Another month has come and gone. Moth list for the year stands at 348. Interesting records in October include my first Oak Rustic, the first female Gem, and 2 Merveille Du Jour. 

Oak Rustic

The Gem

Merveille Du Jour

I was away in Canada for the first half of the month-pictures on my Flickr site. At the end of what became a rather wet September, the garden moth list stands at 330. At the same stage last year this figure was 349. New for the year in September included a couple of the Autumn regulars: Feathered Ranunculus  and Barred Sallow. Dark Spectacle was also new for the year.

Barred Sallow

 

Feathered Ranunculus

Sea Otter, Vancouver Island, B.C.

We've reached September and the year's moth list stands at 323. Trapping results have improved this month and for the first time this year I'm ahead of the the 307 at the same stage last year. Records in August include 2 new macro species for the site: Porter's Rustic and Webb's Wainscot, with 2nd and 3rd records for both The Mocha and Epermenia chaerophyllella. 

Porter's Rustic

 

Epermenia chaerophyllella

 

Mocha

Web's Wainscot

Another month has gone and the garden moth list stands at 268, which is 12 fewer than the same stage last year. Interesting species in the month include my 2nd record of Scallop Shell, the first for 15 years, Scorched Wing, Peacock Moth, and Dewick's Plusia.

Peacock Moth

Scorched Wing 

 

Scallop Shell

 

Dewick's Plusia

July has arrived. At the end of June the garden moth list stood at 175, which doesn't compare well to last year (not the best year year ever either), when it sttood at 222 at the same stage. However Barred Red was new for the garden list, and other interesting species included: Barred Yellow, The Festoon, Maple Prominent (2nd record), Epiblema foenella, Peach Blossom and 3 species of Clearwing-Currant, Orange-tailed and Red-belted. 

 Barred Red

 

                                                                         Maple Prominent

 

                                                                       Epiblema foenella

                                                                  

Orange-tailed Clearwing

 

At the end of May the garden moth list stands at 101for the year which compares favourably with last year with only 59 by the same stage. During the month Epiblema scutulana was a new one for the garden. I don't have many interesting bird sightings for the month in Kent, but I did go on a trip to Peru, from which more photos can be found on my Flickr site.

Epiblema scutulana

 

Diademed (Sandpiper) Plover

 

Many-coloured Rush-tyrant

 

Inca Tern

At the end of April the garden moth list has advanced to 43-a bit better than last year at this stage. A new micro for the site was Caloptilia honoratella. Interesting birds seen during April included the immature White-tailed Sea Eagle on Sheppey, the Ring Ouzel at Oare Marshes and a White Wagtail at Dungeness.

Caloptilia honoratella

Ring Ouzel

 

Sea Eagle

 

White Wagtail