15 July 2015 - Oare Marshes KWT, Kent

 Had a pleasant couple of hours at Oare Marshes, thanks to the kind permission of the Kent Wildlife Trust. I had been wanting to target a few coastal macro, but alas my luck this summer finally ran out - even a possible Crescent Striped in the darkness became a Dark Arches in daylight.

The star of the night was a fantastic Bisigna procerella. First recorded in 1976 in the UK and known only from a handful of sites in Kent, this is a great record. Thanks to Danny for pointing it out as it arrived at the trap.

Bisigna procerella

Thistle Ermine - Myelois circumvoluta

Donacaula mucronella

Donacaula mucronella

Calamotropha paludella

Donacaula forficella

Synaphe puntalis

Micro 1

Micro 2

Micro 3

Sitochroa palealis

Plain Pug

Wainscot spp - Obscure?

Drinker

Dark Arches

Longhorn beetle/bug spp!

13 July 2015 - Orlestone, Kent (again!)

Made a quick return vivit to Orlestone to release previous catch - realising that I'd been attempting to catch Feathered Beauty in the wrong bit of woodland (ooops), we moved to the correct area and tried for a couple of hours.

Highlight for me were two fine Scallop Shell - fantastic beasties. I was also chuffed that so many of the micros posed for the camera - micro 11 below actually looks a fun one to look up before I reach 60...

Scallop Shell

Mottled Beauty - one of the very few beauties that night

Wormwood Pug

Slender Brindle

Vapourer

Agrotera nemoralis

Micro 2

Assara terebrella

Catoptria pinella

Micro 5

Diocryctria abietella??

Micro 7

Micro 8

Udea olivalis

Small China Mark

Ypsolopha dentella

Micro 12

Clepsis consimilana

Micro 14

10 July 2015 - Orlestone Part 2

A few other bits from Friday night's trip to Orlestone - Dingy Shell was a welcome sight, having only caught one brfore when I first started mothing a few years ago.


Dingy Shell

Blue-bordered Carpet

Lackey

Slender Brindle

Pine Carpet

Foxglove Pug

Pug - Common?

Micro 1

Micro 2

Micro 3

10 July 2015 - Orlestone Forest, Kent

A stunning result last night after trying (and failing) to locate Feathered Beauty in Orlestone Forest. A Latin was found just outside the trap before 11pm - seemingly the second Kent record and the first possibly since 1962. Poor mobile phone signal in the area preventing us getting other moffers to the sie, but we did manage to wake a few travelling Feathered Beauty seekers to show our success.

The moth will be released back in the forest on Monday night (TBC) - text 07799 690911 if you want to join the release.

The support cast for the Latin was good - Olive Crescent (2), Ruddy Carpet (2) and Scarce Merveille du Jour (1) made for a pleasant couple of hours...

Copyright of all images resides with Ross Newham.


Latin, 10/7/15, Orlestone, Kent (Copyright Ross Newham)

Latin, 10/7/15, Orlestone, Kent (Copyright Ross Newham)

Latin, 10/7/15, Orlestone, Kent (Copyright Ross Newham)

Latin, 10/7/15, Orlestone, Kent (Copyright Ross Newham)

Ruddy Carpet

Olive Crescent

Scarce Merveille du Jour

Minor Shoulder-knot