A very nice maiden outing for my new camera today, nothing too interesting but Osprey and NFY Tree Pipit was nice...
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I had a great day trip to Jura yesterday with many highlights including, 10 BTD, 50+ GND and 25 RTD, NFY Sandwich Turn and Osprey. Also 3 singing Yammers and 5 Emperor Moths to lure...
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Yes! We had one one the side of the house a few years ago, I think thats why I was expecting it to be a bit bigger!

Here ya go!

Thanks! I'm just happy i caught one!

Wooowwww!!😆🤪
I think the best feeling in mothing is when you put up a pheromone up and while you watch your target species flutters over! So pleased! 3rd time lucky! #teammoth

A very nice walk up the back of the house today, 3 sp. of caterpillar, Drinker, Fox and Northern Egger. Also Sand Martins, 1st Cuckoo of the year, Gwyn's, Northern and Clark's Mining Bees. Emperor moth to pheromone it was a lot smaller than I expected! #teammoth #caterpillars #bees #BirdingScotland

A very pleasant walk in the on-and-off sunshine yesterday, Emperor Moth Lure didn't work sadly but a Golden Eagle and a singing Ring Ouzel is not bad...
Also a few chunky Drinker moth caterpillars on the move...
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I read in micro book that out of the two it is the only one flying in winter in scotland...

Another decent moth trap the other night with a rather nice Dotted Border and moth 399 for the garden list, Acleris ferrugana! #teammoth

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A decent trap last night with 75/15, also NFY Pale Pinion and NFG Diurnea fagella...

Thanks!

How do you keep your leaf mines without the leaf dying? I've asked a few others already, just interested if you do it in a different way...

Whats it for? 🧐

Thanks, after looking at some of the bactra spp, i would agree that is probrably is one, i also think the other is Thyralia nana...

Two moths I found last year both found on 24/05/25 they both seem reasonably distinctive but I have strugled to ID them ever since I first saw them... #teammoth any help appreciated.

How do you keep them without the leaf dying? I might try and keep some leaf mines from the garden to get the list a bit higher...

Good to know! 🤞

Ah, thank you, good to know the maps are out of date i guess...

I dont think it has ever been recorded in Scotland let alone Argyll, acording to NBN that is...

Should have said in origianal post but I live in Argyll, Scotland so it is extremely unlikely to be A. cristana...

Should have said in origianal post but I live in Argyll, Scotland so it is extremely unlikely to be A. hastiana...

How do you keep them without the leaf dying? I might try and keep some from the garden to get the list a bit higher...

Hello #teammoth i found this micro in my photos from 03/05/25. I remember at the time strugling with it dispite the fact it looks very distinctive, thoughts??

Some micro moths from yesterdays moth trap,
Acleris literana
Agonopterix occellana
Plus a micro I'm not sure about, was found in amongst heather...
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Some of the highlights from yesterday nights moth trap,
Hebrew Character (Intersting veriety)
Red-green Carpet
Grey Birch
Early Tooth Stripe.
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Had the pheramone lure out yesterday but i think where i am in argyll they emerge a bit later...

Great to see my first Sand Martins of the year yesterday!!
#birds #migration #photography #scotland

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