Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 2h

Interesting choice of comparison: I get very few PMW here. Clancy's is just more numerous your end.
No idea re the bistriga though.

1

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 4h

2/2

In addition to Clancy's & Radford's, @migrantmothuk.bsky.social interest was: the pinkest of Vestals, the palest of Blair's Mocha (1 of 2), female Four-sp Footman, 6 White-points, R-d Pearl & Diamond-back Moth.
Also of interest 2 Swallow-tailed and a pretty late Lesser BBYU

#teammoth

1 15

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 4h

Excellent mothing in SW Hants last night highlighted by NFY Merveille du Jour (x3) being relegated to 4th pic!
Clancy's Rustic was NFG, Radford's Flame Shoulder & Cryptoblabes bistriga NFY (my 3rd & 2nd records respectively)

#teammoth

1/2

2 15

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 4h

Another bistriga on an imminent post . . .

2

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 20h

One moth in, M du J, sort of mission accomplished 😂

1 1

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 20h

Have decided to give it a go tonight . . .

1 1

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 1d

Birds will always get priority in this weather in the autumn.

1

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 1d

I ought to tap into some mothery this week, but with NE winds all week vismigging is getting my main attention, and hitting the coast for first light means moth processing in the dark from about 5.30am at the latest.

1 4

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 1d

Hadn't expected the 201st to come quite so soon, although it was definitely the likeliest species to get the honour of being my 200th self found on patch.

#HantsBirds

13

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 3d

A nice variety in SW Hants last night, with 33 of 21 recorded.
Beaded Chestnut, of which there were three, was NFY.
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social possibilities: 2 each R-d Pearl, White-point, Angle Shades, Blair's Mocha, 1 Four-sp Footman.
First Shuttle-shaped Dart & Vine's Rustic for weeks.

#teammoth

1 1 32

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 4d

308. But passed 300 about 12 years ago and then couldn't be arsed twitching other people's birds any more, so there are a good number of widely seen birds in that time that I'm missing.

1

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 4d

240th selff found in Hants

1 2

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 4d

Whooper Swan flying west over Barton Golf Course this morning was a nice bird to have as my 200th patch species 😊

#HantsBirds

2 1 33

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 7d

A good chance I will too, if only because I might as well. Winds not quite right for decent vismigging, so no need to dash to the coast before sunrise.

1 2

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 7d

Mercifully wasp-free here for several weeks, and not many prior to that.

2

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 7d

Finished with 26 of 17 in SW Hants on a night that was clear way longer than forecast.
Barred Sallow was NFY, likewise Phyllonorycter messaniella (x2), but no time to faff about getting pics of the latter.
2 Rusty-dot Pearls & a Blair's Mocha the @migrantmothuk.bsky.social possibles.

#teammoth

1 1 34

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 7d

It's only 9 moths in total in fairness, but already includes three species absent last night

2

Steve Keen @swaystevek.bsky.social · 7d

No sign of the promised cloud cover here yet, but mild after a positively warm day so hopefully the 8 species currently in will be the start of a good couple of nights.