4th Nov 2011...Scarce hat-trick

Overnight min temp. 8.8 deg. calm, misty
Very little on the wing last night with the damp misty weather but for the third November running, a Scarce Bordered Straw appeared in the trap.

SCARCE BORDERED STRAW

 Garden tally for 2011 :-
247 macro, 184 micro
431 species

5th Nov.... The Last Straw (Scarce Bordered that is)

Two nights of near gale force winds followed by a calm night with constant rain ! Not the best conditions for trapping. But I persisted with the garden traps and was rewarded with this Scarce Bordered Straw. A garden "first" ?.........No, I had one last year at the same time under the same conditions and the trap had 20mm of water sloshing around in it. So it would seem that birding and mothing are both good for wayward immigrants after a couple of good windy days in the right direction at the right time of year. Thanks to Andy, VC 30 recorder for the home visit and ID confirmation and thanks to Matt (of trappingsofsuccess blog) for his invaluable ID input.
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SCARCE BORDERED STRAW showing the tell-tale underwing

SCARCE BORDERED STRAW ....side on

SCARCE BORDERED STRAW .....before it lost a few scales in the specimen pot.....year first !

To add to the "rush".......A year first FEATHERED THORN

RED-GREEN CARPET

BLAIR'S SHOULDER-KNOT .....one of two trapped

Original Pic of unidentified moth

The original shot of the mystery moth before any enhancement. The pinkish tinge can be seen. ID confirmed as Scarce Bordered Straw
thanks Andy.
Thanks also to Matt and Mike for the correct suggestion.

30/10/09 Unidentified Flying Object

Unidentified to date

Silver Y

Micro 1

Micro 2

The trap got a bit of a soaking in last nights rain, but 4 moths were noted.

2 x micros, 1 x Silver Y and another not identified ( slightly smaller than a Silver Y, had an overall hint of pink )