NbUokG3xjwixmpdfly4utOA-5S6ASSEz476ijYwXpw=w285-h400" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Epiphyas postvittana</td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="text-align: left;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1HyfKd0wUuvwrpaem2bw1RM3jRbiLH21m__9fgPOxLReqOGRzke01e0NQ5275ZYI6j3t2xtjPDn7Khvo3IwHaCIqghr5SL7aDat8Qliwvg5xyb2WjM9ZMnd6-qkB0wKiGfAuoYa9s-vrpLDFn7YWJraXP87tUM3Y6YY0iPOnJaYwL7T7RQSyqewPjWA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="1887" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1HyfKd0wUuvwrpaem2bw1RM3jRbiLH21m__9fgPOxLReqOGRzke01e0NQ5275ZYI6j3t2xtjPDn7Khvo3IwHaCIqghr5SL7aDat8Qliwvg5xyb2WjM9ZMnd6-qkB0wKiGfAuoYa9s-vrpLDFn7YWJraXP87tUM3Y6YY0iPOnJaYwL7T7RQSyqewPjWA=w400-h286" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plutella porrectella</td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0qGwQf87Ow7vgN2_EN1er33xyYUkcsmaOxA-KymxInIAGL1_P2LY07wb3Njw0_dWMfy_85Y0-UbgtIccNtOsjJcXG7_m6x2HBq06FNrY357DiD5xCkrq56vS7nXCQuTw0eZ1fVynAFJzZkza7qEhsurRhc0hSVK8IDswADu9xJST0W0lEF0zxlVz5cA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0qGwQf87Ow7vgN2_EN1er33xyYUkcsmaOxA-KymxInIAGL1_P2LY07wb3Njw0_dWMfy_85Y0-UbgtIccNtOsjJcXG7_m6x2HBq06FNrY357DiD5xCkrq56vS7nXCQuTw0eZ1fVynAFJzZkza7qEhsurRhc0hSVK8IDswADu9xJST0W0lEF0zxlVz5cA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blastobasis decolorella</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="text-align: left;">As the
evening moved on more new species were potted, </span><b style="text-align: left;">Angle Shades, Lesser Yellow
Underwing</b><span style="text-align: left;"> and a fabulous </span><b style="text-align: left;">Black Rustic</b><span style="text-align: left;">, such a smart moth.</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0YqF8-au-85SHIqqXPhEpK22Sn6OZHj602otCjxS1CHMsNNf5ts7_uusvn8fQVJ36FE4ZlC7eozpAsHPzhgozgFGGQjCZ7VgqcaOL4tkLGBj5CVxbwZCkugLWvl3XfNMdwQjdqMa7G42faCwSKXIS0oWTds9SmfI8Dppf1enc1DavL3qq8hZomelXOQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="4011" data-original-width="2865" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0YqF8-au-85SHIqqXPhEpK22Sn6OZHj602otCjxS1CHMsNNf5ts7_uusvn8fQVJ36FE4ZlC7eozpAsHPzhgozgFGGQjCZ7VgqcaOL4tkLGBj5CVxbwZCkugLWvl3XfNMdwQjdqMa7G42faCwSKXIS0oWTds9SmfI8Dppf1enc1DavL3qq8hZomelXOQ=w285-h400" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angle Shades</td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT_qK6JwA2jFVyz2pML58SObbFnUbCKGwE_ZmZYbM8VOKpI7f2xvpHKe6DHlxOL-8shbzek5hak5snfqHihKbiFIuqtlvMj_d2toYS0MX1RPcKoFkFjzyVTLVNyxSpxcN7hqmv7iMaDfb2chghvoruVto5c1bT94hHdssWZc2tRZCquoGgUYX-VeqQeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="3450" data-original-width="2464" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT_qK6JwA2jFVyz2pML58SObbFnUbCKGwE_ZmZYbM8VOKpI7f2xvpHKe6DHlxOL-8shbzek5hak5snfqHihKbiFIuqtlvMj_d2toYS0MX1RPcKoFkFjzyVTLVNyxSpxcN7hqmv7iMaDfb2chghvoruVto5c1bT94hHdssWZc2tRZCquoGgUYX-VeqQeg=w285-h400" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Rustic</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Soon after
10:30pm the skies cleared and the temperature dropped, and moth activity
dropped away, so we decided to call it a night and started to pack up the kit,
one last species was potted, a </span><b style="text-align: left;">Brindled Green</b><span style="text-align: left;">. For a full species list please
click <a href="http://www.montgomeryshiremoths.org.uk/mmgevents/mmgevent22_7.pdf" rel="" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thank you
to all those who attended the event (16 of us), which included three new faces
via Facebook (social media is good for some things!) and to the events team who
organised and ran the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Our last
event of 2022 is at Dolforwyn Woods on the Saturday 22<sup>nd</sup>. October
and I hope to see some of you there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
<span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Peter. </span></p><p><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>PRWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02383818271463675886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-47498795942721509642022-09-20T20:53:00.002+01:002022-09-20T21:09:29.447+01:00Moth & Bat Night at Camp Plas Campsite, 20/08/22<p> August's moth night was held on the 20th of August at the Camp Plas Campsite in Dolanog. It was a joint event with Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, and was a rather busy night, with around 50 people in attendance including moth group members and general public. The site was comprised of several fields, including an area of longer grasses and a field bordered by a river and several hedgerows, meaning a varied range of habitats were available for different moth species.</p><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="">After a barbeque we all enjoyed a wonderful talk on bats by Tammy from the Wildlife Trust, followed by a walk around the site with bat detectors. The 'bat hotspots' were next to the barn (with bats possibly catching moths and other bugs attracted to the light!) and down by the on-site river. Common and Soprano Pippistrelle were identified, as well as Daubenton's bats (of which we had a wonderful sighting as they swooped over the water) and Myotis species.</div><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr=""><br /></div><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr=""><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4diLN5K_T7UPWhaM4b1EdSCf-Qml9BJL8AdeORTv3_Aas6ci0eIW0XFRL08wCNjVpoeW-kt24Ck8GP5kZndeHqQ8IWREph4i5dwDEHa7_0t1JfBy4K2tTrXlpcEXWAUB1DIFOrfgGMl56d-_VNbKDm0y141m2qSoMY1tpBraoPmdEnZZ6MJ3AxCe/s2502/1663702254584.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="2405" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4diLN5K_T7UPWhaM4b1EdSCf-Qml9BJL8AdeORTv3_Aas6ci0eIW0XFRL08wCNjVpoeW-kt24Ck8GP5kZndeHqQ8IWREph4i5dwDEHa7_0t1JfBy4K2tTrXlpcEXWAUB1DIFOrfgGMl56d-_VNbKDm0y141m2qSoMY1tpBraoPmdEnZZ6MJ3AxCe/s320/1663702254584.jpg" width="308" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Centre Barred Sallow</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Six moth traps were switched on for the event, as well as a mercury vapour bulb shining on a white sheet. Despite the night having begun with fairly dry conditions, the weather worsened later on and we had some heavy rain showers- leading to a few technical difficulties as the power flickered on and off! This led to a rather early finish at 11.15pm. Nevertheless, we record 29 moth species, comprising 5 micro-moth species and 24 macro-moth species- not too bad considering the weather!</div><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr=""><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJ53k6eqeYslfLZai-_mTM2BO_Y9dEH-oE_BUW5lVwPJb6m1uBxwwhsalD1HmBoZK8KRmAtX81vFRtiPEeL7jsxTv75zGAsJdABdlLu_1bAfeAwmj8HdRp-kzOvbJHpHyGsTFfqOKmMETyolfk-OVD_Rj4DVkyrgpsgW2guVmXT12NhNZOYAAalL_/s3399/1663702254609.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2317" data-original-width="3399" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJ53k6eqeYslfLZai-_mTM2BO_Y9dEH-oE_BUW5lVwPJb6m1uBxwwhsalD1HmBoZK8KRmAtX81vFRtiPEeL7jsxTv75zGAsJdABdlLu_1bAfeAwmj8HdRp-kzOvbJHpHyGsTFfqOKmMETyolfk-OVD_Rj4DVkyrgpsgW2guVmXT12NhNZOYAAalL_/s320/1663702254609.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small Wainscot, with a pound coin for size reference!</td></tr></tbody></table><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr=""><br /></div><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="">It was fantastic as always to see these species identified by the group experts and learn more about them and their identifying features.</div><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr=""><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzVAotFQ5Jn4JrIaPiFUIn7NaSMTsGMG4DFwX_Plh5cPP49GnapFWUeUciH1jnN3EESplniXYZVA9drBufMQ_CvhqlaZQoBTjjp5C2v9MNQM_Z3-z5IkTWSM4Xvs7XlfjMGHJjfCghXFfyGpVVwrJI-zMOf5gXiFzc5ZUe0FL5gSEQZwDdN5CWbo-/s2592/1663702254639.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1753" data-original-width="2592" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzVAotFQ5Jn4JrIaPiFUIn7NaSMTsGMG4DFwX_Plh5cPP49GnapFWUeUciH1jnN3EESplniXYZVA9drBufMQ_CvhqlaZQoBTjjp5C2v9MNQM_Z3-z5IkTWSM4Xvs7XlfjMGHJjfCghXFfyGpVVwrJI-zMOf5gXiFzc5ZUe0FL5gSEQZwDdN5CWbo-/s320/1663702254639.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bulrush Wainscot</td></tr></tbody></table><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr=""><br />One particularly exciting moth for the night was this Bulrush Wainscot, a rare 'C' grade species in Montgomeryshire with only 48 records so far. This was the only rare moth for the night, though we recorded some very attractive species, including Lesser Swallow Prominent and Dusky Thorn. </div><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr=""><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVY2dXyIAQEOizcgyJX1sSU5I2_McqK-fzXO5JfIrcqzw-ISojfLNzpuw4l54S3C3OMYyFJs61BSi9H5p53S19OGuKEvTRAkCnRQJzyNbxxyS8SN3JgcHFc5ORx5RA3DqH0WPpmAu0e1P1wTUf-IVKAmfe54-oaxbtmw6RktHTCA4VxgYA92EBh6i/s2561/1663702254624.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="2561" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVY2dXyIAQEOizcgyJX1sSU5I2_McqK-fzXO5JfIrcqzw-ISojfLNzpuw4l54S3C3OMYyFJs61BSi9H5p53S19OGuKEvTRAkCnRQJzyNbxxyS8SN3JgcHFc5ORx5RA3DqH0WPpmAu0e1P1wTUf-IVKAmfe54-oaxbtmw6RktHTCA4VxgYA92EBh6i/s320/1663702254624.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser Swallow Prominent<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvdxSG5TRxKsNzKGj5S29QxUeOEL0HlwP8f8HNoM7JlXew7ODTZK3JogesRry1UEeRu8yWH-A6UC0gNgE7j62DBP9GzXcRFe6yxT3GUjNIA_JIWJ-wg7C5NlzG7z0sJocs3gR0eZk87-YzpPzUw5D7ahMkXtvyEtPLRyVE5Z98RoO3jVtA-dUmxA4/s3182/1663702254566.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2721" data-original-width="3182" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvdxSG5TRxKsNzKGj5S29QxUeOEL0HlwP8f8HNoM7JlXew7ODTZK3JogesRry1UEeRu8yWH-A6UC0gNgE7j62DBP9GzXcRFe6yxT3GUjNIA_JIWJ-wg7C5NlzG7z0sJocs3gR0eZk87-YzpPzUw5D7ahMkXtvyEtPLRyVE5Z98RoO3jVtA-dUmxA4/s320/1663702254566.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dusky Thorn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHEGle761Al2CxsQ-Y4FX4RnjilN3k0ShAShJdmcV6-bAhe7QC31z-eHMTwqQahacnjaICWCO4ahRUFIVKhiq9n5DUk0eQmanvO_rDZsdu29yUSB_yfkyF7WeeYzZpJEURFPo120nei8vLF-DlCsPTDIrMf7smsKoMCjvhCWllsFOiN0X6TjWcCwj/s2721/1663702254596.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2721" data-original-width="2364" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHEGle761Al2CxsQ-Y4FX4RnjilN3k0ShAShJdmcV6-bAhe7QC31z-eHMTwqQahacnjaICWCO4ahRUFIVKhiq9n5DUk0eQmanvO_rDZsdu29yUSB_yfkyF7WeeYzZpJEURFPo120nei8vLF-DlCsPTDIrMf7smsKoMCjvhCWllsFOiN0X6TjWcCwj/s320/1663702254596.jpg" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Arches</td></tr></tbody></table><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr=""><br /></div><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="">For a full list of the species recorded, please follow the link below:</div><div><br /></div><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr=""><a href="https://1drv.ms/x/s!AmtpvP57pyJFhUxki-0JCpz5TL99">https://1drv.ms/x/s!AmtpvP57pyJFhUxki-0JCpz5TL99</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="">Thank you to all the organisers of the event for a wonderful (if wet) night of moth catching! The next event will be held on Saturday the 24th of September at White Gate Pool nature reserve in Montgomery, starting at 8pm.</div>Daisy Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09872337421288202168noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-18193882145735367982022-08-18T20:03:00.001+01:002022-08-19T14:10:22.762+01:00Late Night in Llanymynech 23 July 2022<p>Back in July Montgomeryshire Moth Group held an event at Llanymynech Golf Course. Although I believe the group has trapped in the area before this venue was new to us, and set up with thanks to Simon Spencer & the manager of the golf course. It didn't seem a very promising evening when we arrived, as it was very windy and looking like rain too. However, we found some fairly sheltered spots to put the traps, and Peter got excited about a rocky outcrop so we managed to get a trap there too. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqcIKNbHHyIr7ZziWeND3Rxyot2cPm3CYgmADDFjtkrPOlIfBTJo52U4-XPRYMf0YJQ4WW_KbzDW1Xd84Kex_bC13qBwr1ffOzX-JEQjl2VW32PzaUMbNnKZfN-N4un5LZSFb1YZDzZUGl6Qoe92uv20S9xgKPJQBLfeFC8Ek0SZsS_jpl14oh9s/s4128/20220723_234258.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqcIKNbHHyIr7ZziWeND3Rxyot2cPm3CYgmADDFjtkrPOlIfBTJo52U4-XPRYMf0YJQ4WW_KbzDW1Xd84Kex_bC13qBwr1ffOzX-JEQjl2VW32PzaUMbNnKZfN-N4un5LZSFb1YZDzZUGl6Qoe92uv20S9xgKPJQBLfeFC8Ek0SZsS_jpl14oh9s/s320/20220723_234258.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter hard at work</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Fortunately the group was able to make its headquarters for the night in the driving range shed, which was just as well as it did rain quite a bit through the evening. And a hardy number of moth group members made it out, so it was just a question of whether the moths would too. We set up Phil's new white sheet in the shelter behind the shed - thanks Phil!</p><p>And surprisingly the moths came! First in was a micro, Agriphila straminella and the first macro was a Brimstone Moth. Peter got most excited about the Pretty Chalk Carpet, and it was a real beauty. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEJdVQgLZdCGrdJdXI7uYDsMfpt6pWP6RXIrD8AkYx8Zo47fynGhW5AhHtUGaSUlKNTOr1MRLqp9795_8Fz_mlkr6wXFZPXHQLK1YuwiGpcbmvRmRSrkWqOs-DLMS39GiuyrvXAbO1Sz2rShFoondqAIzwV0m651hl3gx2TCaib7utWfWe9dO7BA/s3760/Pretty%20Chalk%20Carpet.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2686" data-original-width="3760" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEJdVQgLZdCGrdJdXI7uYDsMfpt6pWP6RXIrD8AkYx8Zo47fynGhW5AhHtUGaSUlKNTOr1MRLqp9795_8Fz_mlkr6wXFZPXHQLK1YuwiGpcbmvRmRSrkWqOs-DLMS39GiuyrvXAbO1Sz2rShFoondqAIzwV0m651hl3gx2TCaib7utWfWe9dO7BA/s320/Pretty%20Chalk%20Carpet.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty Chalk Carpet by Meurig Garbutt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Mark got excited about the Yellow Tail that he thought was a White Satin Moth, but we persuaded him it didn't have the black & white stripey legs. However, right at the end of the evening we did get an actual White Satin Moth, and very smart it was too. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVBQ-y8ONk4dXWHT8OBalNbEi4d0YGiyTTyzbtbGwpQjASnz76_KhzFb6dUqM2feth0gxW-_Q9111a6S2Y_Gg9SET1Zz1PNsVRWQGNPejXPvc-Tmo3Mco-tAY4A3imNJp3Mriej3jplniXOjyWDNfjbI8J0GDh7i5OQP3JmEepfoBSfrnl0jae8Y/s4000/White%20Satin%20Moth.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVBQ-y8ONk4dXWHT8OBalNbEi4d0YGiyTTyzbtbGwpQjASnz76_KhzFb6dUqM2feth0gxW-_Q9111a6S2Y_Gg9SET1Zz1PNsVRWQGNPejXPvc-Tmo3Mco-tAY4A3imNJp3Mriej3jplniXOjyWDNfjbI8J0GDh7i5OQP3JmEepfoBSfrnl0jae8Y/s320/White%20Satin%20Moth.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> White Satin Moth by Phil McGregor <br />(note the stripey legs - the moth, not Phil)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Confusing moth of the night for me was the Brown-Line Bright-Eye, as I was recording and kept wanting it to be Bright-Line Brown-Eye which we get at home. What were they thinking with those 2 names??</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXbnRm3oUukrTfVOic5bJIIduNPM7GbjbwMYU6vuZtYKsYWVyJpIeqmJDug9XxPdWIaCM1m39SMopnfipKuFDqpNF6Gl9h9UTZM2ZPTHPcytczuWv-im2HX6FPwgE_iIeSlVITdoUv80I28Iipx4OfZZ0hcHGlQLO0WcVljOXv-j8mz0dQ2M6ypg/s3906/Brown-line%20Bright-eye.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2790" data-original-width="3906" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXbnRm3oUukrTfVOic5bJIIduNPM7GbjbwMYU6vuZtYKsYWVyJpIeqmJDug9XxPdWIaCM1m39SMopnfipKuFDqpNF6Gl9h9UTZM2ZPTHPcytczuWv-im2HX6FPwgE_iIeSlVITdoUv80I28Iipx4OfZZ0hcHGlQLO0WcVljOXv-j8mz0dQ2M6ypg/s320/Brown-line%20Bright-eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown-Line Bright-Eye by Meurig Garbutt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfSfaZ8_JHMXZYLIc6wnNIXIK_g7QnDB1BZrQUZVPbB0GHBzmk_9Px7iwohSyGp__5A1-C6YZTtDvprqOw41BhgXRP6qmyXvxryxyr24f5a1K7iBQLUoH3sd6SisFnzrc0hzXNdYsJeD_7uTqHiB-Un7u-6T1FxEZukznG-q6S6j1kKtuVNPcYcM/s4634/Bordered%20Beauty.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3310" data-original-width="4634" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfSfaZ8_JHMXZYLIc6wnNIXIK_g7QnDB1BZrQUZVPbB0GHBzmk_9Px7iwohSyGp__5A1-C6YZTtDvprqOw41BhgXRP6qmyXvxryxyr24f5a1K7iBQLUoH3sd6SisFnzrc0hzXNdYsJeD_7uTqHiB-Un7u-6T1FxEZukznG-q6S6j1kKtuVNPcYcM/s320/Bordered%20Beauty.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clouded Border by Meurig Garbutt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>In the end we recorded 18 micros and 56 macros, and a good range of moths too. The full list can be found on the <a href="http://montgomeryshiremoths.org.uk/mmgevents/mmgevent22_5.pdf">website</a>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VDslpKqoXr919xkn7JLxoZUzN6_YwNGGV_RA6bq7rE_j1ymLuuNvgNF8WjsLlrJEDtp0nd3DeBoTmMwIwcMceOTOohh13aYww72HJnrmQXgxAF55KjjDqutjd5L1JX1NcH5NeOwmJUGJToA3ynFtIUR10C3alGeLfI77X4av_Y6rKSb0GdenX0U/s4000/Speckled%20Lime%20Pug.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VDslpKqoXr919xkn7JLxoZUzN6_YwNGGV_RA6bq7rE_j1ymLuuNvgNF8WjsLlrJEDtp0nd3DeBoTmMwIwcMceOTOohh13aYww72HJnrmQXgxAF55KjjDqutjd5L1JX1NcH5NeOwmJUGJToA3ynFtIUR10C3alGeLfI77X4av_Y6rKSb0GdenX0U/w183-h170/Speckled%20Lime%20Pug.jpg" width="183" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lime-Speck Pug by Phil McGregor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHx-km8EwWImobJ-5cOmiOWQg_oWMabW_nNHjcI8DCnDK37pFVZPwLCkhMeGDJ2y_MZpGOAJSxAiSTbgTjAIPxIn6c_KeZIi_W4F7cLQ5kY3G1sLhtY5PXsksykiGAO2lF0iLJKP6cUO1LG-QryaFTjP98w6EsP_Eh_Xh6M6jdt9fGT6Qs18CO-6A/s4356/Scarce%20Footman%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4356" data-original-width="3111" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHx-km8EwWImobJ-5cOmiOWQg_oWMabW_nNHjcI8DCnDK37pFVZPwLCkhMeGDJ2y_MZpGOAJSxAiSTbgTjAIPxIn6c_KeZIi_W4F7cLQ5kY3G1sLhtY5PXsksykiGAO2lF0iLJKP6cUO1LG-QryaFTjP98w6EsP_Eh_Xh6M6jdt9fGT6Qs18CO-6A/s320/Scarce%20Footman%20(2).JPG" width="229" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scarce Footman by Meurig Garbutt</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15582427785633319691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-62044802307324723702022-07-23T15:13:00.003+01:002022-07-23T15:13:59.784+01:00To be (included), or not, to be (included)?<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">A friend recently showed me a photograph of a Box Tree Moth larvae, one of an "adventive" population that decimated a Box Tree hedge at a garden he works just over the border in Oswestry, Shropshire.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLuUXDZrJOEvCpCwzBTcp_HxiBR_D_lP0Fg8_8BNVg3ficNRd2ftQc1yCoZnszQYYTn2TFrjfzUuzluljzlei3LyQLfC7gbRe8IQurQazYFL4zlO4BvveIst9XzZNw0xeuxfEOz0ac77oSTMFUtrywqGP-owopaEgAsHLmcCpvsrj0eMc4SalgXOy/s2272/IMAG1513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="1784" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLuUXDZrJOEvCpCwzBTcp_HxiBR_D_lP0Fg8_8BNVg3ficNRd2ftQc1yCoZnszQYYTn2TFrjfzUuzluljzlei3LyQLfC7gbRe8IQurQazYFL4zlO4BvveIst9XzZNw0xeuxfEOz0ac77oSTMFUtrywqGP-owopaEgAsHLmcCpvsrj0eMc4SalgXOy/w251-h320/IMAG1513.jpg" title="Box Tree Moth larvae" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Box Tree Moth, Cydalima perspectalis.<br />Seb Stewart.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Purely out of curiosity, I looked on the MMG species list to see if it had been recorded in Montgomeryshire. It is not listed (yet). I noted that the Gypsy Moth (regarded as another adventive species) has one record in Montgomeryshire, so we do record adventive species.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">North Wales Lepidoptera's site has three records since 2018, all near the north-east coast of Wales.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So it occurred to me that in all the time I have been with MMG I, for one, have not been present at a talk, formal or otherwise, where adventive moth species have been discussed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ethics of controlling populations before and after cataloguing, "semi-naturalisation" acceptance thresholds and at what point official cataloguing and inclusion of these species to UK listing is conducted, are some of the ponderings in my head.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">If anybody out there can contribute to this query/conversation, I would be most grateful.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Phil.</span></p><p>n.b. Before rushing out in panic to check beloved Box Trees (if you live in the Oswestry area), my friend informed me that all the caterpillar's "appeared" to have died........but DID they all die????😟</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Phil McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00264252585758845964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-4893764383318595362022-07-06T12:46:00.006+01:002022-07-06T21:30:19.092+01:00Gerddi Bro Ddyfi Gardens Bioblitz, Machynlleth 24/06/2022.<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Bro Ddyfi Gardens is a brilliant, social therapeutic wildlife garden on the edge of Machynlleth, run entirely by volunteers since its founding in 2008.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">MMG were invited to take part in a weekend bioblitz this year, as part of a condensed, broad survey of the flora and fauna present in and around the gardens. With a mixture of wildlife gardens, mature trees, pasture and nearby deciduous woodlands this promised to be a very good site for moths as well as the other surveys concerned.<br /><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qtYUIgFI2ssMVkb1BgggUM33LrKIoxhKv2taAdMhOnulo2l3XbvF_QvM_30Dk82wK5VZ6IeoXVj1s5miwxH7H-0iRUHLqhk-9_haLAs6usoSWs-BHrhGWu_NTntss-NvtH1xbnJQQK24zlJZ59Rr70MGQ9mRALtucmNov5X1yNe1TkmQ9raU0jbp/s4000/IMAG1021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qtYUIgFI2ssMVkb1BgggUM33LrKIoxhKv2taAdMhOnulo2l3XbvF_QvM_30Dk82wK5VZ6IeoXVj1s5miwxH7H-0iRUHLqhk-9_haLAs6usoSWs-BHrhGWu_NTntss-NvtH1xbnJQQK24zlJZ59Rr70MGQ9mRALtucmNov5X1yNe1TkmQ9raU0jbp/s320/IMAG1021.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">General view of gardens. (Phil McGregor.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />This site has only been surveyed for moths once before, back in July 2016, when 54 species were recorded so we were needing some good weather for a decent chance to beat that number! Dutifully, the weather was absolutely splendid in the week running up to the event and then clouds loomed on the horizon with the threat of a slow moving, low pressure system edging east across Wales, due on our trapping night! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As members of the group gradually arrived to set up, we received a very warm welcome from staffing volunteers and members of the public alike, who were gearing up for a bat walk and talk before hopefully staying on for our moth event. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Traps were set up for a 10pm switch on, with Peter Williams, the county recorder, giving an introductory talk about all things moths. </span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_J2GxuQdx-y_OW0v3CD7mkb3KHB70SWASL9-5aaGy7lL7YtWev6Wqnkewy8KPO21Cbtcf1eOtTJB2uEeePwhgku2JeBUwFaswkp7DfLhOgJfvrITTf__fAEU1oHtbIHLm_qt4BjpFFbQQl482m8RArK7fcl2Lr0ote0zRKDCFytiqBwLGZFJYbS2c/s1920/Bioblitz.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_J2GxuQdx-y_OW0v3CD7mkb3KHB70SWASL9-5aaGy7lL7YtWev6Wqnkewy8KPO21Cbtcf1eOtTJB2uEeePwhgku2JeBUwFaswkp7DfLhOgJfvrITTf__fAEU1oHtbIHLm_qt4BjpFFbQQl482m8RArK7fcl2Lr0ote0zRKDCFytiqBwLGZFJYbS2c/s320/Bioblitz.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter Williams explaining the finer points <br />of species identification. (Ben Porter)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">First moth to the table was a Snout, caught with a net. A steady trickle of moths then came in from the 5 outlying traps and the white sheet at the "base camp", brought in by team members and a very enthusiastic group of attendees totalling 15 people in all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyB6xpv5w6U5VDGFPuC06mQpOp_EbsDpWKhs7SoB5ec0RteL2E1slaO2QkWxejjh_QXy4k6ptq_7bwNzXIRYwNGnDqYFYOxIQaj2ynEFDKTPjui0UbisbZS9y3Z2JMHwTCeSmtzHHWL2Y2ndXSfBP22-infbvUp0OlpKt1C-CMdHP9zdtHcQuNY1A/s1824/Bioblitz%204.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="1368" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyB6xpv5w6U5VDGFPuC06mQpOp_EbsDpWKhs7SoB5ec0RteL2E1slaO2QkWxejjh_QXy4k6ptq_7bwNzXIRYwNGnDqYFYOxIQaj2ynEFDKTPjui0UbisbZS9y3Z2JMHwTCeSmtzHHWL2Y2ndXSfBP22-infbvUp0OlpKt1C-CMdHP9zdtHcQuNY1A/s320/Bioblitz%204.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephant Hawk Moth. (Ben Porter.)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZFoliAWe-cZL-Dd7X2JlWcz8OG6sKi544FwU7oq_HtTcaRAjt9gm3HZzOKRL-uZiMlPGSqRqiKowOjUvcKyMONZHBDsT-OXSNIcxDqrMURGo3uqLYx3u9yT33u6hy9cjmECl0CyxhMXFx3A7Vl55YlB_Hol47yJhmC8OdNz3YhdklU83iYoTU0_f/s1920/Pammene%20fasciana%20BP.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZFoliAWe-cZL-Dd7X2JlWcz8OG6sKi544FwU7oq_HtTcaRAjt9gm3HZzOKRL-uZiMlPGSqRqiKowOjUvcKyMONZHBDsT-OXSNIcxDqrMURGo3uqLYx3u9yT33u6hy9cjmECl0CyxhMXFx3A7Vl55YlB_Hol47yJhmC8OdNz3YhdklU83iYoTU0_f/s320/Pammene%20fasciana%20BP.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pammene fasciana. (Ben Porter.)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The weather noticeably cooled with occasional rain showers after midnight. Between those of us still present, 2am was the agreed switch off time for all but one of the traps (a Skinner's) which was relocated to the "stone circle" to continue running until daybreak to try for some different species.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89_-kKCFyM2RMOUtHRDS9VQKXU0ecyMk28eBqlLkrj8X88MFyxZy0uRhjNvjzLJTY7E6ufy1-EZJVymWvkxZQ4af0Okrh8Z9ifWOnpB4xzKTtR7StHys_LRHKJt2AcvtFEwilS3aBEdUMuD3HZe1OKz9sIbqHLap9sfWAV83G-U7ReYwAIHAVRVKU/s1600/Bioblitz%203.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89_-kKCFyM2RMOUtHRDS9VQKXU0ecyMk28eBqlLkrj8X88MFyxZy0uRhjNvjzLJTY7E6ufy1-EZJVymWvkxZQ4af0Okrh8Z9ifWOnpB4xzKTtR7StHys_LRHKJt2AcvtFEwilS3aBEdUMuD3HZe1OKz9sIbqHLap9sfWAV83G-U7ReYwAIHAVRVKU/s320/Bioblitz%203.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something lurking near the white sheet. Answers<br />on a post card please! (Ben Porter.)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In total, 16 Micro species and 45 Macro species were recorded, so a total of 61 species </span><span style="font-family: arial;">which, despite the unhelpful weather, was 7 more species than in 2016 (a full list of species is available <a href="http://www.montgomeryshiremoths.org.uk/mmgevents/mmgevent22_4.pdf">HERE</a>). 54 species were caught before the main switch off at 2am, the remaining 7 extra species were potted up by Phil before the final Skinner's trap was switched off at 5.30am.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Highlights of the event were (in Peter's opinion) "...the Mullein larvae which were seen during the day and the best moth of the night was the Striped Wainscot, which is one of our least recorded Wainscot species".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A number of moths were kept at the table on the Saturday for members of the public to view as Phil had volunteered to stay on and help out with the remainder of the event. The Mullein larvae was spotted on a predictably well stripped Great Mullein in the afternoon. The remaining moths were released after lunch.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At the close of the bioblitz event, the crowd pleasing Buff Tip was voted moth of the night with much comment on its marvellous camouflage.</span></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsr8ibAGbtg8UXQvX-XNilRdpKiJN6sCudoCwIZzeH_OUyPIw1tTLJU2jp5NeG5sJzrZ9pRfFyy192Q-VYbuDBsG5utFFaXPNi9FzDhfnGxSHRQwvaoJblOY-XDftVWDsf7AcfYZgECdgmseP3D_149tas-UWJvCsCse5Bzi2SUaWpg1YWRZnD2vT/s1600/Bioblitz%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsr8ibAGbtg8UXQvX-XNilRdpKiJN6sCudoCwIZzeH_OUyPIw1tTLJU2jp5NeG5sJzrZ9pRfFyy192Q-VYbuDBsG5utFFaXPNi9FzDhfnGxSHRQwvaoJblOY-XDftVWDsf7AcfYZgECdgmseP3D_149tas-UWJvCsCse5Bzi2SUaWpg1YWRZnD2vT/s320/Bioblitz%202.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Buff Tip. (Ben Porter.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The whole event was a fantastic success, not only in terms of species recorded by MMG and other recorders (335 species in total at time of writing) but also awareness networking between different organisations, individuals and members of the public. It was great also, seeing so many children of all ages present, fascinated by the natural world too.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">First and foremost, our thanks go to Fern Towers for her massive effort in organising the event and inviting us to take part. A big thank you also to Julie Pearce for organising MMG's contribution to the event and recording species, to Peter William's, County Moth Recorder, for identification and Ben Porter and Phil McGregor for photographs. Thank you also to those of the event who provided a table of refreshments.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our next planned event is on Saturday 23rd July at Llanymynech Golf Course, Llanymynech from 9pm onwards, where we will be targeting limestone grassland species.</span></p><p><br /></p>
Phil McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00264252585758845964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-18761552601767340302022-05-30T21:55:00.000+01:002022-05-30T21:55:14.121+01:00National Moth Night at Gregynog - Saturday 21 May<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was lovely to see many people at our joint Moth & Bat night at Gregynog, held on National Moth Night in memory of Douglas Boyes. Peter counted over 40 adults and children at the event, which was a real result. Nice to see old friends and new faces. We also raised more than £180 from the raffle for the Butterfly Conservation Fund set up in Douglas' memory. Many thanks to Butterfly Conservation, Atropos Books, Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, Clare Boyes and Phil McGregor for donating prizes, and everyone for buying tickets. At least 2 of the winners were children, so hopefully they will be inspired by their prizes (Iolo's book on wildlife, and books from Douglas' collection) to have a lifelong interest in nature. Having said that, one of the young winners explained to us all about the evolutionary importance of the Peppered Moth, so is well on the way already!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">And the moths didn't disappoint us either. As regulars know, I do like to record more moths than people at our events, which can sometimes be a challenge! However, despite the challenge, the moths just delivered, with 47 species recorded. </span>Thanks to Gregynog for allowing us to run an event there - it was a great location with lots of excellent habitat. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJicv1Adi_iFxW_M55GOYOjsgiA9n4U8-m9Izq0f_6WJw_GowpYyuDHYqtE8woOXEKHKUJLLzNn1jUUy3cbMQ9Kmy_ZrPFs6X3HghjsfcUdn14gSbtdTcOnmX7vylnMq_u953sE1UBF7IjlDH6BiD8WaBRW23Ji5JiqfmlEDLyHdLWVogT-TGIxM/s4128/Gregynog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJicv1Adi_iFxW_M55GOYOjsgiA9n4U8-m9Izq0f_6WJw_GowpYyuDHYqtE8woOXEKHKUJLLzNn1jUUy3cbMQ9Kmy_ZrPFs6X3HghjsfcUdn14gSbtdTcOnmX7vylnMq_u953sE1UBF7IjlDH6BiD8WaBRW23Ji5JiqfmlEDLyHdLWVogT-TGIxM/s320/Gregynog.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good use of swing frame for white sheet! <br />And Peter doing his party trick of identifying everything in a pot. </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p>The night was note-worthy for lots of reasons - one of them being traps full of Cockchafer beetles! They were everywhere, and at the end of the night we had great difficulty persuading them to stay behind. We weren't totally successful. At least one experienced a relocation, and Phil's description of Chafer Crawly skin still brings back memories.</p><div><br /></div><div>We only recorded one micro moth, and that was mostly down to Phil's determination. But we had a very good range of macro moths. One of the most frequent to the table was the Pale Tussock & there seemed to be a good range of pugs including Dwarf, Mottled, Golden Rod & Common. The "moth of the night" was either the Orange Footman, or for me personally, the Great Prominent, which truly was magnificent in scale. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-Fvn0QGniONWyBFOIpLlRailKCDOOAtIzLo4EoNG-E9S16VVOgKEHla8FpiCqkXDCqO0WfuDNL1oXj2b7alX_m2yIVLcLbO8Jz9xs3O-4m8OIzy5UnGQsrbIuE4qdomDpe84fPi7FooqYebrX5w7FNs-WmsJifLX8GBgItdLCwEzus1-8fGW524/s1143/IMG_20220521_151440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="798" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-Fvn0QGniONWyBFOIpLlRailKCDOOAtIzLo4EoNG-E9S16VVOgKEHla8FpiCqkXDCqO0WfuDNL1oXj2b7alX_m2yIVLcLbO8Jz9xs3O-4m8OIzy5UnGQsrbIuE4qdomDpe84fPi7FooqYebrX5w7FNs-WmsJifLX8GBgItdLCwEzus1-8fGW524/s320/IMG_20220521_151440.jpg" width="223" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Orange Footman. In the excitement on the night no-one <br /> took a photo, but this is a recent one from Daisy Dunn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ptj2vOymJAV3jmVzxbp7tblSha9a8bOViolnUvtTtliREB4eTRqdFGggJppv-Mht_BmQPgf8sBfijujQFLzRftr4mYZYXyCKHX4CDAWusO_B3m7PnDhA5mK1hCUcXrXEUfXhGj82nSO7aYhDSKA5DFAZC6rsz2LEAbIz7ZyF6LdT84s7DdoafHQ/s2890/Great%20Prominent%20Gregynog%2021.05.2022%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2890" data-original-width="2533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ptj2vOymJAV3jmVzxbp7tblSha9a8bOViolnUvtTtliREB4eTRqdFGggJppv-Mht_BmQPgf8sBfijujQFLzRftr4mYZYXyCKHX4CDAWusO_B3m7PnDhA5mK1hCUcXrXEUfXhGj82nSO7aYhDSKA5DFAZC6rsz2LEAbIz7ZyF6LdT84s7DdoafHQ/s320/Great%20Prominent%20Gregynog%2021.05.2022%20(2).JPG" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Prominent (photo Sue Southam)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pHdyKWntFxbQ6w_7qkMcjEv79zxBd1BunlY5t-eRIW9mzSfhU2L3uHUYj2J22TfcC1xGGIJll2ENtVf9kVD-pT1fU0IojgccOML1kjdwLa1IXP7iBVSDA6XQqLBqmJEUU4mcF5ws3EY/s2905/Green+Silver-lines+Gregynog+21.05.2022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="2905" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pHdyKWntFxbQ6w_7qkMcjEv79zxBd1BunlY5t-eRIW9mzSfhU2L3uHUYj2J22TfcC1xGGIJll2ENtVf9kVD-pT1fU0IojgccOML1kjdwLa1IXP7iBVSDA6XQqLBqmJEUU4mcF5ws3EY/s320/Green+Silver-lines+Gregynog+21.05.2022.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Silver-Lines (photo Sue Southam)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the bat front Tammy, from Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, recorded </span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Common Pipistrelle<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Soprano Pipistrelle<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Noctule<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Brown Long-eared</span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0cm;">Unidentified Myotis, possibly Whiskered/Brandt’s</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>As ever we recorded a few extra moths as we were packing away, including the fabled Peppered Moth. Shame it was 1am by then, and all the children were safely tucked up at home. The full list of moths recorded can be see on the website <a href="http://montgomeryshiremoths.org.uk/mmgevents/mmgevent22_2.pdf">here</a>. </div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15582427785633319691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-87315830422120167952022-05-05T19:27:00.001+01:002022-05-10T19:34:03.355+01:00Saturday 23 April - Llandinam Gravels<p>It was lovely to get going with events again this year and we started at Llandinam Gravels. Not a site that I had been able to find before (!) but fortunately a number of brave souls found us at the end of a long muddy track. It is an interesting site as there is the river Severn along one side, with a field planted with young trees and then older woodland running behind us, so it was possible to put the traps in varied locations, and there was even a handy pheasant cage to set the white sheet up on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcF5SOolKUwpdAAttuUFsNiaz_L1gWQFmNRQbaY1NulL5qRAznigM4t3O88yEbD3TgJDZpEfX2s4tOcIp1B8QTZtqm2CBiOFF6d_yMJe30o3COLdLiUrKvrTbTa7I_B14C3mJ_ay-MklZKUpod5v6vhM5YaTUIMA3ijtCUKO1edhw-mXDv2zgCbcQ/s4128/20220423_220244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcF5SOolKUwpdAAttuUFsNiaz_L1gWQFmNRQbaY1NulL5qRAznigM4t3O88yEbD3TgJDZpEfX2s4tOcIp1B8QTZtqm2CBiOFF6d_yMJe30o3COLdLiUrKvrTbTa7I_B14C3mJ_ay-MklZKUpod5v6vhM5YaTUIMA3ijtCUKO1edhw-mXDv2zgCbcQ/s320/20220423_220244.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Phil managed to catch a moth just as we were setting up. A lovely little Adela reaumurella, which was a good start. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZ-dLj8foprvXLzm26lS_xmW8pQ-l0w8aQjCaZE70i7O1qSWOirQz1WKDDWJBqUrgQvL2Rh4tTSWBtPWWWDgbZPiaDxOvvGp8K02uUAS3y6CoMVipg4YtbTVkcT0NrIgfCP2RxUp81VZO4IBBoqP9k5RcodsPCL0SZbzByRCp48mjXzuGn0uCSlI/s667/1651249513230.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="667" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZ-dLj8foprvXLzm26lS_xmW8pQ-l0w8aQjCaZE70i7O1qSWOirQz1WKDDWJBqUrgQvL2Rh4tTSWBtPWWWDgbZPiaDxOvvGp8K02uUAS3y6CoMVipg4YtbTVkcT0NrIgfCP2RxUp81VZO4IBBoqP9k5RcodsPCL0SZbzByRCp48mjXzuGn0uCSlI/w201-h121/1651249513230.jpg" width="201" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adela reaumurella</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Peter Williams arrived just as the moths were coming in from the traps, and as ever treated us to some master classes in the differences between Lunar Marbled Brown and Marbled Brown (time of year), the Quakers, the Pugs and the Thorns. We were fortunate enough to have a good variety so it was possible to compare directly. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFb0BoQksULKpayPG61eT7qbM2hKmscBNO1IipjdmbJIEMpKeLesfsQEy7gZSDadfn6d5khobR2-ceOLJHUX6WfR5wX4q2dutdQ9G0_wVUijdBv78cEB-vQglaJ_mZWAqs1AbM4Qcwc-1tLJicWPgOG81O4zs8tHr2GpEytgdiL9H4K7YVxN4nHk/s484/1651249513193%20-%20Copy%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFb0BoQksULKpayPG61eT7qbM2hKmscBNO1IipjdmbJIEMpKeLesfsQEy7gZSDadfn6d5khobR2-ceOLJHUX6WfR5wX4q2dutdQ9G0_wVUijdBv78cEB-vQglaJ_mZWAqs1AbM4Qcwc-1tLJicWPgOG81O4zs8tHr2GpEytgdiL9H4K7YVxN4nHk/s320/1651249513193%20-%20Copy%20(2).jpg" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-Spotted Pinion</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_cj5ypwDTh5xZiqpeO0fx7kXwd9aVFYRXeta9bqdqPnjqFBEbSA-8WylQD_4exo8IPG-CHiTKT0KX57LzY5JExgAWkZ740e6bahf217QewtEu4_cTdNoO7pAed55q1yhScdLOr8PcKxPBfJCZjkdD-jQp0MniTciUpVc6M90nzWtIiMhA0bQrkg/s696/1651249513304.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="695" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_cj5ypwDTh5xZiqpeO0fx7kXwd9aVFYRXeta9bqdqPnjqFBEbSA-8WylQD_4exo8IPG-CHiTKT0KX57LzY5JExgAWkZ740e6bahf217QewtEu4_cTdNoO7pAed55q1yhScdLOr8PcKxPBfJCZjkdD-jQp0MniTciUpVc6M90nzWtIiMhA0bQrkg/s320/1651249513304.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple Thorn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwcvfNQqyic8vm_r7Mnb3KtcoqKxUOF-FlgfM67VpVux8mnXAeXq6NPCTtgCOkhCVl06UPjHlhkUUogawxHq9FinNv4a3Nf1YBGH0S_UKbZrUWINa0TtyJzQgSExjEWpaPjt-OzLJIP6p8KI8HhdqEB9JV9Wyrx-5c-RDfJqABBPzns15RvaL0wg/s2048/received_410768824219356%20-%20Copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1203" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwcvfNQqyic8vm_r7Mnb3KtcoqKxUOF-FlgfM67VpVux8mnXAeXq6NPCTtgCOkhCVl06UPjHlhkUUogawxHq9FinNv4a3Nf1YBGH0S_UKbZrUWINa0TtyJzQgSExjEWpaPjt-OzLJIP6p8KI8HhdqEB9JV9Wyrx-5c-RDfJqABBPzns15RvaL0wg/s320/received_410768824219356%20-%20Copy.jpeg" width="188" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pale Prominent</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The moths slowed down by about 11:30pm, and it felt quite chilly, so we potted up the stragglers and packed up. The mystery micro which turned up at the end of the night was later identified as Dyseriocrania subpurpurella. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58XkDgFvSk1KYWLMzNmZC8T-U5iDLpuvCA02ut3OtowXQp5NWF8FURPiii5EhLr1NYmCMmuVJG3KOUUh4npFp0cfOaoAtH5FYxomlRWCTB6Y-V_JjlMe_39_RlZuXVUxedHjWITqNtUNjRvcxRrJsAx47glqYGWSvhvY3xjIsL_Jspq3GKbi1_G4/s4896/P1030577.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58XkDgFvSk1KYWLMzNmZC8T-U5iDLpuvCA02ut3OtowXQp5NWF8FURPiii5EhLr1NYmCMmuVJG3KOUUh4npFp0cfOaoAtH5FYxomlRWCTB6Y-V_JjlMe_39_RlZuXVUxedHjWITqNtUNjRvcxRrJsAx47glqYGWSvhvY3xjIsL_Jspq3GKbi1_G4/w182-h138/P1030577.JPG" width="182" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dyseriocrania subpurpurella</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>A total of 3 micros and 27 macros were recorded. The full list is available <a href="http://www.montgomeryshiremoths.org.uk/mmgevents/mmgevent22_1.pdf">here</a>. Thanks to the Dunn family for most of the above photos. It was really good to see some new faces at the event, and hopefully we will see them again! Many thanks to Peter as well for braving the cold. Don't forget our next event is at Gregynog on Saturday 21 May, and it's in memory of Douglas Boyes, so do come along to support us.</p>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15582427785633319691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-24810237292172137492022-02-05T13:32:00.000+00:002022-02-05T13:32:07.926+00:00January Challenge 2022 - final results<p> The January challenge has now finished, the data is all in and has been collated into the two charts below.</p><p>This year 12 moth-ers took part (one of those was an 'out of county' recorder), one recorder less than last year which was rather disappointing. The month started with very mild conditions and promised much, however conditions soon reverted to a more normal January and thereafter we all rather struggled. Only 21 species were recorded (a drop from the record number of 25 recorded in 2021). There were 13 macro and 9 micro species recorded, which resulted in 254 moths (336 last year), 236 macro and 18 micro), which, considering the adverse weather was an excellent effort on everyone's part.</p><p>Only one of us achieved the macro part of the challenge, with 10 plus species and that was myself (peter Williams), with just managing to get the ten species, recording the tenth species an Early Moth on the 28th. just a few days before the challenge finished. Sue Southam finished second with 6 species and daisy Dunn was third with 5 species. This year nobody managed to achieve the micro part of the challenge. The best return was 3 species from Peter Williams. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: pre;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgRS0vyxLCeVecFqH8qerMn5yqpEIfUbDLCjjW_EJ-K8F7lsB8UY9ID0lipp7yd0pJnRTRq7DWgSFdCgpDNAUkQc_XiQRktkGFjzbw-3E1QpqQegBlHX3IOKUptjFC5ctRC_nNh4_fRExSuy2JTICqv4RLknBkAlriJVCDoQSXQlA0oeQg20bVr8sKWw=s876" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="876" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgRS0vyxLCeVecFqH8qerMn5yqpEIfUbDLCjjW_EJ-K8F7lsB8UY9ID0lipp7yd0pJnRTRq7DWgSFdCgpDNAUkQc_XiQRktkGFjzbw-3E1QpqQegBlHX3IOKUptjFC5ctRC_nNh4_fRExSuy2JTICqv4RLknBkAlriJVCDoQSXQlA0oeQg20bVr8sKWw=w627-h484" width="627" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Now for a more in depth breakdown of what was recorded.</p><p> Macros - As can be seen in the chart above, only five of us managed to record 4+ species. Across all recorders the most numerous species was the Mottled Grey with 98 moths, followed by Umber Umber with 40 moths and in third place was the Winter Moths with 25 moths</p><p>The most moths recorded by individual recorders were 170 by Peter Williams, 25 by Sue Southam and 14 by Alan Sibley.</p><p>There weren't really any unexpected or unusual species recorded this year, apart from an Oak Nycteoline seen in the house by Julie Pearce and Mark Thomas.</p><p>Micros - were very thin on the ground this year, with only 9 species recorded (actually one more than last year). There weren't really any unexpected micro species recorded. </p><p>The chart below shows the top five macro species recorded (along with the total of moths) from 2012 to 2022.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIQB39y5ubTmWtIH1SNUlU0Ya4GfKw19UeQBCVcBbkJodobkvNEv9gzhpm2K3WydH7ElLvIBH2yPjzAe_OjVzDDYxj8tP-NL4Trn62T7iVnkx2f9ByUPB-hISui-Kd1NqxrCAEKs5COJXd69x1vyvuaSfMQFdLHCkuIXm_22BMMlXSc2pUn6h0mT4vrw=s831" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="831" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIQB39y5ubTmWtIH1SNUlU0Ya4GfKw19UeQBCVcBbkJodobkvNEv9gzhpm2K3WydH7ElLvIBH2yPjzAe_OjVzDDYxj8tP-NL4Trn62T7iVnkx2f9ByUPB-hISui-Kd1NqxrCAEKs5COJXd69x1vyvuaSfMQFdLHCkuIXm_22BMMlXSc2pUn6h0mT4vrw=w652-h272" width="652" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgImcG9HE85CGazg8_wAVyGYT5at_L0g9lxxfBhgYmSghfcBYWgTuLr2s1xNUqfBm8JLGkQcO_jUqHycGo3LbI3aRqFBr8jTUKTQVtZYGXWcLNwA4qNDu7V1CuA0fMK-3lOJqAaDj9xPnIZwvtxBMj3rAFM-wm0f64s1w8DZRixYTJZLNK20synaCqS-Q=s504" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="504" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgImcG9HE85CGazg8_wAVyGYT5at_L0g9lxxfBhgYmSghfcBYWgTuLr2s1xNUqfBm8JLGkQcO_jUqHycGo3LbI3aRqFBr8jTUKTQVtZYGXWcLNwA4qNDu7V1CuA0fMK-3lOJqAaDj9xPnIZwvtxBMj3rAFM-wm0f64s1w8DZRixYTJZLNK20synaCqS-Q=w396-h217" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p></p><br /><span style="white-space: pre;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Happy New year to you all.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Just a reminder that the 2022 January Challenge
kicks off on the 1</span><sup>st</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. Jan. – so dust those traps off and fire them
up.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This challenge can be either fairly easy or
really difficult as the number of species on the wing in January is very
limited and are influenced by the weather which definitely plays a big part,
but the more number of nights trapped also increases your chance of completing
a successful challenge. So go on, it’s all a bit of fun in what can be a gloomy
month for moths, you never know, you just might complete the challenge.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But before you start please cast you eyer over
these simple rules below, thanks.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1) The Challenge is open to anyone, whether in
Montgomeryshire or not.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">2) Submitted records must be from one trap only
and from a single site. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Don’t have a trap – no problem, records other than from a trap e.g.
daytime observations, moths to lit windows etc. can also count as long as
they're from the same site.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">3 Only adult moths count.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What’s require from you – I need: -</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">1) A list of species recorded throughout the
month.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">2) Total count for each species you’ve
recorded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">3) Total number of nights you trapped on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> O</o:p></span><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">bjectives.</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The objective of the challenge is to record 10
macro species throughout January and if you would like to spice things up a
little you can also try to record 5 micro species as well, which is far more
difficult.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Another benefit of the challenge is that your
county recorder will get a decent amount of winter records in what is usually a
very under- recorded time of the year – so this is a win win scenario for all. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">When to send your data.</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">If you like to be interactive with other
recorders you can send me your data at weekly points throughout the month (when
I ask for it) or you can send me all your data at the end of the challenge.
Final results and weekly updates can be viewed on our Facebook page and our
website blog.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here is a link to our Facebook page so you can
see what it’s like:- </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/montymoths?sorting_setting=CHRONOLOGICAL" style="font-size: 12pt;">www.facebook.com/groups/montymoths?sorting_setting=CHRONOLOGICAL</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Good luck.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Peter.</span></p>PRWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02383818271463675886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651126297296224481.post-88674682835918808482021-12-09T14:39:00.007+00:002021-12-09T14:41:21.017+00:00Lockdown species challenge - the final table<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Hello Moth-ers – After ten months since its inception,
the ‘Target species challenge’ has finally drawn to a close. 19 moth-ers took
part with varying degrees of success, but this in the main will be down to how
often each mother trapped. In general it wasn’t an easy challenge as the
species added each month weren’t always too common, but this of course added that
extra incentive to the task, to record each species.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Now for a few statistics from the challenge: -</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Of the 19 recorders who took part 18 managed to record at least one
species. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Out of a possible 18 species, the most species recorded was by Alan
Sibley and Peter Williams with 10 species, followed Douglas Boyes with 8
species. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">A total of 29 points was possible if every species on the list was
recorded and the top three were Alan Sibley with 16 points (so, well done
Alan) Peter Williams with 14 points and Douglas Boyes with 11 points (I
have to add in all fairness, I have to add, had Douglas not passed away,
he would have probably topped the table, he loved a challenge, but of
course we’ll never know for sure).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Every species on the challenge was recorded except for the Vestal,
but this was down to the poor autumn when very few migrant species were
recorded due to the weather conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The most recorded species was the Shoulder Stripe, which 13 out of
the 19 recorders manages to record.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hopefully this challenge has given us all something
to concentrate on during varying degrees of ‘lockdown’ throughout the year and
has encouraged us all to do a little more moth trapping.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">All being well I’ll be doing our annual ‘January
Challenge’ (details here soon), which will be open to everyone.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Final ‘challenge’ table posted below.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxhkhxqyQeS0BahurBMOXreSdzOr1gs-Nk38OPCOFhl_lAlEn_cS9T9G0yBJIyYuD39oby9vzoSNCRht0kAlEsCy0FL6h3SXkun7xyiRqDD7IKb7Rf950eemqL_haCO8YQ9WgYP9oiYp2/s1199/Target+species+Lockdown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1199" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxhkhxqyQeS0BahurBMOXreSdzOr1gs-Nk38OPCOFhl_lAlEn_cS9T9G0yBJIyYuD39oby9vzoSNCRht0kAlEsCy0FL6h3SXkun7xyiRqDD7IKb7Rf950eemqL_haCO8YQ9WgYP9oiYp2/w916-h458/Target+species+Lockdown.jpg" width="916" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Peter.</div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p>PRWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02383818271463675886noreply@blogger.com0