Light-trapping details and summaries
Eakring January-May 2008
 
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
 
May 30th.... Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and mild . A catch of 107 moths of 28 species in 2h 30m trapping time (22:10-00:40h) Temperature 13-8C.
         
May 28th. ...Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and very mild / light rain . A catch of 80 moths of 25 species in 1h 40m trapping time (21:55-23:35h) Temperature 14-12C.
         
May 23rd. ...Lound Wood
Summary : Partly overcast and mild . A catch of 42 moths of 18 species in 1h 45m trapping time (22:00-23:45h) Temperature 12-10C.
         
May 22nd. ...Lound Wood
Summary : Partly overcast and mild . A catch of 41 moths of 19 species in 1h 15m trapping time (22:00-23:15h) Temperature 12-9C.
         
May 21st. ...Lound Wood
Summary : Partly overcast and fairly mild . A catch of 46 moths of 20 species in 1h 40m trapping time (21:55-23:35h) Temperature 10-8C.
         
May 13th.... Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and fairly mild . A catch of 17 moths of 12 species in 1h 10m trapping time (21:20-22:30h) Temperature 12-8C.
         
May 10th. ...Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and warm . A catch of 59 moths of 28 species in 2h 15m trapping time (21:25-23:40h) Temperature 18-16C. An excellent evening's trapping with the highlights being two Pale Pinions (the 3rd and 4th Eakring records) which follow the two moths trapped in 2006. It also shows that this species must be breeding in the area now. Pale Pinion first turned up in Nottinghamshire in 2006, when we trapped the county's first. Another Oak Nycteoline adds to others were have trapped here since 2007, with Lound Wood probably representing the best site for this moth in the county at the moment. A Flame Carpet represented the area's 600th species.
         
May 9th. ...Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and very mild . A catch of 70 moths of 28 species in 2h 5m trapping time (21:20-23:50h) Temperature 16-13C. A much better night than on May 6th, with a large number of moths appearing for the first time this year. Obviously the very warm weather we have experienced recently has helped. A Barred Hook-tip was an unexpected highlight and is a scarce Nottinghamshire moth.
         
May 7th. ...Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and mild . A catch of 35 moths of 11 species in 1h 50m trapping time (21:25-23:15h) Temperature 12-10C.
         
May 2nd.. ...Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and fairly mild . A catch of 53 moths of 15 species in 1h 45m trapping time (21:15-23:00h) Temperature 10-8C.
         
April 26th..... Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and very mild . A catch of 141 moths of 14 species in 2h 20m trapping time (21:40-00:00h) Temperature 15-12C.
         
April 22nd... Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and fairly mild . A catch of 40 moths of 15 species in 1h 30m trapping time (20:45-22:15h) Temperature 9-7C.
         
April 2nd... Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and mild . A catch of 127 moths of 15 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:15-22:15h) Temperature 12-10C.
         
March 31st ... Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and fairly mild . A catch of 64 moths of nine species in 1h 30m trapping time (20:10-21:40h) Temperature 10-8C.
         
January 26th ... Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and windy but mild. The trapping site was considerably more sheltered. A very high catch of 75 moths of seven species in 2h 00m trapping time (17:00-19:00h) Temperature 9-8C. Record numbers of Spring Usher this evening.
 
Moth trapping results 2008
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