Light-trapping details and summaries
Eakring January-April 2007
 
All light-trapping carried out with a portable 125W MV light/Skinner trap
New species/personal first for the area is indicated by *
Species listed in dark grey refer to migrants
 
April 30th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and cool. A catch of 17 moths of 10 species in 1h 15m trapping time (21-00-22:15h) Temperature 8 -7C.
         
April 28th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and feeling mild. A catch of 32 moths of 11 species in 1h 35m trapping time (20:55-22:35h) Temperature 9.5 - 9C
         
April 25th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and fairly mild. A catch of 58 moths of 17 species in 1h 50m trapping time (20:55-22:45h) Temperature 11 - 9.5C.
         
April 24th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 86 moths of 28 species in 2h 45m trapping time (20:45-23:30h) Temperature 16C-14C. 28 species is the highest for the year so far. Clouded Silver is the earliest ever here by a month.
         
April 22nd Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 81 moths of 22 species in 2h 45m trapping time (20:45-22:30h) Temperature 14.5-12C.
         
April 21st Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and mild. A catch of 54 moths of 16 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:45-22:45h) Temperature 13-12C.
         
April 20th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and fairly mild. A catch of 49 moths of 9 species in 2h 00m trapping time (21:10-22:40h) Temperature 9C-6C.
         
April 16th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 95 moths of 19 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:15-22:45h) Temperature 14-12C.
         
April 15th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and mild. A catch of 112 moths of 20 species in 1h 50m trapping time (21:10-23:00h) Temperature 14C-12C. The warmest night of the year so far, produced the best catch for several sessions, with four new species for the year and well over 100 moths in under two hours.
         
April 14th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and mild. A catch of 48 moths of 15 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:30-22:50h) Temperature 12C-8C. An interesting evening, with several new species for the year. A very wearly first date was provided by the Waved Umber, whilst there was a long-awaited second record of Semioscopis steinkellneriana, after the only other record in March 2003.
         
April 13th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and fairly mild. A catch of 39 moths of 13 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:30-22:30h) Temperature 8C.
         
April 12th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 79 moths of 13 species in 2h 00m trapping time (21:10-23:10h) Temperature 6C. Common pug is the first for the year.
         
April 10th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and mild. A catch of 73 moths of 14 species in 1h 45m trapping time (20:45-22:00h) Temperature 10C. Caloptilia elongella was only the second area record.
         
April 9th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and mild. A catch of 153 moths of 17 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:15-22:15h) Temperature 10.5 - 8C.
         
April 6th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 244 moths of 13 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:15-23:00h) Temperature 9.5-5C. Trap placed under flowering Sallow. Three Red Chestnuts were the first time this species had been recorded here for several years.
         
April 5th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear, becoming cool. A catch of 131 moths of 19 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:20-22:20h) Temperature 105C. First record of Early Grey here since 2004.
         
April 2nd Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and feeling mild at first, becoming much cooler. A catch of 74 moths of 11 species in 1h 45m trapping time (20:00-21:45h) Temperature 9 - 2C. Much lower numbers than of recent sessions.
2182 Small Quaker 23
2187 Common Quaker 20
1852 Brindled Pug 7
2188 Clouded Drab 7
2190.Hebrew Character 5
1947 Engrailed 4
2258 Chestnut 2
2189 Twin-spotted Quaker 2
0663 Diurnea fagella 2
2256 Satellite 1
1663 March Moth 1
         
March 31st Lound Wood
Summary : Clear, feeling mild and windy. A catch of 43 moths of 10 species in 3h 00m trapping time (20:00-21:30h) Temperature 5C. This was the first time that two Grey Shoulder-knot had been taken at MV light since the species first appeared here (and in Nottinghamshire) in 2003. Obviously increasing.
         
March 28th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and feeling mild. A catch of 239 moths of 16 species in 3h 00m trapping time (19:50-22:50h) Temperature 6C. First hour in the centre, and then two hours at the entrance of Lound Wood.
         
March 27th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and fairly mild, but feeling cooler. A very large catch this evening of 278 moths of 16 species in 3h 00m trapping time (19:50-22:50h) and a new March record count. Temperature dropping to 5C. A trapping session dominated by large numbers of both Small and Common Quakers. Initially trapping was started on the edge of Lound Wood, but it was clear that not many moths were about. Moving to just inside the entrance to the wood paid off immediately, when numbers of Quakers started to appear, making accurate counting difficult at times. Pine Beauty was new for the year and the earliest ever date. It is still a scarce species here, with only six records previously.
 
March 26th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and feeling cool. Another good catch of 155 moths of 13 species in 2h 15m trapping time (20:00-22:15h) Temperature >6C but feeling cooler.
2182 Small Quaker 42
0663 Diurnea fagella 26
2188 Clouded Drab 19
1852 Brindled Pug 18
1947.Engrailed 15
2258 Chestnut 10
2189 Twin-spotted Quaker 6
1663 March Moth 6
2187 Common Quaker 6
1930 Oak Beauty 3
2190.Hebrew Character 3
1746 Shoulder Stripe 1
2256 Satellite 1
 
March 24th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast with light rain at first, becoming dry. A good catch of 184 moths of 16 species in 3h 00m trapping time (18:45-21:45h) Temperature >6C.
 
March 22nd Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast with light rain throughout. A good catch of 106 moths of 14 species in 1h 35m trapping time (18:40-20:15h) Temperature 6C. Despite the rain, the first hour from dusk was extremely busy, although numbers of Common Quaker were well below those of the other two Quaker species caught this evening.
 
March 17th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and windy, but trapping site more sheltered. A good catch of 134 moths of 14 species in 1h 45m trapping time (19:50-21:30h) Temperature 9C. A later start to the trapping session may have accounted for the increase in Yellow Horned and Oak Beauty. Third area record of Oak Nycteoline was the evening's highlight.
 
March 16th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast with occasional light rain mild but breezy. A catch of 126 moths of 13 species in 2h 00m trapping time (18:30-20:30h) Temperature dropping to 8C.
 
March 14th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and fairly mild but feeling cooler. A catch of 135 moths of 15 species in 2h 00m trapping time (18:30-20:30h) Temperature dropping to 7C.
 
March 12th Lound Wood
Summary : Lightly overcast, but feeling fairly mild with no wind. A catch of 234 moths of 19 species in 2h 00m trapping time (18:30-20:30h) Temperature dropping to 6C. This represents the largest ever catch of moths in March. Moths arrived continuously once the light was operated and the first hour was extremely busy and similar to that of a Summer evening. An obvious increase in the number of moths on the wing tonight, with many fresh-looking moths.
 
March 11th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear, fairly mild but breezy. A catch 56 of moths of just 9 species in 1h 30m trapping time (18:45-20:15h) Temperature dropping to 6C.
2187 Common Quaker 20
2182 Small Quaker 19
1663 March Moth 4
2256 Satellite 4
2190.Hebrew Character 3
2189 Twin-spotted Quaker 2
1947.Engrailed 2
1659 Yellow Horned 1
2258 Chestnut 1
 
March 10th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear, but fairly mild. An excellent catch of 120 moths of 18 species in 1h 50m trapping time (18:30-20:20h) Temperature dropping to 5C. Large numbers of Chestnuts again on the wing from dusk, but the highlights were the Plume Moth Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (new for the area) Grey Shoulder-knot and Yellow Horned.
 
March 7th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and cool. An excellent catch of 81 moths of 15 species in 1h 15m trapping time (18:25-20:40h) Temperature dropping to 3C. Twin-spotted Quaker and Diurnea fagella were new for the year and are about a week ahead of previous first dates. Large numbers of Chestnuts were on the wing from dusk.
 
March 6th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and cool. A surprising catch of 54 moths of 11 species in 1h 30m trapping time (19:50-21:20h) Temperature dropping to 3C.
 
March 2nd Lound Wood
Summary : Thin, but increasing cloud and feeling cool. A relatively poor catch of 20 moths of eight species in just 1h 00m trapping time (18:35-19:35h) Temperature dropping to 4C. Four new species for the year including the earliest-ever Shoulder Stripe, never before seen prior to March 20th. The usual first date for this species has been around March 24-26th, so this is about three weeks early.
 
February 20th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild, then rain. An extremely good catch of 61 moths of ten species in just 1h 00m trapping time (18:05-19:05h) Temperature 6C.
 
February 16th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and fairly cool. Rain throughout most of the day was probably the reason behind a poor catch of five moths of four species in just 1h 00m trapping time (19:25-20:25h) Temperature 2C.
 
February 15th Lound Wood
Summary : Partially overcast and fairly mild, but feeling cool. A catch of 17 moths of four species in just 1h 30m trapping time (18:15-19:45h) Temperature 4C.
 
February 13th Lound Wood
Summary : Becoming overcast and mild. An excellent catch of 55 moths of five species in just 1h 30m trapping time (18:05-19:35h) Temperature 5C.
 
February 1st Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and cold. catch of 16 moths of five species in 1h 00m trapping time (17:55-18:55h) Temperature dropping quickly to 2.5C. Although only a small catch, it did contain the area's 6th record of Acleris cristana.
 
January 31st Lound Wood
Summary : Lightly overcast with little wind and mild. An excellent catch of 60 moths of eight species in 1h 45m trapping time (17:15-19:00h) Temperature 7C. A much better trapping session, with virtually double the number of moths taken on the 29th, including the area's first record of Oak Nycteoline.
 
January 29th Lound Wood
Summary : Lightly overcast with no wind. Feeling fairly mild. A good catch of 38 moths of six species in 2h 00m trapping time (18:20-20:20h) Temperature down to 4C.
 
January 28th Lound Wood
Summary : Cloudy, soon becoming clear and cool. Quite breezy. A decent catch of 30 moths of five species in 1h 45m trapping time (17:05-19:50h) Temperature 5C. A cooler night than forecasted and with cloud clearing at dusk.
 
January 19th Lound Wood
Summary : Partly overcast, mild and very windy. A good catch of 36 moths of six species in 1h 15m trapping time (20:45-22:00h) Temperature 7C. A mild and very windy night saw us change trapping site from the edge of Lound Wood to the centre. This avoided the windy conditions and moths started arriving immediately. Best of the night was the area's 5th record of Acleris cristana.
 
January 16th Lound Wood
Summary : Heavily overcast with light rain and cool. Catch consisted of two moths of two species in 1h 00m trapping time (18:40-19:40h) Temperature 3C.
1930 Oak Beauty 1
2258 Chestnut 1
 
January 15th Lound Wood
Summary : Largely clear and breezy. Catch consisted of five moths of three species in 1h 00m trapping time (18:10-19:10h) Temperature 5.5C. This short trapping session was'nt expected to produce anything. With more hope than expectation, it was nice to see earliest ever records of T.alternella and Early Moth.
 
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