Tuesday 30 July 2013

It's just too HOT!

Since my last post i haven't really done much birding. A brief half hour walk around Spa Common on 24th July about covers it. Although I did see 2 Kingfisher by the small bridge along with an Otter, also in the area 7 Stock Dove and various juvenile birds including, Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chiffchaff and Great Tit. A surprise garden tick on the 17th July was Little Egret flying over.

Dispite the hot weather I've been struggling to run the moth trap as overnight storms have threatened or I've been out and about (strange I know). When running the trap I've had a mixed bag some nights getting nothing more than a trap full of flies and dross and other nights new species for the garden.

New Species:
9th July   - Pale Oak Beauty, Heart and Clubs, Clouded Boarder, Woodworm Pug and Dark Spectacle
12th July - Double Square Spot and Dark Grey Dagger.
13th July - Miller and  Dingy Footman.
29th July - Campion, Scalloped Oak, Silver Y and Phoenix.

 

Can anyone help ID the bottom carpet moth sp.?

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2 comments:

  1. James Emerson30 July 2013 at 21:45

    Bottom one is a Yellow-barred Brindle.

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  2. Adam Pointer31 July 2013 at 12:40

    Cheers. I now know its a freshly emerged individual, hence the green colour which faids to a more yellowish colour. I propose a re-name to Yellowish-Green Barred Brindle.

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