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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A few more from last night. Scrobipalpa ocellatella. Beaded Chestnut. Straw Dot, and Waved Umber #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

43/21 last night, which included a bit of autumn quality. Merveille du Jour. Brindled Green. Scarce Silver-lines, and Black Rustic #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Green is definitely the theme tonight. Scarce Silver-lines. Brindled Green and just found my first Merv of the year #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I was in two minds whether to trap tonight. It felt chilly with some rain. The few times I checked, I said to myself, "Yeah, maybe I shouldn't have bothered." However, I looked on a nearby chair where a Brimstone just landed. But, a few inches away was this beauty. A first for the garden #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

35/18 last night, which included my first Autumnal Rustic. A little worn but still a nice individual. Black Rustic and Deep-brown Dart were both nfy. Also, BBYU. Gold Triangle. Light Emerald. 3 Lunar Underwing. Riband Wave. 3 Shuttle shaped Dart. 2 SDusty Wave. SMottled Willow & Wax Moth #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A couple of different looking Fly Agaric on my morning dog walk on Belper parks

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A quiet catch of 32/17 last night, although I did pack up at just after midnight. 3 Box tree. 3 Brimstone. CMC. Gold Triangle. 4 Large YU. 2 Lesser YU. 6 LBAM. Light Emerald. 3 Lunar Underwing. Pale Mottled Willow. Red-barred Tortrix. Small blood Vein. Small Dusty Wave. Snout & Wax Moth #teammoth

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It’s official, the 2026 El Niño has broken a record for the highest ocean anomaly in 170+ years… Incredibly reaching that threshold a full 2 months ahead of 2015’s record of +3.02C set on Nov 18th. See that red line? That’s 2026. Every other bold line are the strongest El Niño’s on record. 1/

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Whilst trapping at Kedleston Hall NT last night, this incredible looking bug was found in one of the traps. Native to the United States, it was introduced to Great Britain in the 1930s. I give you the Rhododendron leafhopper #teammoth #notamoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

3 moths yesterday at Carsington Water. Pink barred Sallow, Rush Veneer, and Yponomeuta agg. With @cliveaderbys.bsky.social and Chris Brown #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A few more from last night. Orange Sallow. Deep-brown Dart. Lunar Underwing x2 and Vetch Moth #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Having been away for over a week, it was back to trapping in my Belper garden. And what a welcome back it was with my first ever Scarce Bordered Straw. Clinging to the underside of an egg box, i almost overlooked it. A very welcome surprise #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

After spending a week in Cornwall and then 2 days in Bath, I'm finally home in Derbyshire. Fired up both traps in 19c. Positively balmy #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A couple of Fox Moth caterpillars at St Agnes head #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A few hours trapping at our cottage in St Agnes. 2 BrightLBE. 4 Flame Sh. Frosted Orange. Grey Pine Carpet. 56 LargeYU. LBBYU. Riband Wave. Rosy Rustic. 11 Rush Veneer. RD Pearl. 10 SHC. Silver Y. Small blood Vein. 3 Small square Spot. Spectacle. 12 Sspot Rustic. Straw Dot. Willow Beauty #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Well, it's a bit chilly and clear at the moment, but after a few beers in St Agnes, I've fired up. Forever hopeful #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Schoolboy error last night. The rain came, & i didn't cover the trap well enough, so most had escaped by morning. However, still some quality. 2 Vestal. Cypress Pug. Frosted Orange & Depressaria radiella is new. Also, Peach Blossom. Rosy Rustic. 2 Rush Veneer. RD Pearl. 2 SM Willow #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Just found a very smart Vestal at the cottage here in Saint Agnes. Happy chappy #teammoth #cornwallmoths

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Cypress Pug at the trap here in St Agnes. Only my second ever. #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

91/22 in Saint Agnes last night. A few highlights in Flounced Rustic. Frosted Orange. Nutmeg. Orange Swift. Rosy Rustic. Rush Veneer. 4 Rusty dot Pearl. Small Mottled Willow. 3 Small square Spot. 29 Square spot Rustic. Turnip Moth #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Well, west Cornwall, let's see what delights you've got for me #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Do any of my mothing chums reside & trap near Cornwall's west coast? We're heading down to St Agnes on Saturday, & obviously, the actinic is coming along. Just wondering what trapping has been like there of late, & is there anything I could expect that I wouldn't get here in Derbyshire #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

First time trapping for a while last night. Only 46/20. Feathered Gothic is nfy. The 2nd gen Snout really are smaller and darker. Also, Nettle-tap and Pale Mottled Willow #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I don't often post non moth stuff, but the reason for me being quiet on here for a few days is because yesterday this happened. We've been together for 27 years, and we thought it was about time. First photo is me and my now wife Karen, and our 2 children, Harry and Sarah

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I don't get many Agriphila geniculea, and last nights record is only my 4th, although I may have overlooked them in the past #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Well, this is one hell of a storm. I wonder if my traps are still in the garden 😬 #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I'm sick of all this rain. When are we going to get some decent weather 🌧☔️

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Don't you just hate it when moths decide to impersonate other moths. This Maiden's Blush decided it would be a good idea to trick me into thinking I'd got a garden first Vestal #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A small catch of 55/29 last night. 3 Centre barred Sallow. Common Wainscot. 4 Dusky Thorn. Garden Carpet. Light Emerald. 2 Rusty dot Pearl. Scrobipalpa ocellatella. Small Ranunculus. 6 Square spot Rustic. Turnip. 3 Vine's Rustic the highlights #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

2 juvenile Swallows on the wires outside home, and an adult gathering insects and feeding them, ready for the gruelling flight south.

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Just 53 moths of 22 species last night. Not many highlights. Light Emerald and White Point probably the best #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Not said this for a while, but it's hammering down out there. Am I deterred? No, of course not. Both traps running. So far, Bryotropha basaltinella. Oak Nycteoline. Orange Swift. Ruby Tiger. Scrobipalpa ocellatella. Small Mottled Willow. Small Rufous. Wax Moth. White spotted Pug 🌧 #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

134/62: Palpita vitrealis was nfy last night. Plus Rush Veneer. Bryotropha basaltinella. Iron Prominent. 2 Lime speck Pug. Lychnis. Nutmeg. 2 Orange Swift. Pale Mottled Willow. 2 Scrobipalpa ocellatella. Small Mottled Willow. Small Ranunculus. 2 Spectacle. Tawny barred Angle & YB Brindle #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

275/80 last night, which included 6 nfg. Anania perlucidalis. Bedellia somnulentella. Caloptilia stigmatella. Cydia amplana. Mompha subbistrigella, and Phyllonorycter genicullella #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Pyrausta despicata last night was nfg. A decent record giving its preference for limestone and chalk habitats. Also, Eudemis profundana which isn't too regular. Plus Gold Spot and 1 of 3 Latticed Heath #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

49 species last night was decent, with some quality on show. Centre barred Sallow was the first of the autumn. Tawny-barred Angle is only my 4th and second for the garden. Plus Achroia grisella, and Coxcomb Prominent #teammoth

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Steve Chapple @stevechapple.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This is the first second brood Fig-leaf Skeletoniser on our fig-tree. Over the last four weeks I saw 5 moths and now there are more than thirty larval tents.

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Hopefully, we see these at Kedleston soon @cliveaderbys.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/stev...

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

4 from last night. Small Rufous. Oak Hook-tip. Rhopobota naevana, and Mompha propinquella #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A few more from last night. Tree-lichen Beauty. Square-spot Rustic. Caloptilia alchimiella. Small Ranunculus #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A decent haul of 183/73 last night with a little quality. Evergestis forficalis. Blood-vein. Toadflax Pug. Six-striped Rustic #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I was chuffed to trap only my second ever Small Marbled. Joy turned to frustration this morning when it escaped before I could get any shots #teammoth

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Emily @emilyloulou.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A county first 🎊🥳 This morning I got up late, spent ages combing through micros then came across this, Cydia amplana, turns out it's a VC57 first 😊 #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

While @willowglass12.bsky.social @cliveaderbys.bsky.social & myself was at Kedleston, i ran my actinic at home. A few decent moths in Cabbage Moth. CS Thorn. Iron Prominent. Pebble Hook-tip. Small DW. Small FF. SS Rustic and 2 Straw Underwing. Also pictured: Flame Carpet & Rosy Rustic #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It was windy & cool last night, so I had no intention of trapping. However, by 22.30, the wind had dropped, and it was a little cloudy, so I fired up. 51/31 was satisfactory with a little quality in Iron Prominent. Lychnis, Maiden's Blush. Rusty dot Pearl, 4 Spectacle, and Straw Underwing #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A few from last night. Blood-vein. Scalloped Hook-tip. Yellow barred Brindle, and the superb nfg Evergestis pallidata #teammoth

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Dave Newcombe @belperbirder.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

In all the excitement of today's Hummingbird Hawk-moth i forgot to post these from last night. Phyticodes binaevella. Carcina quercana. Straw Dot, and Common Carpet #teammoth

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