Another Chestnut in the trap last night. I can't be certain it wasn't the same one though!
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Wed Jan 31 15:29:07 2007

Ran the MV in our garden last night for the first time this year, and it produced absolutely nothing. Mind you it was pretty nippy.
Barry Stewart <moonmoths@ntlworld.com>
Wed Jan 31 14:58:19 2007

Anyone interested in helping out with a natinal White-letter Hairstreak survey please check out the following site: www.hertsmiddx-butterflies.
Liz Goodyear and Andrew Middleton have been doing a lot of WLH survey work and have found WLH at almost all elm sites that they have searched in Herts and Midds. Andrew has randomly selected 240 x 10 km squares in England , Wales and Southern Scotland. Within each 10 k square, a monad has been selected and it is hoped that observers will first look for elm in the monad. If none is present, then the adjacent tetrad should be searched and the whole 10 k square if still no luck. Then later, towards the end of June, the elms should be visited for male activity skirmishing above the tree tops. It is hoped to get a good idea over 3 years of the spatial distribution of WLH and to what degree elms may be used as a proxy for WLH distribution. The website is very interesting and provides a lot of information. I'll be doing the Gower square.
Barry Stewart <moonmoths@ntlworld.com>
Wed Jan 31 8:01:04 2007

Ran the MV in the garde last night for the first time this year, and it produced a single Chestnut. Dave slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Jan 30 6:55:25 2007

The Chestnut

BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY AT ABOUT 1.40 PM TODAY AT THE PLAYGROUND JUST BEHIND BRIDGEND RECREATION CENTRE.
EMMA, MIKE AND HOLLY CRAM
Mon Jan 29 14:32:02 2007

Red Admiral flying around the front garden on 27th in the bright morning sunshine.
Mike Powell
Llanishen, Cardiff Sun Jan 28 2:44:02 2007

The 2007 Glamorgan Recorders Fourm takes place on Saturday 17th February, at the Heronston Hotel, Bridgend (10am - 4pm). Speakers include Richard Dodd (Bat Conservation Trust), Greg Jones (County Orthoptera recorder), and Lynne Osgathorpe (Lapwing Project Officer). If you would like more details, or wish to attend, then please let us know (info at sewbrec dot org dot uk).
Dave Slade
Fri Jan 26 10:59:27 2007

My first moth for the year was over the border in Gwent, a single Winter moth last night at Llangybi. Dave Slade
Cardiff, Wed Jan 24 8:37:30 2007

Today am; Pantcadifor tunnel 64 Herald, Cefn-glas tunnel 76 Herald + 1 Peacock also weasel across path on way back to car.
Mark Evans & Mike Hogan
Tue Jan 23 16:55:25 2007

A Red Admiral flying around Penarth town centre on Friday (19th) lunchtime.
George Tordoff <georgetordoff@hotmail.com>
Mon Jan 22 9:34:38 2007

A Small Tortoiseshell has decided to spend a little bit of the winter with me, it's perched on top of my inkjet printer paper feed alongside my desktop (see attached photo), I have to carefully close the curtains each evening so as not to disturb it....pleasant winter company reminding me of warmer days yet to come.
Bill Jones
Wed Jan 17 14:22:26 2007

Small Tortoiseshell
Merthyr/Aberdare tunnel this am; 202 Herald.
M Evans & M Hogan
Tue Jan 16 12:26:06 2007

A Twenty-plumed moth was indoors on the wall of our living room in Bridgend on 10th.
Emma & Mike Cram
Sat Jan 13 23:09:38 2007

Lots of Winter Moths on the wing at present - seem to be flying in most of the lanes around Gorseinon at least! You think they would wait for calmer weather!
Barry Stewart
Thu Jan 11 18:26:45 2007

Red Admiral at Llanishen and Lisvane Res. 10th January 2007.
Mike Pointon <wryneck100@btinternet.com>
Wed Jan 10 13:42:18 2007

Found my first moth of the year in our Gorseinon house today, it being a fresh specimen of Pyrausta aurata. The previous earliest date was 3rd Feb 2001 when Sandra and myself again found one in the house. Both may have been brought in as pupae in the soil used for potted plants?
Barry Stewart
Mon Jan 8 21:53:38 2007

At least 6 Winter Moths found floating on slacks west of Kenfig Pool on 5th January, trapped on water surface by surface tension.
SJM
Kenfig, Mon Jan 8 10:50:53 2007

1 small magpie moth at darrenlas mountain ash .
Martin Bevan
Thu Jan 4 23:24:39 2007

Red Admiral fluttering around at Cardiff Gate on 3 January at lunch time.
W Strong
Thu Jan 4 16:28:00 2007