Tagged: Ceredigion

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A Big “Box ‘o’ Moths”

Wow, loads of moths in the moth trap on Wednesday Night. Literally hundreds of micros and close to 150 macro moths from over 35 different species as well. Here’s the trap before I opened it. And here’s a typical sheet of egg box covered in moths. Here’s the full list: 18 x Common Footman 4...

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Moths in the Garden

As usual when writing a blog post about moth trapping I shall start it with a confession that the trap hasn’t been out for a very long time again and then make excuses about the weather. It really has been terrible this year and the trap hasn’t been out for fear of it getting blown...

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Coast Path Run

The last time I ran along the coast path from Borth was the day I tore some ligaments in my ankle back in July. Since then I’ve been a little wary of running along it so have stuck to slightly more even routes and haven’t ventured onto the coast path. My ankle is still sore from the injury...

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A New Garden Species

Morgan suggested we put the moth trap out last night as it was the first day for ages without any wind. There weren’t loads of moths in it this morning, which is actually nice as it means that going through them is a little more relaxed, but there were 25 moths from 7 different species,...

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Today’s Moths

Yes, at long last I put the moth trap out last night. It was a gorgeous night with light winds, clear skies and temperatures only dropping to 15ºC – are you sure this is Wales at the end of September. There weren’t loads of moths in the trap but there were enough. 66 in total from...

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A Whole Load of Moths

It was a busy night in the moth trap last night. Despite not putting out a sheet, just the trap itself and not investigating it early in the morning there was still 185 moths in the trap, from 36 different species. Seven of which were new garden records as well. 1 x Oligia sp. 1...

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Moths in June

After a gorgeous day on the beach and then an evening Mountain Bike ride on Thursday there was an amazing mist hanging over Borth Bog on my way home, a spectacular sunset, and no wind. It looked like perfect weather for moths so I put the moth trap out. I’ve been a little lax with...

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Moth Trapping in Ceredigion – 19th May 2011

Last night was the first dry night for a while so despite the wind I put the moth trap out. Things were wuiet early on but there were moths in the trap this morning. Here’s the haul: 1 x Rustic Shoulder-knot 1 x Grey Pug 1 x Pale Tussock 2 x Shuttle-shaped Dart 2 x...