Category Archives: Winter 2021/2022

 I ran the moth traps again along Pullen Walk last night. There was an amazing variety in the Chestnut Moth with all four individuals looking very different to each other. I caught 17 individuals of 10 species including Calybites phasianipennella which I first caught in August and at the time was the first ever recordContinue reading “Tuesday 9th November 2021”

I set up the moth traps near Pullen Scrub on Saturday night as it was warmer than it had been for a few days. On site it did seem pretty windy and when I returned to check the taps the next morning it also felt pretty cold. I recorded 13 individuals in the two traps,Continue reading “Sunday 7th November 2021”

A very frosty start with thick ice on the car windscreen. From Warren Shore visible migration in small numbers included Siskin, Linnet, Goldfinch, Song Thrush, Skylark, Chaffinch and Meadow Pipits. There were two Dartford Warblers in the Beach Gorse, both were elusive but I managed a photo of the first bird, the one nearer toContinue reading “Wednesday 3rd November 2021”