13th Oct 2013 ... Autumn Pick 'n' Mix

The makeshift rain covers came in handy last night as the rain didn't stop until first light.

A mixed bag of Autumn was in the traps with 15 moths of 13 species.....

1342 ... Eudonia angustea

1937 ... Willow Beauty x 2

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart

2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 2

2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing

2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot

2245 ... Green-brindled Crescent

2248 ... Brindled Green

2258 ... Chestnut

2259 ... Dark Chestnut

2266 ... Brown-spot Pinion

2267 ... Beaded Chestnut

2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow

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Below ... The traps with temporary rain covers in place

Dark Chestnut

Chestnut

Brindled Green

Beaded Chestnut

Brown-spot Pinion

Green-brindled Crescent

10th Oct 2013 ... Foul weather good for the Carpets

Rain, cold, blowing a gale.
Perfect night for one of the traps. Yeah right.
I thought I'd better put one on in case of a blow-in.
It's a surprise anything was on the wing at all but Red-green, Common Marbled and Garden Carpet somehow made it to the lights.
15 moths of 10 species was a good tally given the conditions.

1728 ... Garden Carpet
1760 ... Red-green Carpet

1760 ... Red-green Carpet

1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet

1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet

2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 3
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character
2232 ... Black Rustic x 2
2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot x 3
2270 ... Lunar Underwing
2273 ... Pink-barred Sallow

2273 ... Pink-barred Sallow

2306 ... Angle Shades

9th Oct 2013 ... The North wind doth Blow

5+ degrees, and feeling very chilly in the stiff north wind.
A good blow and a cold snap is not always a bad thing in my garden at this time of year. It gets rid of the late summer stragglers and often produces a good moth for the year list.
Scarce Bordered Straw appeared in 2010 and 2011 during the first week in November during wet and windy conditions and both of those years were not good years for that species.
Large Wainscot was added to the garden tally and another Green-brindled Crescent was noted.
Very little else in the traps apart from stuff that was probably lurking in the nearby bushes, a residue from the previous night.
9th Oct
0998 ... Light Brown Apple Moth x 2
1745 ... Mallow x 1
1937 ... Willow Beauty x 2
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 8
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing x 3
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character x 5
2199 ... Common Wainscot x 1
2232 ... Black Rustic x 1
2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot x 4
2245 ... Green-brindled Crescent x 1
2264 ... Yellow-line Quaker x 1
2267 ... Beaded Chestnut x 1
2270 ... Lunar Underwing x 2
2375 ... Large Wainscot x 1 ... YF
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow x 2
...

2375 ... Large Wainscot

Common Wainscot and Large Wainscot

8th Oct 2013 ... Green-brindled Crescent

The traps have been very quiet this week which is surprising given the nice weather we have been experiencing of late.
Migrants have been invading the land on the southerly biased winds but that is all about to change from today with strong northerlies and a dip in temperatures heading our way.
Green-brindled Crescent was added to the garden year list last night ....

2245 ... Green-brindled Crescent

Last nights catcth :-
0464 ... Plutella xylostella ... Diamond-back Moth
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth x 2
0674 ... Depressaria badiella ... Brown Flat-body

674 ... Depressaria badiella

0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... Light Brown Apple Moth x 3
1398 ... Nomophila noctuella ... Rush Veneer
1413 ... Hypsopygia costalis ... Gold Triangle
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume x 3
1711 ... Treble Brown Spot ....

1711 ... Treble Brown Spot ... 8th Oct 2013

1728 ... Garden Carpet
1745 ... Mallow x 2
1760 ... Red-green Carpet
1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet x 3

1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet\

1937 ... Willow Beauty x 3
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart x 2
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 12
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing x 9
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character x 6
2199 ... Common Wainscot
2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot x 7
2245 ... Green-brindled Crescent ... YF
2267 ... Beaded Chestnut x 2
2270 ... Lunar Underwing x 2
2272 ... Barred Sallow x 2
2306 ... Angle Shades x 2
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow x 7
2441 ... Silver Y

6th Oct 2013 ... October Coronet

A Varied Coronet was attracted to the Synergetic fluorescent lamps last night.
This is the first autumn record for the garden

2170 ... Varied Coronet

Our VC30 recorders, Andy and Melissa Banthorpe, have just informed me that the two previous latest records in VC30 Bedfordshire were August 1977 and September 9th 1983, so this is indeed a late one.

Last nights catch :-
0874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella

0874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella

0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana x 3
1342 ... Eudonia angustea x 2
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla x 3
1745 ... Mallow x 2
1760 ... Red-green Carpet
1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet x 2
1769 ... Spruce Carpet
1937 ... Willow Beauty x 2
2087 ... Turnip Moth
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 10
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing x 6
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character x 8
2170 ... Varied Coronet
2232 ... Black Rustic
2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot x 6
2267 ... Beaded Chestnut x 3
2270 ... Lunar Underwing x 7
2272 ... Barred Sallow
2297 ... Copper Underwing

2297 ... Copper Underwing

2306 ... Angle Shades
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow x 3
2441 ... Silver Y