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Hello and welcome to my moth Blog. I now reside in a small village in East Cambridgeshire called Fordham. My Blog's aim is to promote and encourage others to participate in the wonderful hobby that is Moth-trapping.
Moth records are vital for building a picture of our ecosystem around us, as they really are the bottom of the food chain. They are an excellent early indicator of how healthy a habitat is. I openly encourage people to share their findings via social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.
So why do we do it? well for some people it is to get an insight into the world of Moths, for others it is to build a list of species much like 'Twitching' in the Bird world. The reason I do it....you just never know what you might find when you open up that trap! I hope to show what different species inhabit Cambridgeshire and neighbouring counties.
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I run a trap regularly in my garden and also enjoy doing field trips to various localities over several different counties.
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KEY

NFY = New Species For The Year
NFG = New Species For The Garden
NEW! = New Species For My Records

Any Species highlighted in RED signifies a totally new species for my records.

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My Latest Notables and Rarities

Sunday, 30 October 2011

Catch Report - 28/10/11 - Farmland/Back Garden - Hertfordshire

Still mild and with winds from the south again, recorded another bumper catch on the farm, with 73 Moths of 21 species with a few migrants including a good amount of Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Dark Sword-grass and a first for me in the UK, a Pearly Underwing! very happy with this rather non-descript Moth that looks like a worn Dark Sword-grass! It's not a rare Moth by any means but I believe it is the first to be recorded this year for Hertfordshire. A night break last night because of Halloween Party meant the trap stayed in the garage, but it's going out again tonight as we are in for a warm, still and dry one.


Catch Report - 28/10/11 - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap - Back Garden Macro Moths

Macro Moths

1x Pearly Underwing [NEW!]
1x Dark Sword-grass
3x Sprawler
8x Chestnut
3x Feathered Thorn
1x November Moth
3x Red-green Carpet
11x Satellite
3x Red-line Quaker
6x Brick
3x Large Wainscot
2x Barred Sallow
5x Yellow-line Quaker
2x Angle Shades
1x Dusky-lemon Sallow
5x Setaceous Hebrew Character
1x Blair's Shoulder-knot
1x Beaded Chestnut
2x Green-brindled Crescent
8x Merveille du Jour

Micro Moths

3x Blastobasis adustella



Pearly Underwing










Left: Dark Sword-grass Right: Pearly Underwing
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 15:35

2 comments:

  1. Broom Birder30 October 2011 at 20:32

    I must say, you seem to be taking the rest of us to the cleaners of late Ben!
    You must have a really good spot there, nice to see a few migrants around too! Still time for a Scarce Bordered Straw I fancy.......

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  2. Bennyboymothman30 October 2011 at 20:53

    Cheers Matt, well I think it's like you say due to the location, i've just checked out there after nearly 3 hours the lights attracting 1 MDJ so far, either they fly later or tonight will be a poor night! Yes only seen that species once and that was in my old house in Essex back in 2008.
    A Gem, Streak or Flame Brocade would be nice.

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