Saturday 9 October 2021

Autumn in Cookham

Well, no Radford's Flame Shoulder here. However, last night's garden trap did bring in some new for year autumn moths - Feathered Thorn, Green-brindled Crescent, Beaded Chestnut, Blair's Shoulder-knot, Merveille du Jour, and Brindled Green. In addition, there was also a single Large Ranunculus, which was last recorded in my garden back in 2016.
Steve Trigg, Cookham
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  1. Dave Wilton9 October 2021 at 19:52

    Nice! That's a moth I can never be sure of getting here, so I left it off my list. Singletons appeared in 2018 and 2019, then before that it was 2010 and 2011. I can but hope...

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    1. Andy Newbold11 October 2021 at 09:29

      The difference between gardens is interesting Large Ranunculus are regular visitors here in Sibford with 10 so far this year and 7,4,1,6,7 over the last 5 years. I know they are notable in Warwickshire and are more or less confined to the south of the county. I had always assumed that I was at the northern edge of their range but perhaps they are more unusual than I realised.

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