Monday, 30 May 2011

30th May

Larch Pug
Argyresthia cupressella
Larch Case-bearer Coleophora laricella

Sand Bay moth trap: NFY's so far identified are Green Silver-lines, Sand Dart, Light Arches, Blastobasis lacticolella, Homoeosoma sinuella, Elachista argentella, Pandemis cinnamoneana, Stigmella tityrella. Also White Colon caught in double figures.

Garden moth trap: NFY's Clouded-bordered Brindle (NFG), Mottled Rustic, Silky Wainscot (NFG), Riband Wave, Broad-barred White, Small Dusty Wave, Dipleurina lacustrata, Eudonia pallida (NFG), Argyresthia cupressella (NFG), White Ermine, Monopis crocicapitella (NFG), Cnephasia incertana (NFG), Ephestia parasitella (NFG), Bryotropha terrella (NFG)

Sunday, 29 May 2011

29th May

Christon moth trap: NFY's Larch Pug, Galium Carpet, Peach Blossom, Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Clay Triple-lines, The Fern, Mottled Beauty, Rivulet, Crambus lathoniellus, Coleophora laricella.

Garden moth trap: 2nd Puss Moth of the year. Yesterday the first Dark Arches of the year.

Saturday, 28 May 2011

28th May

Sharp-angled Peacock

Anchor Head 8:30 to 9:30 per P.Gregory: 70 Manx Shearwater and a Great Skua.

Thursday, 26 May 2011

26th May

Fulmar
Gannet
Great Skua
Manx Shearwater
Manx Shearwater

Sand Point 9:40 to 12:20: 45 Fulmar down, 45 Gannet down, 240 Manx Shearwater down, 1 Great Skua up, 2 Storm Petrel up and a Guillemot up.

Wednesday, 25 May 2011

25th May

Anchor Hd 8:15 - 8:45: 2 imm Black-headed Gull and a Kittiwake south.

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

24th May

Cheddar Pink at Sand Point

Sand Point: 1 Cuckoo and 2 Whimbrel north.

Anchor Head 8:15 - 8:45: 35 Manx Shearwater and a Fulmar the only sea birds.

Garden moth trap: White Colon caught on 22nd, the second garden record this year.

Sunday, 22 May 2011

22nd May

Sand Point: Per P.Gregory sea watch 8:30 to 11:30 180 Manx Shearwater, 49 Gannet, 4 Fulmar, group of 5 Guillemot, Storm Petrel, Kittiwake, Arctic Tern and skua sp prob Pomarine.

Garden moth trap: NFY's Burnished Brass and Buff Ermine.