Monday, 31 August 2015

A better weekend

The last 2 nights have been better here in Milton Keynes, averaging around 35 species. New for my garden Saturday came a female Bulrush Wainscot and Sundays NFS were Apotomis betuletana and Agriphila inquinatella. Saturday i got NFY Dotted Rustic and last nights NFY was Dusky Thorn.




Is Dotted Rustic a rare moth in Bucks? in Northants its hardly ever seen these days.

Darren Seaman, Milton Keynes.
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  1. Peter Hall31 August 2015 at 23:08

    The Dotted Rustic went through a decline in the late 80's in Bucks, but seemingly recovered around 2011-2013. Fewer records again in 2014

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  2. Dave Wilton1 September 2015 at 20:04

    Hi Darren, Dotted Rustic is known as one of those moths that go through phases of 'boom and bust', although it seems to be more 'bust' than 'boom' these days. In Bucks I think it would best be described as very uncommon at the moment. Following quite a few sightings over the period that Peter mentions (2011-13) I saw none in 2014 but have had two in the garden so far this year.

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  3. Unknown1 September 2015 at 20:30

    I didn't have any last year either, but had 4 in 2013. Hopefully this will be a good year for them.

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