Dave Newcombe
@belperbirder.bsky.social
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Moths from VC57. Birds, hoverflies, bees, and just about anything in the natural world. Local patch is Wyver Lane DWT. Derbyshire.
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We chatted for a few minutes about football. Firstly about Mansfield then the Villa. I mentioned both Derby and Forest and he was a bit disappointed to see both struggling.
Just 13/11, but it was cooler & windier than of late. Highlights were single Merv, & the biggest surprise was Gold Triangle. Acleris sparsana. Barred Sallow. Blastobasis lacticollella. Carcina quercana. 2 Epirrita. Gold Triangle. Large YU. 2 LYU. LBAM. Merveille du Jour. Red-green Carpet #teammoth
33/16 last night, including these 3 Mervs. 2 AOT. Barred Sallow. 3 Black Rustic. 2 Carcina quercana. CMC. Grey Shoulder-knot. Large YU. 4 LBAM. 3 Merveille du Jour. Mottled Umber. November agg. 2 Pale Mottled Willow. 6 Red-green Carpet. 2 Red-line Quaker. Shuttle shaped Dart and 2 Silver Y #teammoth
Both Orange Sallow and Grey Shoulder-knot were nfg last night, and Mottled Umber was nfy #teammoth
Grey Shoulder-Knot. A first for me #teammoth
A little bit of video of the Clifden Nonepareil #teammoth
And the last few. Merveille du Jour. Carcina quercana. Blair's Shoulder Knot and Red-line Quaker #teammoth
A few more from last night. Black Rustic. Green-brindled Crescent. Pale Mottled Willow and Angle Shades #teammoth
Last night's Clifden Nonepareil. It was a bit of a pain to photograph this morning, but perseverance paid off in the end #teammoth
I had one last week. It's a fairly new phenomenon, but a 2nd generation can appear on the wing in Oct/Nov. As is often the case in 2nd gen mine was noticeably smaller than 1st gen.
Indeed. Very much a surprise
Well, I think originally it was mine, but I'll give you a bit of credit for thinking the same.
Excuse my scruffs, I'd just come back from Wyver & was doing some shopping at Morrisons when this fella came over asking for a photo. Happy to oblige, Nige @cliveaderbys.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social @chrisjacksonlrps.bsky.social
2 Merveille du Jour. Turnip Moth and Blair's Shoulder Knot from last night #teammoth
No Wogan for me, at least. Barred Sallow. LBAM. Merveille du Jour. 2 November agg and 2 Red-green Carpet #teammoth
My little doggie enjoying the sunshine this afternoon #notamoth