On Saturday night a few of us went up on the moor mothing, a trip arranged by Richard with Lord Joicey the land owner, as part of a general survey of the wildlife on this little visited piece of land.
We ended a short session from 9.30pm - midnight with 548 moths of 74 species. The warm humid overcast night plus an excellent light set up from Fiona and Maurice Aungier boosted the catch...
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| With that amount of light we couldnt fail. |
We also ran 2x 125w MV Robinson traps not far away.
Included in a great selection of species were -
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| 0728 Monochroa cytisella. 2 caught were the 2nd and 3rd records for Northumberland. |
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| 1147 Willow Tortrix, the first in the county since 1994. |
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| 18x Antler Moths |
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| 65x True Lover's Knot |
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2x Ear Moth sp ( 4 sp impossible to separate by eye)
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| Dark Spinach |
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| 10x Purple Bar |
The icing on the cake though was a fantastic
Long eared Owl watched down to 10 yards for 5 mins sat infront of the car headlights on a gate post!
A fantastic night out...Thanks all.
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