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Sunday, 7 November 2010

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
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4 comments:

  1. Skev8 November 2010 at 18:42

    Blimey - you deserve something good for even trying in such poor conditions.

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  2. Trent Duval9 November 2010 at 04:24

    I rewarded myself with a visit to the White Lion in Finchley to sample a few jars of Sharps Doom Bar...the Cornish quaff........it felt like an Angel had pissed on my tonsils

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  3. Bennyboymothman9 November 2010 at 07:55

    Well done on the Scarce Bordered Straw, I had my one and only last year following gale force south winds, that was a night to remember because the trap also contained a Bordered Straw!

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  4. Trent Duval10 November 2010 at 15:48

    Nice catch Ben ! Haven't had Bordered....Yet (^_*)

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