Weekend Birds

With the warmer weather there was some great birding on Beeley Moor. With the expected Wheaters, Redstarts and Willow Warblers there was a pair of Red Kite, and 3 Dotterel spent a few hours on the moor before continuing their northward journey. Fortunately Ken Smith was on hand to capture the action. Beeley birding at its best!

Male Dotterel

Red Kite

Emperor Moths emerging

Saw my first Emperor Moths of the year today, with several reported yesterday on Beeley Moor.

Flame Carpet new for the year

A bit cooler last night but still a reasonable catch, with a nicely marked Powdered Quaker and the first Flame Carpet for the year.
09/04 Brindled Beauty 2, Streamer 2, Red-green Carpet 1, Flame Carpet 1, Small Quaker 1, Common Quaker 12, Clouded Drab 2, Twin-spotted Quaker 1, hebrew Character 10.

Flame Carpet

A more striking Powdered Quaker

Powdered Quaker

Grey Birch

The Grey Birch from Friday night re-found.

Grey Birch

Three new moths for the year

A good variety of moths caught last night include Brindled Beauty, Grey Birch (unfortunately it flew off so no photo yet)  and Powdered Quaker new for the year.
Brindled Beauty 5, Grey Birch 1, Water Carpet 1, Red-green Carpet 1, Early tooth-striped 1, Early Thorn 1, Early Grey 3, Grey Shoulder-knot 1, Small Quaker 1, Common Quaker 22, Clouded Drab 6, Twin-spotted Quaker 1, Hebrew Character 9.

Brindled Beauty

Powdered Quaker

Powdered Quaker

V-Pug new for the year

I've been away for a couple of nights this week and the generator packed in on Wednesday night so I've not trapped much new but did get 2 V-Pug on Wednesday night, also;

06/04 Emmelina monodactyla 1, Streamer 3, Engrailed 2 Brindled Pug 1, Early Thorn 3, Early Grey 3, Small Quaker 6, Common Quaker 69, Clouded Drab 5, Twin-spotted Quaker 6, Hebrew Character 9, Chestnut 1.

V-Pug

Zelleria hepariella

Caught last night, about 8mm long, looks like Yponomeutidae - Zelleria hepariella.

Two new for the year

Added Scalloped Hook-tip and Streamer last night;
05/04 Diurnia fagella 1, Scalloped Hook-tip1, Red-green Carpet 1, Early-tooth-striped 1, Streamer 1, Brindled Pug 3, March Moth3, Pine Beauty 2, Early Grey 2, Small Quaker 6, Common Quaker 46, Clouded Drab 3, Twin-spotted Quaker 2, Hebrew Character 11, Chestnut 2.
03/04 Early Thorn 1, Oak Beauty 1, Early Grey 5, Small Quaker 3, Common Quaker 18, Clouded Drab 8, Twin-spotted Quaker 1, Hebrew Character 4.

Streamer

Scalloped Hook-tip

Scalloped Hook-tip

Nicely marked Brindled Pug

Brindled Pug

Double-striped Pug added to year list

Two new species added to the year list for moths in the last couple of days Brown House Moth and Double-striped Pug.
Also Wheatear, Swallow and Sand Martin added to the bird list this morning.
Trap results;
02/04 Diurnia fagella 3, Emmelina monodactyla 2, March Moth 1, Water Carpet 1, Early Thorn 1, Brindled Pug 3, Double-striped Pug 2, Small Quaker 6, Common Quaker 30, Twin-spotted Quaker 6, Clouded Drab 4, Hebrew Character 6.
01/04 Diurnia fagella 1, Brown House Moth 1, Emmelina monodactyla 1, Small Quaker 7, Common Quaker 81, Twin-spotted Quaker 5, Clouded Drab 10, Hebrew Character 10, Early Grey 10, Chestnut 5.

Double-striped Pug

Brown House Moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Agonopterix scopariella?

I caught two of these last night, both with two distinct black dots above the two white dots which are also shown by heracliana.
Also Early tooth-striped, March Moth, Brindled Pug 1,  Early Grey 4, Small Quaker 11, Common Quaker 79, Twin-spotted Quaker 4, Clouded Drab 14, Chestnut 2.

Agonopterix scopariella?