WINE RACE 2016 .. MATTc380 .. TRENT 353 .. BEN 347 ...... Garden species:- Macros 357, Micros 365, Total 722

Thursday 28 April 2011

27th April 2011...Cold weather returns

First things first...Happy Birthday Mum, 86 not out and going strong.....Mothwise, a little slow since the weather changed with temps at a kick above 3 degrees last night. On the night of the 26th I went to Home Wood with Captain Trappings for our monthly trap session and although some interseting species were caught (mostly carpets), the wind was blowing down the rides and it was much colder than the previous few nights, undoubtedly affecting numbers. The report will appear on Matts blog thetrappingsofsuccess.
A few new species have been added to the garden list after sorting out a few ID's.....ELACHISTA RUFOCINEREA 608, from 21st April



ADELA REAUMURELLA 150, 23rd April, the white patch is flash glare





Year first appearance for TURNIP MOTH 2087, 26th April







SWALLOW PROMINENT 2007, my 4th this year









Get used to it ! HEART & DART 2089, 27th April











5th 2011 record for SCALLOPED HAZEL 1920
93 garden species to date, 59 macro, 34 micro












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  1. Tony Morris28 April 2011 at 19:36

    Hi Trent,
    Your Macro list is similar to mine, down here in Kent, but I've had very few micros so far. I've put a link to "we are the campions" on my blog.
    Tony

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  2. Trent Duval28 April 2011 at 19:55

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  3. Trent Duval28 April 2011 at 20:01

    Hi Tony, welcome, I have your link on my blog so it'll be interesting to compare species. Nice to keep in touch with my county of birth as I was originally from the village of Horsmonden. Cheers

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  4. Billy Dykes28 April 2011 at 20:33

    And I thought I was doing well with 63 species. What are you putting in that trap of yours?!

    Bill

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  5. Trent Duval30 April 2011 at 08:54

    I wish I knew Bill....I'm at 61 for macros after last night, that's 25 ahead of last year..The magic ingredient must be warmth. Last April was colder than a polar bears chuff as I recall, with a lot more rainy nights.

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  6. Broom Birder2 May 2011 at 12:19

    Your Adele sp. is rufimitrella not reaumurella

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