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Sunday, 3 July 2022
Saturday, 2 July 2022
Moth nights
Obviously due to official cabin closure etc, moth nights wont be available this evening, as would have happened.
When the new gaff is sorted and officially open to public again, the cromwell bottom "bright star" will be shining in the darkness once more! And the bats can snack away again, when its left unattended for a few minutes.
It really will be 5* mothing then.
Friday, 24 June 2022
Temporary Cabin Closure
The preparation work for the arrival of our new cabin (aka our new modular building) is about to start. Accordingly, the last day that the cabin will be open is this coming Sunday and from Monday of next week (20th June) it and the compound, including access to the toilets, will be closed. We anticipate that it will be at least three weeks before the new cabin is able to operate.
Many apologies for any inconvenience this may cause – but it’s all in a good cause as you will see when our new cabin is installed.
Best wishes.
Robin
Friday, 17 June 2022
Moth night sat 18th
Got to be 10pm start time now, with 9.30pm on, for arrivals.
Another 22 species were observed 2wks ago, all in pristine condition. Hope it's not windy or too cold, it should be a bumper crop!
See whoever then.
Sunday, 5 June 2022
Bird Sightings May 2022
Friday, 3 June 2022
Moth night sat 4th
I think 9.30 arrivals for 10.00pm start this time, summer must be here!
Last time we had a decent haul,
Tachystola acroxantha, large twin spot, green carpet, and straw dot, before it got dark.
Eudonia mercurella, flame carpet, pebble hook tip, white spotted pug, grey birch,poplar hawk moth, silver ground carpet, white ermine, pale tussock, flame shoulder, brightline brownleye, pebble prominent, clouded drab, ingrained clay, ancylis bandana, lesser swallow prominent, common white wave, and common swift, all came after dark and mostly around the lamp.
22 in just a couple of hours, it's that time of year now, anything can arrive and haul numbers are unguessable.
So sit watching the tv or go hands on with nature and get down for a moth night.
See whoever then.
Thursday, 19 May 2022
Moth night sat 21st
9pm arrivals for 9.30pm start, usual clothing for weather and a torch is all you need.
Any mild nights now and they are out in numbers.
Just for the record - tonight was the first time SWIFTS are over my house this year. They arrived today!
See whoever on sat.
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Sunday, 8 May 2022
Thursday, 5 May 2022
Bird Sightings April 2022
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
Moth night sat 7th
Arrivals from 9.00pm for a start time of 9.30pm should do it. Usual clothes for weather and a torch.
Two weeks ago on a cold breezy night we had :
1 x herald, 1 x flame carpet, 3 x common Quaker, 1 x powdered quaker, 1 x small quaker, and 1 x early tooth striped.
Not too bad for the weather that night.
See whoever then.
Monday, 25 April 2022
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Moth night 23rd
Same as last week, 8.30pm arrivals for a 9.00pm start. Usual ... clothes for weather and a torch. Looking like it may be a good night again.
See whoever then.
Thursday, 14 April 2022
Moth night Sat 16th
Yes we had one last week and there is another std one next week.
Its Easter, weathers looking good, so we are slipping one in this week for fun. Last time weather was good we had an eruption of early species, good chance of a similar night this time.
Arrivals from 8.30pm for 9.00pm start.
If your doing nothing sat, get down and check the wildlife out, instead of watching naked attraction.
Clothing for weather and torch are all you need, net if you have one.
Last week was a bit brassic, little breezy and open sky with moon. We had 4 species last week: aganopterix heracliana, hebrew character, clouded drab, and a totally battered pug, probably a brindled, but I'm not brave enough to call it.
See whoever then.
Friday, 8 April 2022
Bird Sightings March 2022
Moth night sat 9th
Nearly forgot to post. 8.00pm arrivals for 8.30pm start. Clothing for weather and torch is all you need.
12 species last time on a near perfect night for it. Weather is a little uncertain this time.
See whoever then.
Thursday, 24 March 2022
Moth night sat 26th
7.00pm start this time, arrivals from 6.30pm. Hoping it stays mild until then and we should get some recently hatched specimens. Clothing for weather and torch is all you need.
Last time we had:
1 Common Quaker, 5 oak beauty, 7 aganopterix heracliana agg. And a red sword grass a new one for our list. Its picking up!
See whoever then.
Thursday, 10 March 2022
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Moth night sat 12th
6.30pm start, clothing and footwear for the weather, and torch for seeing.
Last time we had:
Aganopterix heracliana, satellite, and march moth.
See whoever then.
Friday, 4 March 2022
Bird Sightings February 2022
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Moth night sat 26th
Start time 6PM, usual warm clothes, good footwear and torch.
I'm at a wedding that day, so Daniel will see whoever that evening. No it's not mine lol.
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Moth night sat 12th
5.30 to 6.00m start. Usual warm clothes, stout footwear, torch, and your in.
2weeks ago we had:
acleris hastiana, and aganopterix ciliella, a heracliana variant.
Psst, dont tell those who came to the zero nights lol. They wont believe us!
See whoever then.
Friday, 4 February 2022
Bird Sightings January 2022
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Thursday, 27 January 2022
Moth night sat 29th
I think 5 to 5.30pm this time, stays lighter a little longer now. Usual warm clothing, stout footware and torch!!!!!! Up to you but I like to see where I'm going.
See whoever then - cause I'll have a torch!
Thursday, 13 January 2022
Moth night sat 15th
Good footwear, warm clothing and TORCH. It can be useful seeing where you are going.
Start time 5.00pm, arrivals from 4.30pm. See whoever then.