A Blog for moth recorders in Bucks, Berks and Oxon
Wednesday, 26 August 2020
National Moth Nights
A reminder that the annual National Moth Nights event co-ordinated by BC, Atropos & CEH will take place at the end of this week (more information here). While organised activities are not currently possible due to the coronavirus, it is hoped that as many people as possible will contribute records from their gardens on Thursday, Friday or Saturday nights - all three if you can! This year's event is timed to co-incide with the flight periods of the Red/Crimson Underwing species which are perhaps more likely to be seen by using methods other than light-traps, so as well as running your trap why not try your hand at wine ropes or sugaring?
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Hi Dave, a timely reminder. I tried sugaring quite a few years ago without much success. Have just made a batch following Roy Leverton's recipe. Fingers crossed . . .
ReplyDeleteGood luck! I've been sticking to wine ropes this year. I put one out in our dark front garden (away from the traps in the rear) last night and got Old Lady, Red Underwing and Clifden Nonpareil all at the same time. No such luck as yet tonight but it is early yet! Just Large Yellow Underwing, Common Wainscot and Angle Shades so far...
ReplyDeleteI tried a couple of wine ropes last night and got three Common Wainscot, a Setaceous Hebrew Character and a Large Yellow Underwing. There was also a large moth of approximately Red Underwing size and shape on one of the ropes that gave me a momentary Catocala frisson as I approached it, but as I got close enough it resolved into an Old Lady. My most numerous species on the ropes was ... Forficula auricularia (Earwig)!
ReplyDeleteI'll try again tonight.