Ceredigion Moth Records

The Ceredigion Moth Group is up and running and we seem to be making some progress.

I’ve set up a mailing list so that we can all keep in touch with each other and we have been sending our records from 2009 to the new County Recorder. I only had a fairly small number of records from 2009 as I didn’t start moth trapping until late in the year, but I had an e-mail back from the County Recorder saying:

Your data have now been verified without amendment, and incorporated into the VC46 County list – many thanks.

It looks as though the records I kept were worthwhile and will go towards a greater understanding of the moths that are present in the area.

So far the County Recorder has received records from 2009 that amount to more than 9000 recordings. Not all are verified/processed yet, but they have been used to make a start on a County list which is being sent to ‘Butterfly Conservation‘ to be included in the forthcoming Butterfly Conservation Atlas.

We have a meeting / workshop planned for March 27th and there is a Moth Count Event in Conwy on 13th march that I may well go to. I’m getting quite ‘into’ my moths! If only there were some to trap here at the moment.

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  1. Avatar forComment Author John Rugman says:

    Interested to hear of the formation of Ceredigion Moth Group and would would like to be kept posted on developments or activities.

    Have been moth trapping at two sites near Newcastle Emlyn and have so far recorded some 98 species – so plenty still to go!

    Regards,

    John

    PS The Garden Moths Scheme has 32 trappers in Wales and is looking for more.

    • Avatar forComment Author Alan says:

      Hi John,
      Good to hear from you. I’ll send you an e-mail with some details of the Moth Group in. We have a meeting / workshop planned for the end of March in Borth, so you’ll be more than welcome to join us.

      Al.

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