The moth trap has been decidedly poor. Mild nights have not
resulted in moths caught. The current clement spell is about to end, so I would
imagine this window of opportunity is about to be closed. Planning for the
summer, I have just ordered a bumper pack of pheromone lures from Anglian Lepidopterist
Supplies which I hope will help me to record several species of clearwing in
the summer.
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Mud and pheremones
Saturday found me wandering along a muddy footpath in
woodland close to Polesden Lacey, which produced a couple of Marsh Tits. The
tea and flapjacks afterwards ran them a close second. Mud was the overriding theme
on Sunday, as I paid a visit to Beddington SF. This site is squelchy at the
best of times, but after one of the wettest Decembers of recent years it was
worse than normal. Bird wise it was fairly quiet, although a Water Pipit and several
Tree Sparrows were just two of the highlights.
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Come visit Steve if you want to see Thrift Clearwing - they're easy as long as the sun comes out & its not windy, don't need pheromones. Didn't see a single one last year!
ReplyDeleteIn that case I'm glad I didn't make the trip to Skomer especially to see Thrift Clearwing last year Dave!
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