Moth records for Iain Brown in Sibford Ferris
Since late May 2019 I have recorded 172 species using a 6 watt actinic moth trap
136 macro and 36 micro
I trapped for 75 nights and in total caught nearly 2000 moths, my best night was 25/7/19 when I had 159 moths of 35 species. I’ve been told that my best moths were Garden Dart, Shark, Birds Wing Pine Hawk-moth and Sallow Kitten
Hi Iain,
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty good going for such a small wattage and trapping only a couple of times per week. I always find it amazing just how many moths will come to a 6w light. Your trap site looks good to me (moths don't just fly at ground level, as you've found) although it might perhaps be a bit precarious if it gets windy!
Some nice moths there too, particularly the Bird's Wing which I've only ever seen a couple of times in Bucks where it seems to be restricted mostly to the south-east of the county well away from the clay vale where I am.