tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post2435022853745280725..comments2024-03-27T13:34:10.184+00:00Comments on NORTH DOWNS & BEYOND: Fridge ticking mothsSteve Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-49062549772118714632014-06-17T08:39:38.596+01:002014-06-17T08:39:38.596+01:00Morning Skev. Bird in the hand? I did tick my firs...Morning Skev. Bird in the hand? I did tick my first Short-toed Treecreeper in the hand (but have since seen one in the field - both at Dungeness). Flowers in a vase? That wouldn't cross my mind, which therefore brings into question moths in a fridge. Best burn my list and start again at zero...Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-19062892970542761282014-06-16T23:29:48.974+01:002014-06-16T23:29:48.974+01:00Just curious - do you tick birds in the hand, or t...Just curious - do you tick birds in the hand, or taken into captivity to recover after being washed up / blown in? What about some lovely flowers cut down and on display in some cottage vase?<br /><br />There is no right or wrong about fidge-ticking, just personal preference I guess. But ticking birds in the hand or in captivity is typically frowned upon in birding circles. For me ticking a moth that was taken by someone else on a night that I wasn't there, and now the moth is miles away from the trap site in someones fridge / cool box, just seems all wrong. Understand people wanting to see it to get a feel for the size/jizz etc in the hope of recognising one if you're lucky enough to pick one up on a coastal foray, but that's about it. Fully aware of a number of individuals who have huge British (fridged) moth lists and are prepared to drive 100s miles to see a new macro - bonkers! I've seen a fair few moth species in circumstances that I can't put my name to the record (either as the recorder or as part of a group effort whist on site) and therefore I don't count them on my list. eg Porter's Rustic, Radford's Flame Shoulder, Bedstraw Hawkmoth, first British Diplopseustis perieresalis, Sandhill Rustic, Star-wort, Tree-lichen Beauty, Purple Marbled ......Skevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601888498478097564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-67352661699015897162014-06-16T21:07:43.098+01:002014-06-16T21:07:43.098+01:00You're right Stewart - no harm at allYou're right Stewart - no harm at allSteve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-92214106969127688452014-06-16T20:21:12.664+01:002014-06-16T20:21:12.664+01:00I have given a couple of moths to our county recor...I have given a couple of moths to our county recorder on Tyneside, so they can be twitched by people from Teesside. - Butterbur and Caloptilia hemidactylella and more but i forget which now. I've never done it myself, but I see no harm...Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-61342186201084108312014-06-16T15:57:02.558+01:002014-06-16T15:57:02.558+01:00Oh yes John... oh yesOh yes John... oh yesSteve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-23391266939363581242014-06-16T15:53:47.422+01:002014-06-16T15:53:47.422+01:00Please tell me you are not serious!!!Please tell me you are not serious!!!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289405027710339067noreply@blogger.com