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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Excellent time on @naturetrek.bsky.social Vale of Mowbray day trip in lovely weather. Best were mega views of Bittern and Goldcrest
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A very satisfying catch in my Romanby VC62 garden this morning. 13 species but three new for the year including 14 Lunar Underwings of two colour forms, 2 Beaded Chestnut again of two colour forms and a Red-line Quaker.
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Nice visit to Nosterfield to catch up with the Spotted Redshank. Also Common Redshank, Snipe, Ruff and Dublin plus lots more incl Peregrine and Kestrel. More birds at the quarry incl 2 Marsh Harriers. Water level very low on reserve but better at quarry @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Worth defying the weather forecast last night. 21 species in my Romanby VC62 garden including Rush Veneer (only seen in Lanzarote, Mallorca and the Algarve before), Black Rustic (only second time caught) and Short-cloaked Moth (second generation?) @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Some interesting moths in my Romanby VC62 garden last night with a lovely fresh Autumnal Rustic new for the garden @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A good night with an overnight temp of 19 deg in my Romanby VC62 garden. 222 moths of 55 species: 1 NFG and 14 NFY incl Common Straw, Old Lady and Turnip Moth @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
With a cool 10degrees at dawn and the garden still damp from yesterday evening’s shower it was quality over quantity. We had two NFgarden: Dark Spectacle and Pale-streaked Grass-moth, and four NFYear: Common Marbled Carpet, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Twin-spotted Wainscot and Knot Grass.
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
How clever! A crow has been taking bits of stale bread from a bird table and dunking them to soften before eating. @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A great morning sorting the trap in our Romanby VC62 garden. 53 species but five new for the garden: Regal Piercer, Small Mottled Willow, Peppered Grey, Dark Umber and Australian Orange-tip @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A lovely walk around my BBS square at Romanby in VC62 doing my second butterfly survey - but was it hot! 12 species seen @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @bbs-birds.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
A good night in our Romanby VC62 garden with 38 moth species including a lovely female Ghost Moth which was new for our garden @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I did my early WCBS survey visit today at my Romanby VC62 square. Lots of butterflies on the wing. I also found a micro moth new to me: 28.014 Brown Bark Moth @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Great haul in my Romanby VC62 garden despite the thunderstorms (trap under cover). 38 species including two new for the garden: V-moth and the tiny Lesser Tawny Crescent. According to Yorkshire Moths website this is the second most northerly record of the latter. @doublekidney.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Great day on @naturetrek.bsky.social Vale of Mowbray day trip. Despite the heat some excellent sightings including three Bittern long fly-pasts, Two good Marsh Harrier sightings and a very close Humming-bird Hawk-moth
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
A good night in my Romanby VC62 garden with 39 species, 25 of which were NFY including Green Pug, Swallow-tailed Moth, Beautiful Hook-tip and Small Blood-vein @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Great day on the moors element of @naturetrek.bsky.social Yorkshire Coast and Moors tour. Lots of good sightings including Red Grouse and Golden Plover
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The coastal element of @naturetrek.bsky.social Yorkshire Coast and Moors tour was a huge success today with a feast of seabirds and hundreds of seals
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A brilliant end to first day on @naturetrek.bsky.social Yorkshire Coast and Moors tour with Nightjar and Woodcock performing well. Volume up for churring!
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
An interesting day in North Yorkshire on @naturetrek.bsky.social day trip based around Wykeham. We had to invoke a wet weather plan. Still plenty of interesting sightings including Siskin, Crossbill, ducks, geese and damselflies
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Lovely morning for my late BBS visit at Romanby in VC62. Mute Swans nesting on the far bank and Little Grebe diving in the pond. Lots of warblers singing @bbs-birds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
An interesting night in my Romanby VC62 garden with a catch including Mullein, Swallow Prominent and Muslin Moth. And for the first time a butterfly roosting next to the trap - a Holly Blue @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Only one moth in the trap in my Romanby VC62 garden but what a stunner: Pine Beauty. And how different the colours are in different places - same moth! @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Amongst the expected Quakers, Drabs and Characters in my Romanby VC62 garden was a new species for the garden: Hemlock Moth Agonopterix alstromeriana @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Five species in my Romanby VC 62 garden today with Early Grey and Shoulder-stripe new for the year @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
A quiet night in my Romanby VC62 garden. March Moth and Pale Pinion were new for the year
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A good March night in my Romanby VC62 garden with 10 Hebrew Character, 4 Small Quaker, 4 Clouded Drab, 2 Common Quaker, an Early Thorn and Diurnea fagella @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
A nice selection in my Romanby VC62 garden with Grey Shoulder-knot new for the garden. Also Clouded Drab, Common Quaker and Hebrew Character
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Just found a Wasp Beetle Clytus Arietis in Romanby VC62. An exceptionally early adult on 31 January
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
I set the trap undercover last night in my Romanby VC62 garden with the prospect of a warm night with southerlies. All I found was a lonely Red-line Quaker! @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
An interesting selection in my Romanby VC62 trap including Juniper Carpet NFY, Red-line Quaker and a Firethorn Leaf-miner, pictured on a Pyracantha leaf @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Red-necked Phalarope on main lake at Nosterfield reserve at noon spinning away @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
The year keeps giving with another new moth for my VC62 Romanby garden - Feathered Thorn. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Quality not quantity in my Romanby VC62 garden today. Brindled Green new for garden, Barred Sallow and Red-line Quaker NFY, and both an adult and cat. of Shuttle-shaped Dart. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
A lovely day for my early winter bird survey visit in VC62 but bird life was quiet. Not many Robins during the summer but lots around now, and Grey Wagtail on the beck was new for the square @bbs-birds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
And the garden ticks keep coming this year. Today there was not one but three migrant Rusty-dot Pearls Udea ferrugalis in my Romanby VC62 garden @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Another good haul in my Romanby VC62 garden. Over 100 moths of 33 species, nine NFY. Best was my namesake The Miller, only the second time caught. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Nice selection today with 22 species in my Romanby VC62 garden. Three Poplar Hawk-moths were a pleasant surprise in mid-August @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
What a year so far in my Romanby VC62 garden! With 3 NFY today that’s 191 moth species, the best since I started 15 years ago. And last week Pebble Prominent was my 400th garden species (not counting aggs). And it’s still early August! @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Another very productive night in my Romanby VC62 garden with 167 moths of 38 species. Nice to see Lime-speck Pug, Orange Swift, Pebble prominent and Swallow Prominent @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Excellent collection in my Romanby VC62 garden today with nearly 200 moths of over 50 species. Best was Golden Twin-spot, a rare migrant. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Excellent haul in my Romanby VC garden with 249 moths of 62 species. 19 NFY and Rosy Tabby new for the garden @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
A lovely morning for my first 2025 WCBS visit to my BBS square near Romanby, VC62. Many butterflies even though lots of fields had been cut for silage. 11 species found @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Used 2 traps (MV and Actinic) for the first time in my Romanby VC62 garden. Result - 149 moths of 55 species. Small Angle Shades was new for the garden @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Good selection in my Romanby VC62 garden trap today. 22 sp NFY & 4 garden ticks: Maple Snout Anarsia innoxiella, Yellow Oak Tortrix Aleimma loeflingiana, Amber Mompha M. ochraceella & Small Blood-vein Scopula imitaria (thanks to Robert Woods for verifying the Anarsia) @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Red Grouse and butterflies were the stars of today’s visit to the moors on day 3 of @naturetrek.bsky.social Yorkshire Coast and Moors tour
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Seabird spectacular on day 2 of @naturetrek.bsky.social Yorkshire Coast and Moors tour.
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Good first day on @naturetrek.bsky.social Yorkshire Coast and Moors tour. Star was a perched Nightjar (sorry - only a phone pic)
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Great day on Naturetrek Forests of the NYMoors day trip around Wykeham. From Honey Buzzard and Goshawk to Crossbill and Siskin with lots of interesting insects @naturetrek.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
A good morning at the trap in my Romanby VC62 garden with 11 species NFY including Poplar Hawk-moth, Swallow-tailed Moth, Peppered Moth and Burnished Brass @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
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alankmiller.bsky.social @alankmiller.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
A successful day on Naturetrek Forests of the North York Moors day trip after reorganising the itinerary due to morning rain. Lots of insects in the afternoon sun incl Beautiful Demoiselle. Two Honey Buzzards at Wykeham and Willow Warbler singing the whole time there @naturetrek.bsky.social
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