11th &12th July.

11th July............All traps blazing with 40+ species recorded
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a garden first in the shape of this rather worn
BLACKNECK

MALLOW ......1st for year. STOP PRESS:::::::::: Eagle-eyed Matt Burgess has noticed that this is NOT a Mallow. It is in fact a SHADED BROAD-BAR which is very similar. Thanks Matt that is a Dells Garden First and I will be expecting my year first Mallow in about two months time.

one of 2 NUT-TREE TUSSOCK

LARGE YELLOW UNDERWING.....I've taken a few "hits" from these big guys, but love 'em or hate 'em they are a cracking moth. Another wrong ID by yours truly ! This is a female BROAD-BORDERED YELLOW UNDERWING thanks Ornithom, much appreciated.

SHARK

MOTTLED RUSTIC

my 2nd PINE HAWKMOTH

RED/DARK TWIN-SPOT CARPET

12th July....................Much cooler last night with a bit of rain thrown in. Just had the one trap working and numbers were well down with 22 species of macros noted.
I was almost sure the top pic was the UNCERTAIN (contradiction noted) in its grey form, but the black dots along the leading edge of the forewing confirm it is the very similar PALE MOTTLED WILLOW

This NUTMEG is definitely a different one from the night before, it became breakfast for a cheeky robin which darted in before I could transfer it to the release bin.

BROAD-BARRED WHITE The rest are the usual visitors at the moment with a few interesting micros .

12/07/10

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12 x Dark Arches

8 x Uncertain

8 x Common Footman

5 x Riband Wave

5 x Willow Beauty

3 x Heart & Dart

3 x S.S.Dart

3 x Large Yellow Underwing

3 x Scarce Footman

2 x Marbled Beauty

2 x Dot Moth

2 x Grey/Dark Dagger

2 x Buff Ermine

2 x Marbled Minor agg

1 x Swallow-tailed Moth

1 x Broad-barred White

1 x Pale Mottled Willow

1 x Single-dotted Wave

1 x Least Carpet

1 x Cloaked Minor

1 x Bright-line Brown-eye

1 x Light Arches

10th July....From the ashes............

..........a PHOENIX (garden first)

DUSKY BROCADE Was the first option but after many a consultation it has been ID'd as a

NUTMEG.

one of two 2nd generation EARLY THORN

BEAUTIFUL HOOK-TIP another first for the Dells garden

I only got one of these last year so hoping for more of THE HERALD

GREEN SILVER-LINES put out 3 traps last night for around 60+ species including micros

9th July...one more new'un

one more for the ever growing garden tally
BROWN-LINE BRIGHT- EYE

2nd LEOPARD MOTH for the year

DOUBLE SQUARE-SPOT

PRIVET HAWKMOTH

UNCERTAIN (or is it a Rustic ?) Was too "hammered" to patrol the walls with my camera, so the count was down to low thirties of species

8th July...Shark !

a garden 1st for this SHARK

after a fair bit of confusion it appears that this is a CABBAGE MOTH

First visit of the year for a MOUSE MOTH

VAPOURER I couldnt BUY one last year, this is my 3rd for 2010

BURNISHED BRASS The spell of good weather continued to give 40 plus species in the one garden Skinner trap

7th July...White or Black pepper ?

In the garden trap last night
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PEPPERED MOTH
Black pepper !

PEPPERED MOTH

White pepper !

DUSKY SALLOW ...first for year

AGAPETA HAMANA

RINGED CHINA-MARK...Parapoynx stratiotata over 40 species of macro plus 15 or so micros