Another month and the yearly moth list stands at 141 species, which is better than last year at the same time. Best in May was and Alder Moth, which was new for the garden list. Among others were Dewick's Plusia and Dingy Shell. I also spent a week in Spain, Photos from this trip can be found on my Flickr site and include this Ortolan Bunting pic.
Alder Moth
Dewick's Plusia
Dingy Shell
Another month and the garden moth list for the year stands at 53. In April Bloxworth Snout was new for the garden, with a new form of Oak Nycteolene, and a Chocolate Tip also recorded. Best bird of the month was a Ring Ouzel near Oare Marshes Reserve at Uplees Copse.
Bloxworth Snout
Chocolate-Tip
Since my last post I've been slowly getting a few moths in the trap. Year list is 24 now which is fewer than the same time last year. Oak Beauty and Lead-coloured Drab probably the most interesting, along with an Emperor Moth in the garden which didn't pose for a photo. Interesting birds since my last post include: Long-eared Owl at Elmley, Smew at Dungeness and Mandarins at Selling Pond.
Oak Beauty
Lead-coloured Drab
Mandarins
Well January came and went with just 1 species of Moth recorded: Mottled Umber. Interesting birds seen in Kent during January included: Little Owl, Purple Sandpiper and Snow Buntings. Pictures from my recent Canada trip can be found on my Flickr site.
Little Owl
It's the end of the year. In December just 2 species were added to the moth year list: Mottled Umber and Winter Moth. The final total for 2024 is 352-the worst year since 2015. However, there were 13 new species for the garden list which means the grand total is now 759. New species were: Large Red-belted Clearwing, Barred Red, Oak Rustic, Webb's Wainscot, Porter's Rustic, A. innoxiella, C. longana, D. plumbana, T. acroxantha, E. scutalana, C. honoratella, and Z. hepariella.
Barred Red
Oak Rustic
