Dave Wheatley
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Dave Wheatley
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Moths, occasionally birds. Still a grumpy dad, still hoping to mellow with age
The migrant moth superhighway is still functioning then? 😉
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
That’s the spirit 😆
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
😆 🤘🏻🎸
I would have liked to study it but my school were only too happy not to provide it, even though 5 of us asked.
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM
At this time of year it’s definitely worth a shout
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
That is some set of moths Debbie, a fair number of them would be new for me. You definitely are in a sweet spot for moths 😊
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I feel for you, it was bad enough just fishing out the fallen leaves from my pond
a man is covered in snow and the words `` feels great '' are written above him .
ALT: a man is covered in snow and the words `` feels great '' are written above him .
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November 27, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Nothing spectacular, just glad it’s something. Hopefully a Winter Moth this week or next and that’s me pretty much done for the year, unless I get an unexpected one in the trap 🤞🏻
I hope you get it mended, give us a shout if you need any help
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Still time to put one out, Winter Moth I’m still looking for. So far 6 moths so not a dreaded 0️⃣/0️⃣
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Good to know 👍🏻
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
You sound like you studied Latin at school?
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
That’s a great set of micros, and don’t worry about the pronunciation, no one’s spoken Latin in centuries, so you may be correct
November 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Including wind chill 4°C at the moment🥶
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I think it’s in the wee hours, hence the traps going out. I think the chances of a moth before midnight are slim.
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
That’s the kind of thing that would benefit from government regulations. Has anyone at BC tried to engage with the local authorities on this?
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Still bloody freezing, I hear that faint Irish accent in the woods outside 🫣
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Thank you David, with a bit of digging that ties in with a written record from that date range
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Impressive amount of large mothery 👏🏻
I Dipped on Eyed as well this year, but not unexpected as I’ve only had one ever
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Some of the clearwings are very specific to times of day when they come out. Someone has a good spreadsheet on here saying what month and time of day to put out the lures
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I like to think that it makes some difference. I’ve had lots of HHMs since planting red valerian and salvia.
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Very very nice set of moths 👏🏻
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I planted one last year, and it is now humongous, but it’s a bit of a stretch to get one in the garden, I think the windy conditions had more to do with it
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Very nice photo Ruth and I very unexpectedly had one this year as well!
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Very impressive mothery and an amazing set of records for one year!
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM