Cors Dyfi Moth Night, 26th April 2025. Report by Simon Spencer.

 

Visitor centre, Cors Dyfi. Phil McGregor

Our first MMG evening moth event at Cors Dyfi on Saturday 26th April was very successful.  It is a superb venue being surrounded by excellent and unusual wetland habitat, having  electricity, tables and warm shelter if needed. Our hosts Dulcie and Tom Faulkner were very  welcoming and regularly trap there. Phil McGregor, Simon Spencer and Richard Bullock  attended. We were joined later by Peter Williams, Mont Moth Recorder. We started by  putting traps along the board walk where we heard Grasshopper Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler  and Sedge Warbler. We ran a Mercury Vapour trap in the car park and a white Sheet with a  MV bulb by the picnic tables. The weather was kind with cloud coming in from the West  keeping the temperature up. I am sure it was still 12C when we packed up at midnight. It  was a very enjoyable evening and we got some stunning moths. 

Maiden's Blush. Richard Bullock

Small Phoenix 

Maiden's Blush (new to Cors Dyfi list)

Peach Blossom 

Pale Prominent 

Early toothed-striped 

Dwarf Pug 

Oak-tree Pug 

Brindled Pug 

Narrow Winged Pug 

Water Carpet 

Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Pebble Hook-tip 

Brown Silver-line 

Scalloped Hook-tip 

Least Black Arches 

Pale Pinion 

Purple Thorn 

Hebrew Character 

Flame Shoulder 

Lunar Marbled Brown 

Pebble Prominent 

Oak Nycteoline 

Ruby Tiger 

White Pinion Spotted 

Pale Tussock 

Common Quaker 

Alder Kitten 

Common Wave 

Great Prominent 

Red-green Carpet 

Brimstone 

Brindled Beauty 

Scorched Wing 

Lesser Swallow Prominent 

Early Thorn 

Overnight 

Poplar Hawk 

Square Spot

Pebble Prominent. Richard Bullock.

The standardised event species link will be available HERE in due course.

Edited and added to the Blog by Phil McGregor.

Next event is on Saturday 24th May at Llanymynech Golf Club. OS NGR SJ265220. w3w//fuels.buns.spreading

Start time 21.00pm.