The Natural History of Warwickshire: Fauna & Flora (1 Viewer)

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Hartshill Moorwood Garden moth trapping

28/11/13 Trapping last night
Light Brown Apple moth 1
Winter Moth 1
December moth 1 NFG
Pic 1 and pic 2 December moth day roosting on a concrete slab. The winter moth and December moth did not go into the trap the winter moth was on my shed and the December moth on the garage wall and was on the concrete slab below this morning.

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[JHDraytonbassettpits]

In local woodland on the last 2 days I have seen Spring Usher http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=5099 drop from an Oak tree to settle on the leaf litter.

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[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Spring Usher

Another seen today in local woodland.


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12/2/14 Very strong winds have toppled mature Larch in Hartshill Hayes Wood.


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[JHDraytonbassettpits]

16/2/14 7 Dotted Border in local woodland this evening.
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1934

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20/2/14 Hartshill area today I saw a Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell my first butterflies of the year.

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[Mary]

20/2/14 Hartshill area today I saw a Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell my first butterflies of the year.

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Yesterday was certainly the weather for them at last, John. A Brimstone did a lap of the garden as I was hanging the washing out! It was magical!

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

8/3/14 Frogs Spawning today in a local pond.

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[JHDraytonbassettpits]

9/3/14 So far this year we have had sunny days but the previous night has been very cold or very wet, last night was not cold and not wet , this led to a surge in insects early morning with a show of Butterlies early afternoon with Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock and male Brimstone showed in a brief time window.
A Goat Willow in flower was full of bees with around 50 bumble Bees mostly Bombus terrestris but at least 3 Tree Bumble Bees seen and at least 3 mining Bee seen.
A Great Tit came in and took a Bumble Bee.
Should be a good night for moths tonight.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Goat Willow

I returned to the Goat Willow around 10 p.m to find it full of moths nectaring on the Goat Willow flowers mostly Common Quaker but also seen in the lower flowered area were Hebrew Character 2, Grey Shoulder-knot 1, Satellie 2, Angleshades 1, Pale Pinion 1.

pic 1 Satellite
pic 2 Pale Pinion

Picures taken with a torch and mobile phone camera.


Regards, John

 

[Mary]

I returned to the Goat Willow around 10 p.m to find it full of moths necturing on the Goat Willow flowers mostly Common Quaker but also seen in the lower flowered area were Hebrew Character 2, Grey Shoulder-knot 1, Satellie 2, Angleshades 1, Pale Pinion 1.

pic 1 Satellite
pic 2 Pale Pinion

Picures taken with a torch and mobile phone camera.


Regards, John

That must have been a superb sight, John. Great pics! I keep meaning to check a winter honeysuckle in the garden after dark, though as it's not native, there's less chance I suppose.

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

That must have been a superb sight, John. Great pics! I keep meaning to check a winter honeysuckle in the garden after dark, though as it's not native, there's less chance I suppose.

Hi Mary,
The moths won't worry about origin of plant as they go for a good nectar source, Buddleia is a hybrid with a Chinese plant and hybridised in France and has you know Butterflies go for the nectar in Summer.
However a Goat Willow is a huge nectar source and close to good habitat whereas at this time of year moths flying to gardens would be limited until the temperatures rises.

Regards, John

 

[Mary]

Hi Mary,
The moths won't worry about origin of plant as they go for a good nectar source, Buddleia is a hybrid with a Chinese plant and hybridised in France and has you know Butterflies go for the nectar in Summer.
However a Goat Willow is a huge nectar source and close to good habitat whereas at this time of year moths flying to gardens would be limited until the temperatures rises.

Regards, John

I had a look last night, but nothing flying around the flowers. Put the trap out for the 3rd time this year, and finally 5 moths! 1 Oak Beauty NFG and it's named so well!

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Hartshill Moorwood Garden moth trapping

9/3/14 2 new for Garden, Oak Beauty and Yellow Horned also an Early Thorn, 3 Common Quaker's also.

pic 1 Oak Beauty pic 2 Yellow Horned pic 3 Early Thorn

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[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Garden Heather

Plenty of Heather in flower in gardens at Hartshill, I believe it's widespread in other areas, our native Heathers are in flower at the end of the summer but these are in flower now.
Explaination, these are Erica carnea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_carnea Small Tortoiseshell are finding the nectar to their liking.


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[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Hartshill Moorwood Garden moth trapping

2014 being my 4th year of garden moth trapping with 205 macro moth species recorded in my back garden, it's a wonder I get any new species now.
16/3/14 again a new species for garden (NFG)
Pale Pinion pic 1 so 206 macro species now recorded in the garden.
pic 2 Small Quaker and pic 3 early micro Diurnea fagella.


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[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Tawny Mining Bee

Male and 2 females seen at Hartshill today.

http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/bees.html


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Bee Fly

2 Seen today 30/4/14 at Hartshill, they hover like Hummingbirds I have never seen them before at Harsthill or North Warwickshire.

http://www.kendalluk.com/beefly.htm


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[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Hartshill Moorwood Garden moth trapping

29/4/14 60 w actinic min temp 12.3 c
Toadflax Pug 1
Brindled Pug 5
Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
Small Quaker 1
Muslin moth 1
Common Quaker 1
Iron Prominent 1
Nutmeg 1
Light Brown Apple moth 1
Twenty plume moth 1
Carrion Beetle 1

Regards, John

 

[Matt Griffiths]

Lesser Emperor dragonfly photographed at Draycote recently - http://www.warwickshire-dragonflies.org.uk/wdg/news.php#140707