| August |
| 6th - |
Approximately 70 moths for Peter Burnett last night in Fiskerton; Common Rustics
were the most numerous species. A Straw Underwing managed to sit still long enough for a photograph, unlike the "Yellow Underwings"!
Also of note was a Bordered Beauty. See Pete's photograph of the Straw Underwing below. |
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| 5th - |
Matthew Blissett reports that he had an impromptu Moth Night last night at Far Ings,but it was a cold night with only 45 species of macro-moth.
However, seven species of Wainscot were recorded, namely: Brown-veined, Common, Fen, Obscure, Smoky, Southern and Twin-spotted Wainscots.
Also, other moths of note were: Barred Rivulet, Crescent, Lesser Treble-bar and Yellow-barred Brindle.
See some of Matthew's photographs below. |
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| 1st - |
A couple of hours moth-trapping for Martin Gray at Burton Pits resulted in few moths being trapped, but a pristine Rush Wainscot made it worth the effort. See Martin's photograph of it below. |
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| July |
| 28th - |
Martin Gray ran a couple of lights at Burton Pits and was rewarded with a totally unexpected moth, a Gem. See Martin's photograph of it below. |
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| 27th - |
First Chinese Character of the year in the garden for Pete Burnett. See Pete's photograph below. |
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| 26th - |
In his Epworth garden, Matthew Blissett had a new moth in the trap, one which he hasn't seen before: an Olive. See his photograph below. |
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| 24th - |
Lawrie Poole finally caught up with a Hummingbird Hawk-moth.
He had two on his Honeysuckle bush this afternoon.
Matthew Blissett also had a Hummingbird Hawk-moth in his Epworth garden today. This time he fared much better with his attempts to photograph one.
He reports, "They are constantly on the move, but finally I have one or two photos that are not too blurred." See Matthew's photographs below. |
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| 21st - |
Trapping in his local Fiskerton Wood with the actinic, Pete Burnett recorded a new 'first'.
Unfortunately, it took some time to identify; the dark chestnut markings lead him astray, until it exposed its hindwings and then it was readily identifiable as a
Least Yellow Underwing.
Chris Dobson had an amazing catch of around 70 species of macro-moth in his Langworth garden, which included two 'firsts' for the garden:
a pristine Tawny-barred Angle and an extremely tatty Black Arches. |
| 20th - |
Hummingbird Hawk-moths were being seen by many in the county today.
Pete Burnett had one in his Fiskerton garden this morning, feeding at a wall-mounted flower box, and Matthew Blissett saw 2 in his Epworth garden on his return home from work.
Unfortunately, they evaded Matthew with his camera and his attempts to photograph them.
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| 12th - |
Chris Dobson reports that he caught his first Waved Black of the year in his garden last night.
"Good to know it is still present at its only known site in Lincolnshire", he adds.
Also, a new garden record for Martin Gray today; a Silky Wainscot trapped in his Broadholme garden. See his photograph of it below. |
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| 11th - |
More Marbled Whites for Peter Cawdell; this time 30 Marbled Whites in Little Scrubbs Meadow, Chambers Farm Wood.
Andy Sims had a new moth for his Swanpool garden, Lincoln, a rather worn Barred Red. Also trapped, were: Drinker, Early Thorn and a very pink Marbled Beauty.
See Andy's photographs below. |
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| 10th - |
At home in Epworth, Matthew Blissett had his first Garden Tigers of the year, 2 of them to be precise, both looking a little worn.
He also had three superb Oak Eggars. See Matthew's photographs below. |
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In Langworth, Ron Fox also had a Garden Tiger in his garden, along with 4 Old Ladies to his sugar solution.
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| 9th - |
Peter Cawdell reports that he saw about 30 White Admirals at Southrey Wood today, along with 3 Purple Hairstreaks.
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| 8th - |
At Grimsthorpe today, Peter Cawdell had good numbers of Marbled Whites.
He also found about 75 all the way along Swinstead Valley/Swayfield Drift and, as an added bonus, there was fresh female Purple Hairstreak nectaring on thistle head there.
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| 7th - |
A good night in his Broadholme garden, with 121 species trapped, for Martin Gray.
Highlights were a Scarce Silver-lines and a pristine Blackneck, which, as Martin points out,seem to be everywhere at the moment.
See Martin's photograph of the Blackneck below. |
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In a forty-minute period at Long Strip Wood, Immingham Dock, Dave Wright saw his first White-letter Hairstreaks of the year.
A total of at least 11 seen flying around various patches of Elm during brief spells of sunshine. Other butterflies noted included:
1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Large White, 3 Small Whites, 1 Green-veined White, 8 Ringlets and 5 Speckled Woods. |
| 6th - |
After a couple of cooler nights, Colin Smith was surprised to get over 80 species to an actinic light in
Dog Kennel Wood. The pick of the species were a pristine Blackneck and a Clouded Magpie.
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| 3rd - |
A trip to Crowle Moor NNR (Northern Section) yielded some great results for Dave Wright:
53 Large Heaths, 37 Meadow Browns, 125 Ringlets, 179 Large Skippers, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Small Tortoiseshells, 1 Comma, 1 Brimstone,
4 Green-veined Whites and 2 Speckled Woods. Dave also ventured on to the Thorne Moor side for a few hours, where there were similar
numbers and species, but with the addition of Small Skipper, Common Blue and Small White.
Matthew Blissett did a trapping session at Scotton Common and caught 96 species of macro-moth. The pick of the bunch for Matthew were 4 Clouded Buffs,
Clouded Buff being a new moth for him. |
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| 2nd - |
Another Hummingbird Hawk-moth sighting, but this time for Peter Cawdell.
This one was flying around Viper's Bugloss flowers in Peter's meadow, situated alongside the Southrey - Stixwould Disused Railway Line (Water Rail Way).
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| June |
| 30th - |
Pete Smith carried out a search for White Admirals at Horsington Wood, Stixwould Wood and Potterhanworth Wood
and reports that they were on the wing and "highly visible" at all three sites. All the sightings were of immaculate fresh males.
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| 29th - |
Peter Cawdell reports that White Admirals have finally emerged in Southrey Wood. He encountered
8 White Admirals on his travels, along with 2 Speckled Woods, 31 Meadow Browns, 8 Ringlets, 1 Common Blue,
1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Commas, 1 Small White and 2 Large Skippers.
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| 28th - |
Adi Royle spotted a Hummingbird Hawk-moth just as he arrived at work in Boston today;
it was buzzing an MG's alloys just after he had parked up!
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| 27th - |
Chris Dobson has had some superb garden records lately with Lilac Beauty, Scallop Shell
and then, tonight, a stunning Scarlet Tiger. Chris rightly states that "...even with the wing damage, it is still a super moth."
See Chris's photographs below. |
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Matthew Blissett also had some good moths, which included four new moths for his garden in Epworth. These were:
Barred Red, Short-cloaked Moth, Blackneck and Sycamore. See Matthew's photographs below. |
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| 26th - |
A great garden record for Martin Gray; a beautiful Blotched Emerald, trapped in his Broadholme garden.
See Martin's photograph of the Blotched Emerald below.
Also, a good haul of moths for Andy Sims in his Swanpool garden, including a long-awaited Privet Hawk-moth.
Like buses, you wait a long time for one, and then two turn up together! See Andy's photograph of the Privet Hawk-moth below. |
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| 21st - |
A trip up to Kingerby Beck Meadows, near Market Rasen, for Peter Cawdell was rewarded with the following sightings:
1 Brown Argus, 1 Common Blue, 2 Speckled Woods, 8 Meadow Browns and 6 Six-spot Burnet moths.
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| 17th - |
In a one-hour walk around Welton Le Wold Quarry, near Louth, Peter Cawdell saw
6 Meadow Browns and 1 Ringlet, both species being his first sightings of the year.
The walk also yielded: 25 Common Blues, 24 Small Heath, 8 Large Skippers, 1 Small Copper, 1 Peacock, 2 Green-veined Whites,
2 Small Whites, 1 Large White, 2 Speckled Woods and 1 Orange-tip.
He reports that there were also several Cinnabar and Latticed Heath moths and also 3 or 4 Silver Y moths.
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| 16th - |
Pete Smith ventured up to Crowle Waste today, where he reports there are good numbers of Large Heath on the
North Section. He counted 66 Large Heaths during a fifteen minute walk. Also flying were: Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Brimstone and Speckled Wood, plus Mother Shipton moth.
See Pete's photograph of one of the Large Heaths below. |
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| 14th - |
Andy Sims reports that there were at least 16 Nemophora degeerella "Longhorn" moths dancing and resting on nettles near his house in Swanpool this afternoon.
See Andy's photograph of one of the Longhorn moths below. |
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| 12th - |
2, or possibly 3, Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth sightings for Adi Royle at Chambers Farm Wood.
Ron Fox spotted the first one and then Adi spotted the second; they were nectaring just outside the workshop (the moths, not Adi and Ron!).
A further sighting in the Butterfly garden could have been a third, or possibly one of the previous moth sightings.
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| 9th - |
Alongside the old railway line at Southrey, Peter Cawdell spotted a Painted Lady
flying wildly around some Buddleia bushes at 7 p.m. in the evening.
A new moth in his Swanpool garden for Andy Sims, a superb Bordered White. See his photograph of it below. |
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| 4th - |
A good catch in his Swanpool garden for Andy Sims, which included two "firsts for the garden" - a
Brown Silver-line and a Figure of Eighty. He also got a Clouded Silver, a Peppered Moth and a Treble-bar.
Also, a decent haul for Peter Burnett in his garden in Fiskerton - over 30 species. See his photograph of a
Latticed Heath below. Not particularly unusual, he reports, but just one of his favourites and "always sits still for a photo!" |
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| May |
| 31st - |
Matthew Blissett reports that there were at least 6 Chimney Sweeper moths
in the meadow at Sedge Hole Close today (In the South-east corner where most Pignut was in flower). See his photograph of one of the Chimney Sweeper moths below. |
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| 29th - |
At a Moth Night at Far Ings, Barton, Matthew Blissett recorded an Obscure Wainscot and a
Green Silver-lines, the latter being the first record for the reserve. See his photgraph of the Obscure Wainscot below. |
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| 27th - |
Peter Cawdell visited Chambers Farm Wood this afternoon and reports that although it felt cool,
with a slight wind blowing, 4 Marsh Fritillaries made an appearance in Little Scrubbs Meadow. He also saw 5 Dingy Skippers,
(including one female, which was egg-laying on Bird's-foot Trefoil in the Meadow extension), several Common Blues,
a Grizzled Skipper, an Orange-tip and a Brown Argus.
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| 22nd - |
Lawrie Poole had his light out for just 30 minutes, but got his first Common Swift for the year.
In total, he got 4 of them and, just as he was packing up, a Scorched Wing flew in; a new one for his garden in Thorpe on the Hill.
See his photgraph of it below. |
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| 21st - |
Peter Burnett had the Actinic out in his local Fiskerton Wood. Considering the great recent weather,
Peter was surprised by the poor catch of 8 species; just 16 moths in total.
Lawrie Poole had a White-pinion Spotted in his garden at Thorpe on the Hill, which was a new moth for him. |
| 20th - |
Les Catchick visited Chambers Farm Wood today; he was lucky enough to get Little Scrubbs Meadow to himself
for a hour and a half! It took him 50 minutes to find his first Marsh Fritillary and eventually went on to find 6 in total.
He reports, "I got great views and terrific photos. They were in pristine condition and very colourful. One was coloured wrongly -
apparently a deformity rather than an aberration. There were also quite a few Dingy Skippers in the meadow,
plus 1 Peacock, several male Orange-tips and unidentified white butterflies.
Elsewhere in the woods I saw the occasional Brimstone and Speckled Wood too. It was a really great visit."
Lawrie Poole had his light out in the garden again. He regretted packing up slightly early because the moths were "...really coming in as I packed up!", he reports.
Nevertheless, he still had a good haul: 2 Brimstone Moths; 1 Garden Carpet; 1 Pebble Hook-tip; 2 Clouded Silvers; 1 Heart & Dart; 3 Flame Shoulders;
1 Iron Prominent; 1 Small Phoenix; 1 Chinese Character; 1 Scalloped Hook-tip; 1 Spectacle; 3 Shuttle-shaped Darts; 2 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpets;
1 Grey Pine Carpet; 1 Pale Tussock; 4 Waved Umbers; 1 Least Black Arches; 2 Currant Pugs; 1 Double-striped Pug and 2 other pugs (to be determined)! |
| 18th - |
Peter Cawdell informs me that the warmer weather has brought out a few more Marsh Fritillaries
in Little Scrubbs Meadow. He saw at least 4 today, but they were not flying much. He also saw 10+ Dingy Skippers, 1 Small White, 1 Peacock
and 1 Speckled Wood.
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| 15th - |
Martin Gray had the following catch in his Broadholme garden:
2 Rustic-shoulder Knots; 1 Waved Umber; 13 Hebrew Characters; 4 Clouded Drabs; 3 Flame Shoulders; 1 Spectacle; 4 Powdered Quakers;
1 Muslin Moth; 1 Currant Pug; 1 Common Pug and 1 Eriocrania subpurperella. He remarks that the temperature at 22.00 was only 4 degrees Centigrade!
Unfortunately, Rachel Scopes (in chilly Horncastle) didn't fare as well as Martin and remarked that "...it was closer to No Moth Night than National Moth Night!"
Her grand total for the night was just two moths: 1 Hebrew Character and 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart.
By contrast, the results obtained by those that visited Chambers Farm Wood were markedly better. Roger Labbett's list for the night were as follows:
7 Brindled Pugs; 6 Common Quakers; 2 Lunar Marbled Browns; 2 Hebrew Characters; 2 Pebble Prominents; c20 Great Prominents;
2 Chocolate-tips; c10 Lesser Swallow Prominents; 1 Swallow Prominent; 1 Water Carpet; 1 Pale Tussock; 1 Streamer; 1 Frosted Green; 1 Seraphim;
1 Early Grey; 1 Clouded Drab; 1 Lime Hawk-moth; 1 Eriocrania subpurpurella, which all came to light. In addition,
1 Micropterix calthella was beaten out by Colin Smith. Roger mentions that "According to the National Moth Forum emails,
it was a very poor night last night everywhere. However, at Chambers Farm Wood, we seemed to do better than many parts of the country,
including the south!" Alas, this trend did not continue for Roger; at home in his garden, his 125W MV produced a nil return!
Chris Dobson didn't get too many in his garden either, just six moths: 1 Waved Umber; 2 Rustic Shoulder-knots; 1 Powdered Quaker;
1 Hebrew Character and 1 Clouded Drab.
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| 14th - |
Richard Davidson had a rewarding day south of Grantham. He found 7 Grizzled Skippers
all on top of St. Johns Wort dead heads. He reports "Three were opening their wings and basking in the sunshine and two were mating."
Then, moving on to the south of the county, he saw a further 3 Grizzled Skippers.
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| 13th - |
Out and about near Sedgebrook again, Peter Cawdell, accompanied by John Davison this time, made the best of the
frustrating Spring weather. The few butterflies that made an appearance there were:
2 Small Tortoiseshells, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Orange-tip, and 6 Small Whites.
They continued on and, near Muston, recorded: 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Orange-tip, and 1 Green-veined White.
In the bright but cool weather, close to Grantham, the pair saw another Speckled Wood and Orange-tip before John made an exciting discovery of a fresh
Grizzled Skipper. Buoyed up by this last sighting, the pair then ventured to the south of the county, where Peter and John saw
a further 3 Dingy Skippers, 1 female Common Blue and 5 Grizzled Skippers, the latter found in classic position, roosting on the
tops of last year's "hard-heads" (Knapweed).
Dave Wright had a visitor to his garden today - a cracking Holly Blue. Check out his great photograph of it below! |
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| 11th - |
Peter Cawdell was out on his travels again and found a very early male Common Blue at Sedgebrook, near Grantham today.
Also on the wing, braving the cold winds, were: 1 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White and 1 Brimstone Moth.
He also saw his first Large White of the year at Muston, together with 1 Small White, 2 Green-veined Whites, 2 Orange-tips,
2 Peacocks, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood. There was just 1 Peacock south of Grantham.
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| 5th - |
Running his Moth light for only 2 hours 30 minutes, Lawrie Poole had a very respectable haul:
3 Least Black Arches, 2 Pale Prominents, 1 female Emperor, 1 Waved Umber, 2 Garden Carpets, 3 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpets,
1 Currant Pug, 2 Hebrew Characters, 2 Shuttle-shaped Darts, 1 Clouded Drab, 2 Double-striped Pugs and 1 Red Chestnut.
"I've not even seen an Emperor before - what a beautiful creature!" remarks Lawrie.
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| 4th - |
Les Catchick visited Twyford Wood today and saw around a dozen
Grizzled Skippers and a few Dingy Skippers.
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| 1st - |
A good spot by Peter Cawdell in Little Scrubbs Meadow this morning - a final instar
Marsh Fritillary larva found basking on a dead leaf.
Also worthy of note, eagle-eyed Elliott Ludlow spotted a Small Copper keeping low to the ground at Moor Farm Nature Reserve;
his first Small Copper of the year.
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| April |
| 28th - |
More Grizzled Skipper sightings today!
Pete Stannard paid a visit to Twyford Wood and at the Sanctuary reserve encountered: 6 Grizzled Skippers, 5 Dingy Skippers, 2 Orange-tips and a single Green Hairstreak.
But perhaps more significantly, Toby Ludlow discovered a completely new colony of Grizzled Skippers in a quarry in the south of the county. Dingy Skippers were also present.
Toby saw: 7 Grizzled Skippers (including 1 egg-laying female), 3 Dingy Skippers, 1 male Orange-tip, 2 Peacocks, 1 Holly Blue and 1 Speckled Wood. See Toby's photographs of Grizzled Skipper and Dingy Skipper below. |
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| 27th - |
After advance warning from Pam Carter that Grizzled Skippers were on the wing, the Grizzled Skipper Survey
finally opened its account in Lincolnshire with a single Grizzled Skipper sighting by Chris Howes at Jackson's pit.
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| 26th - |
Despite a clear evening, Lawrie Poole put his trap out last night and caught just 5 moths! These were:
2 Common Quaker, 1 Streamer with the lovely violet cast (first for his garden), 1 Least Black Arches and 1 Red Twin-spot Carpet.
Toby Ludlow also reports that despite meagre numbers being trapped in the garden (less than 10), he managed to get a couple of "firsts for the year" -
his first Shuttle-shaped Dart of 2010 and, after an absence of a few years, caught a Chocolate-tip as well. See his photograph of the Chocolate-tip below. |
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| 23rd - |
An excellent night for Chris Dobson and Ron Fox; both getting a first ever female Emperor moth
in their garden traps. Ron also got his first Red Chestnut and Swallow Prominent for the year, while
Chris got a pristine Pine Beauty and Purple Thorn. See Derek Fox's photograph of the female Emperor below. |
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| 18th - |
Derek Fox has sent in another garden record for his Langworth garden: this time, a
Holly Blue.
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| 17th - |
Pete Smith enjoyed a great walk out at Potterhanworth Wood today. He got his first sightings this year for
Orange-tip (1 male) and Green-veined White (4 including a mating pair), along with good numbers of
Peacock, Brimstone, and a few Commas and Small Tortoiseshells.
Also, Derek Fox had a new garden sighting for 2010 in his Langworth garden; a Small White.
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| 16th - |
Derek Fox has sent in an update for butterflies seen at our Snakeholme Pit reserve today:
3 Peacock, 1 Brimstone, 1 Comma and 1 Green-veined White, the latter species being a new record for 2010 for Derek.
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| 13th - |
A few more in his local wood for Pete Burnett; 44 moths of 10 species, which included Pete's first
Brindled Beauty and Streamer of the year. See Pete's photographs below. He says the Streamer was freshly emerged
and shows a violet tint, which he hopes is visible on the photograph. |
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| 12th - |
Pete Burnett, from Fiskerton, trapped in his local wood. He reports, "...what a difference a week and a
drop in temperature makes; from last week's high of over 200 moths, could only muster 16 in total last night: 4 species of macro plus
a single Diurnea fagella.
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| 11th - |
Dave Wright reports that "Today, had my first "real" butterfly of the year with a
Holly Blue at Stockwith Mill, near Hagworthingham." He also noted 3 Peacocks and
a single Small Tortoiseshell.
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| 10th - |
Toby Ludlow spotted his first "proper" butterfly of 2010; a female
Green-veined White flying along the River Bain, Coningsby.
Dave Wright paid a return visit to Messingham yesterday and noted the following: 7 Small Tortoiseshells, 1 Comma, 19 Peacock and 10 Brimstone.
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| 9th - |
A Red Swordgrass turned up in Martin Gray's actinic last night.
See Martin's photograph of the Red Swordgrass below. Also present were Pine Beauty and Water Carpet,
both new records for 2010 for Martin. He reports that a specimen of semioscopis avellanella was most unexpected.
"Butterflies at last!" exclaims Peter Cawdell. He reports that the Southrey Wood transect produced a good display of overwintered butterflies today with:
16 Commas, 7 Peacocks, 2 Brimstones and 2 Small Tortoiseshells. He also saw a Brimstone at Fiskerton and a
Small Tortoiseshell in Glebe Park, Lincoln. |
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| 8th - |
Loads of sightings today! The clear skies and warm sunshine sparked many to venture outdoors in search of butterflies.
Dave Wright had a day off work today and made the most of the fine weather! A trip to Messingham Sand Quarry NR paid dividends:
8 Small Tortoiseshells, 3 Commas, 7 Peacocks and 6 Brimstones were his reward.
Pete Smith spent a few hours in Wickenby Wood. He reports, "there were plenty of Brimstones, Peacocks and Comma,
plus Orange Underwing and Light Orange Underwing; the underwings were particularly common, with several dozen seen,
and I managed to confirm ID of one of each species, but no idea what the ratio was, as most of them were disturbed from the ground as I walked around
and took up into the trees!"
Toby Ludlow had a amazing day today. At Moor Farm NR and surrounding area he had more than fifty butterfly sightings; Brimstones being particularly numerous.
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| 6th - |
Andy Sims caught the following 18 moths in his Swanpool garden:
1 Dotted Border, 1 Red Chestnut, 1 Pine Beauty, 1 Small Quaker, 2 Common Quaker, 1 Clouded Drab, 9 Hebrew Character, 2 Early Grey.
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| 5th - |
Pete Burnett had a good haul in Long Wood. He reports, "Nothing new, but good numbers with over 200 moths caught." Most numerous were:
72 Clouded Drab and 59 Hebrew Character. He had the first Carpet he has trapped in Long Wood this year, a Water Carpet,
but has drawn a complete blank on Yellow Horned and now is beginning to wonder whether they are present in his area. See Pete's photograph of the Water Carpet below. |
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| 2nd - |
Andy Sims caught the following 18 moths in his Swanpool garden:
1 Dotted Border, 1 Red Chestnut, 1 Pine Beauty, 1 Small Quaker, 2 Common Quaker, 1 Clouded Drab, 9 Hebrew Character, 2 Early Grey.
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| March |
| 28th - |
In a 3-hour spell, Lawrie Poole attracted the following moths to his MV light:
2 Pine Beauty, 3 Early Grey, 4 Twin-spotted Quaker, 4 Common Quaker, 8 Clouded Drab, 1 Chestnut and 2 Hebrew Character. See Lawrie's photographs of the Pine Beauties below. |
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| 27th - |
Enjoying the sunshine today, Pete Burnett spotted a Brimstone and a Small Tortoiseshell in Fiskerton.
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| 26th - |
Pete Burnett trapped his first Red Chestnut of the year in his garden. See his photograph of it below. |
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| 25th - |
Rick Bennett saw an Orange Underwing in his Skellingthorpe garden today.
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| 24th - |
With the night-time temperatures rising, Lawrie Poole managed a reasonable haul in his garden in just two and a half hours:
7 Clouded Drab, 3 Hebrew Character, 9 Common Quaker and 2 Oak Beauty. See his photograph of one of the Oak Beauty moths below. |
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Roger Labbett had a good night at Kenwick Park, Louth. A combined catch between MV and Actinic lights produced the following species:
Engrailed, Small Quaker, Common Quaker, Twin-spotted Quaker, Pale Brindled Beauty, Clouded Drab, Hebrew Character, Satellite, Grey Shoulder-knot,
Dotted Border, Shoulder Stripe, Pale Pinion, Chestnut, March Moth, Tortricodes alternella, Agonopterix heracliana, Agonopterix ocellana and Acleris hastiana.
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| 23rd - |
Colin Smith put his Actinic out in Buslingthorpe Wood with outstanding results; 117 moths - all macros! Most notable were a
Pale Pinion and 34 Common Quaker, which were the first Common Quakers that Colin has trapped this year. Typical story, you wait for months and then 34 come along together!!!
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| 22nd - |
At Owlet plantation, Andy Sims spotted an Orange Underwing in flight,
which later perched on a branch for a positive identification.
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| 21st - |
Lawrie Poole had his Moth Light out again in his garden. This time, some relatively good numbers, but few species:
12 Clouded Drab, 2 Chestnut, 3 Common Quaker and 7 Hebrew Character.
Andy Sims caught his first Early grey of the year in his garden at Swanpool, Lincoln. 22 moths altogether:
1 Pine Beauty, 4 Small Quaker, 9 Common Quaker, 2 Clouded Drab, 3 Hebrew Character, 1 Early Grey and 2 Chestnut
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| 20th - |
Just three moths for Andy Sims as a result of the rain and subsequent frost:
1 Yellow Horned, 1 Dotted Border and 1 Common Quaker.
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| 19th - |
First Brimstone butterfly sighting of the year for Kay Perry today in her garden at Owmby By Spital.
Lawrie Poole also saw a Brimstone in his garden at Thorpe On The Hill.
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| 18th - |
Pete Smith had his first butterfly sighting of the year today; it was a Peacock, which was
sunning itself along the edge of the recently-worked coppice area in Southrey Wood.
Andy Sims had the following catch in his Swanpool garden:
1 Oak Beauty, 1 Pine Beauty, 2 Dotted Border, 16 Common Quaker, 1 Small Quaker, 4 Clouded Drab, 1 Hebrew Character.
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| 17th - |
Kay Perry had her first sighting of a butterfly in Lincolnshire today; a Small Tortoiseshell
on Silica Park LNR, Scunthorpe.
Chris Dobson had his actinic out in Hardy Gang Wood and had some excellent results: 9 Yellow Horned, 51 Chestnut, 47 Satellite,
1 Shoulder Stripe,
1 Dotted Border, 12 Clouded Drab, 1 Oak Beauty, 2 Hebrew Character, 5 Small Brindled Beauty, 1 Engrailed, 1 Spring Usher,
1 Pale Brindled Beauty, 1 Agonopterix ocellana, 2 Agonopterix heracliana. See photograph below of one of the Small Brindled Beauty moths. |
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| 15th - |
Another couple of moths for Lawrie Poole in his garden at Thorpe On The Hill; this time, 2 Common Quakers. See his photograph of one of the Common Quakers below.
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Also, a good haul for Colin Smith at Wickenby Wood: 7 Clouded Drab, 5 Hebrew Character, 2 Shoulder Stripe, 4 Dotted Border, 5 Yellow Horned, 2 Satellite, 5 Chestnut, 1 March Moth and 1 Pale Brindled Beauty.
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| 14th - |
Just one moth trapped by Andy Sims in his garden, but it was a new species for him; a Satellite. See his photograph below. |
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| 13th - |
Having had his MV light running on many occasions this year, Lawrie Poole finally managed to trap his first moths of the year: a March Moth and a single Hebrew Character in his garden at Thorpe On The Hill. See his March Moth photograph below. |
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Rachel Scopes put her trap out for the first time this year. She reports, "Didn't take long to go through it - just a single March Moth!"
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| 9th - |
The first actinic trapping session of the year at Newball Wood proved very fruitful for Derek Fox, Ron Fox and Chris Dobson. They recorded an incredible 57 macro-moths:
37 Chestnut, 7 March Moth, 7 Dotted Border, 2 Satellite, 2 Yellow Horned, 1 Pale Brindled Beauty and 1 Spring Usher. Very impressive guys!
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| 1st - |
Another moth this year for Martin Gray; this time a Spring Usher in his garden at Broadholme. See his photograph below. |
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| February |
| 4th - |
Martin Gray managed to entice an Early Moth.
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| January |
| 17th - |
The first sighting for the year is in; Harry Turner spotted a Small Tortoiseshell
flying around in his garden in Louth. |
