Two trap nights in the garden this week (28 and 29 March) have produced Common Quaker, Clouded Drab, Oak Beauty, Early Grey, Hebrew Character and Small Quaker, with the last being a 'new for the garden'. Two gorgeous Brimstones at Forge Fach, Clydach on 24 March. With the colder weather predicted for the weekend, that could be it for a while.
Andrew Lucas <a.lucas@ccw.gov.uk>
Clydach, Swansea Thu Mar 29 16:22:29 2007

Trapping at Bwlch-y-Cwm, North Cardiff last night produced 19 species: Diurnia fagella (8), March Moth (15), Shoulder Stripe (1), Brindled Pug (1), Early Thorn (1), Pale Brindled Beauty (2), Oak Beauty (2), Dotted Border (1), Engrailed (3), Small Quaker (3), Common Quaker (40), Clouded Drab (5), Twin-spotted Quaker (6), Hebrew Character (1), Early Grey (1), Satellite (1), Chestnut (2), Oak Nycteoline (1) & Nut-tree Tussick (1).
DRWG & MCP
Wed Mar 28 10:43:25 2007

Dotted Border, Shoulder Stripe & Twin-spotted Quaker

Parc Cwm Darran/Cefn Brithdir Ridge: 8 Peacock and 6 Small Tortoiseshell seen on this lovely spring day, also a Red Admiral in home garden.
Bill Jones
Tue Mar 27 21:25:19 2007

Peacock

2 commas on the wing at edge of railway to NE of Pluck Lake, Swansea SS675960 on 23/3/07.
Ian Morgan <Ian.Morgan@swansea.gov.uk>
Tue Mar 27 10:04:30 2007

A peacock basking in the sunshine yesterday afternoon.
Wayne Morris
Treforest, Tue Mar 27 9:42:47 2007

23 moths of 9 species last night. The only new for the year being an Early Thorn.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Mar 27 8:43:16 2007

Early Thorn

Male Brimstone butterfly in Pontprennau, Cardiff this morning, my first for the year.
Mike Powell
Cardiff, Mon Mar 26 23:49:16 2007

Our first trapping in Bridgend this year produced 3 Early Grey, 1 L.B.Apple moth, 3 Hebrew Character and 2 Common Quaker.
Emma & Mike Cram
Sun Mar 25 21:39:16 2007

Rest Bay actinic: 21 Early Greys (!), 2 Common Quaker, 1 Light-brown Apple Moth, and 1 Hebrew Character.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Sun Mar 25 18:04:10 2007

Still a fair bit in the trap this morging: Common Qauker (6), Small Quaker (1), Hebrew Character (2), Early Grey (1), Oak Beauty (1), Double-striped Pug (1).
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sun Mar 25 10:34:37 2007

No moths in the actinic trap overnight, :-(
Wayne Morris
Penygraig, Sat Mar 24 8:08:26 2007

Penpedairheol,Near Hengoed: Hummingbird Hawkmoth seen in relatives back garden Wednesday afternoon.
Bill Jones
Fri Mar 23 21:57:30 2007

2 March Moths on the lighted sign at the entrance to NPT council offices at Penllergaer last night. Barry & Sandra Stewart
Fri Mar 23 13:00:53 2007

Rest Bay actinic: Twin-spot Quaker, Hebrew Character, Early Grey (4) and an Angle Shades.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Mar 23 9:32:59 2007

A surprise addition to the house list was an Indain Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella) found in our kitchen last week. We've no idea what it's come out of since we have no pets!
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Mar 23 8:56:31 2007

Indian Meal Moth

Twenty two moths last night in the garden trap: Twin-spot Quaker (3), Early Grey (9), Clouded Drab (2), Hebrew Character (2), Common Quaker (6) & Epiphyas postvittana (4). Also a Double-striped Pug at the window last night.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Mar 23 8:55:10 2007

Twin-spot Quaker & Double-striped Pug

Another Hummingbird Hawk Moth seen feeding on a rosemary bush in Cheriton Gower Sat 17th March 14.15.
Steve Parry
Wed Mar 21 11:11:24 2007

Hummingbird Hawk-moth in Bridgend reported by Dean Bolt today, and on his birthday as well!
Barry Stewart
Thu Mar 15 18:17:46 2007

Early Grey (3), Heb. Character (1) & Satellite (1, 2nd site record) at Roath this am.
DRWG
Mon Mar 12 19:04:28 2007

Early Grey & Satellite.

Rest Bay Close actinic: 3 Early Grey, 1 Clouded Drab and a Double-striped Pug. Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Mon Mar 12 12:27:13 2007 A good night last night with 20 moths. Mainly Common Quaker (11) and Early Grey (5), plus single Hebrew Character, Emmelina monodactyla, Clouded Drab & Tawny Pinion. On checking the morning's pinion I realised that the 'Pale Pinion' I reported a while back was also Tawny.
Dave Slade
Mon Mar 12 8:31:14 2007

Tawny Pinion

Firday night produced 9 moths of 5 species in the garden MV - Hebrew Character, Small Quaker, Chestnut, 3 Common Quaker & 3 Early Gret. Last night was a bit colder and only produced singletons of Hebrew Character, Common Quaker & Clouded Drab.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Sun Mar 11 8:41:04 2007

Bargoed: Twenty-plume moth (Alucita hexadactyla) from home. Parc Slip Nature Parc: Queen Buff-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus terrestris) on wing this afternoon, also Water Cricket (Velia Spp) hunting in stream margins. Spring has almost sprung!!
Bill Jones
Fri Mar 9 19:43:22 2007

Bargoed: Leaf Mine on Blackberry photographed on home hedge today, probably Stigmella aurella that survived the ravages of winter. Also Small Tortoiseshell on daffodil at Penpedairheol. From Parc Penallta five Eristalis tenax (Drone Fly)on Coltsfoot, plus Calliphora vomitoria (Bluebottle) and Lucilia caesar (Greenbottle).
Bill Jones
Wed Mar 7 20:18:12 2007

Stigmella mine - probably S. aurella.

Out in the garden today in Bridgend (6th March) and so far have seen a really fresh peacock butterfly and a brimstone, making the most of the sun.
Andrea Rowe
Bridgend, Tue Mar 6 11:56:40 2007

Oak Beauty was the only moth to brave the weather last night and end up in the trap.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sat Mar 3 7:39:00 2007