At last we are enjoying some warm sunshine and there has been a marked increase in moths and butterflies in our area. However, numbers are still down on previous years First sighting yesterday of a Gatekeeper at Raw Nook NR.…
Recent sightings…
A single male Common Blue butterfly was found at Raw Nook NR today which is poor for this time of the year. Can confirm that a pair of Linnets have successfully bred in our area juveniles on 10/7 26 Ringlet, 9 Meadow…
A good moth night..
I had a real surprise this morning when I found a beautiful Eyed Hawkmoth in the moth trap a new species for my list of moths for our recording area. Also caught was a Polar Hawkmoth.. On a different note a…
Uncommon moth found in Low Moor…
I took a walk onto the Dealburn Road Woodland site in Low Moor today and just as I was leaving the site a daytime flying moth caught my eye as it rested on a leaf. I first thought good it’s…
Still hanging on with the moths…
Given the dry and fairly mild weather for October I have decided to run the moth trap for a few more days. As I never trapped before in October usually finishing in September so it has been interesting to find…
I think I will have to wait till next year…
At the moment I have recorded 199 marco moths in our recording areas with the vast majority been caught and identified at Caldene Fields. I have just started to get to grips with recording micro moths and the total so…
Autumn butterflies and Ragwort…
The plant Ragwort always seems to get bad press as it can be poisonous to horses. But from a wildlife perspective Ragwort is an excellent wildlife plant and provides food into November for many insects. With the weather being fairly warm and sunny today…
Moths and the Southerly winds…
The recent south/easterly winds have been bringing migrants moths to mainly southern Britain from the near continent. The moth that everyone is talking about is the Convolvulus Hawk-moth. The chances of getting one of these large beautiful moths in Bradford is I…
Holly Blue and the one that got away…
Yesterday I found a female Holly Blue feeding on heather at Raw Nook Nr…It is uncommon to have sightings of this species in autumn here. Then as I was walking back through the reserve I glimpsed a juvenile Phylloscopus warbler showing…
At last a few moths…
As I have said before spring moths and butterflies are in short supply due to the cool weather. However, there was a ‘slight’ improvement overnight and a small number of usual moths were caught and logged these were : 1…
