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You have my sympathies, I only decided to do one a week ago! So far I have worked back to late June. Another couple of weeks should see it done.

I let it go, but it’s sitting on my window frame. I can grab it back if you want to see it.

Moth of the day has to be this NFM/NFG #495 Plumed Fan-foot. It’s not just new for the tetrad, but Hectad too. In fact not too many records in the VC. #teammoth A juvenile Goshawk languidly circled the garden as I breakfasted. Maybe the same one from last month?

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Marvel of the day was, well…NFG #494 Merveille du Jour. An absolutely box-fresh slice of Mint Choc-chip if ever I saw one. Another Moth I’ve only ever previously seen at Lakenheath. It’s also new for the tetrad. 🔲 #teammoth

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Dissapointed I couldn’t trap on Saturday, so was very keen last night. What a trap! Next to nothing in it, but nearly all goodies. NFG #493 Autumnal Rustic is one I’ve only ever seen at Lakenheath, and one I hoped to get here one day. It’s new for the tetrad. 🔲 #teammoth

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Sep 21st is the latest Suffolk record. A second brood? Although it looks quite raggedy, so maybe a survivor?

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phylengland35.bsky.social @phylengland35.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Very interesting moth found on the wall this morning. Quite a way from the trap. Apparently it is Sorcerer and possibly is the 5th British record.

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Martin Collinson @docmartin2mc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Poops from the recent Shetland Egyptian Nightjar yielded DNA. Not much genetic difference between nominate (eastern) and saharae (western) subspecies, but Shetland bird is likely nominate; DNA is like birds from Oman and Kuwait. #birds #birding #birdingscotland @birdguides.bsky.social

Gene tree (cytochrome b) showing Shetland bird cladding with nominate Egyptian Nightjars

Egyptian Nightjar poops cradled in limpet shells

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A lovely demonstration of symmetry this morning. Not just with the pattern on this #492 Mallow, but also the fact that my only other record was on exactly the same date last year. #teammoth

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#teammoth trap a little more interesting this morning, though numbers still low. Just 23/10. Very satisfying however, is that the one that got away a month ago, is the one that didn’t get away today. Acleris variegana (Garden Rose Tortrix)

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just 983 to go for me then! 🤨 I hope I don’t fluff it, when it happens - they are incredibly similar.

Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#teammoth trap contents very sparce this a.m. So spent some time bringing my spreadsheet up to date (I should have kept it contemporaneously🙄). All good however, as I found a Moth I hadn’t entered back from July 9th. NFG #491 Eucosma conterminana (Lettuce Tortrix). It’s new for the tetrad. 🔲

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Andrew Whitehouse @anthrobirder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Delighted to get good views of the Sykes's Warbler at Girdle Ness today. I saw it only briefly yesterday morning, realised it was something significant but was unable to pin it down. Later, I scoped the bushes from home and got it on the house list🙃 #Birds #BirdingScotland #RareBirdsUK #PatchBirding

A Sykes's Warbler is perched on a thin branch among gorse and whitebeam.

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Having lunch, and look up to the ceiling, as you do, and there’s a (the) Vestal sitting up there watching me. I released yesterday’s Moth out of the window, so it’s possibly returned, but equally could be a new Moth. Are they known for their homing abilities? #teammoth

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On this day 25 years ago: A vagrant Canada Goose at Holkham freshmarsh, with Pink-feet. It went through a couple of identification possibilities, before settling on interior (Todd’s). These vagrant Canada Geese seem to be occuring more frequently in recent years, given increasing Goose numbers.

‘Todd’s’ (interior) Canada Goose at Holkham in October 2001.

📸 unknown

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Highlights of the Moth trap, what highlights? #teammoth My first 4 Redwings of the Autumn over, also 5 Skylarks and a few Siskins the best of viz-mig.

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A slightly moist trap this morning, but well within acceptable limits. Numbers and variety still down, but it only takes one Moth to make it all worthwhile. Last night NFG #490 Vestal was that one Moth. Nice to get one of my own. #teammoth

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On this day 40 years ago: ✅ Arctic Warbler at Tetney Lock, Lincs. Nice to compare to a Greenish Warbler seen the week before at Lowestoft. #UKrarebirds

Arctic Warbler at Tetney, Lincs in 1986.

📸 unknown

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On this day 40 years ago: ✅ Citrine Wagtail at Blakeney Quay, back when it was a big bird. Only just over 40 previous records, and over half of those had been on Shetland. Quite a change of fortune for this species in the intervening years. #UKrarebirds

Citrine Wagtail at Blakeney Quay, Norfolk in 1986

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Numbers and diversity still low in the #teammoth trap, but a definite improvement in quality. NFM/NFG #489 Orange Sallow was the obvious highlight, it’s new for the tetrad. 🔲 Other notables included Rusty Dot Pearl, Barred Sallow & Pinion-streaked Snout.

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

britmap · 27 SEPTEMBER 2026 ● 100 ● 100 ● 100 ● 100 ● 99 Total: 997/1000 · www.britm.app · Day 8 unlikely I will better this score.

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

britmap · 26 SEPTEMBER 2026 ● 85 ● 98 ● 100 ● 100 ● 99 Total: 980/1000 · www.britm.app · Day 7 Should have been better, but I rushed the first place. 🤦

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I can’t tell you how many Samaras I have looked, or how pleased I am to have finally found this. NFM/NFG #488 Etainia louisella (Maple Seed Dot) it’s new for both tetrad and Hectad. 🔲 #teammoth

Mine of Etainia louisella
(Maple Seed Dot)

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Two Peregrines on ‘my’ side of the church yesterday evening. At some point the long-staying very dark male has been replaced with a much paler grey individual. No wall Moths last night, and very few in the trap. This Lunar Underwing was much paler than the ones I’ve been getting lately. #teammoth

Peregrines on St. Mary’s church, Mildenhall.

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Can you remember seeing it? I think the first birds I remember were when I was about 10/11. Didn’t start twitching till I was about 24/25. Obviously wish I’d started earlier now, though in actuality I’ve caught up most things from my late teens.

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On this day 40 years ago: Suffolk’s first record of Eastern Subalpine Warbler @landguardbo.bsky.social within 8 months I had also seen Suffolk’s first Western Subalpine Warbler at the same site. I had a dislodged feather from the latter for years, but it’s lost now, sadly. #SuffolkBirds

Drawing by Barry Croucher of the 1986 Eastern Subalpine Warbler at Landguard Bird Observatory. Courtesy of 1986 Suffolk Bird Report.

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A couple of eclipse/immature Pintail - my first of the year, 2 juvenile Hobby and a Great White Egret on Hockwold Wash, a Clouded Yellow flew through. Earlier, just a dozen species of Moth in their trap. I’m glad it’s not just me. Did include my 2nd & 3rd Vestals though. #teammoth

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Moth trap abysmal this morning - 8/4 Yesterday, in my mining session, I came across this leaf with c.375 Large Yellow Underwing eggs, some already hatching. This morning a Mottled Shield-bug by an amenity light.

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Inspired by some other #teammoth posts, I went out to search for a specific Leaf-mine on Elm. I didn’t find it. But, rather pleased with what I did find, NFM/NFG #487 Coleophora limosipennella (Elm Case-bearer). With just 17 Suffolk records, it is new for the tetrad. 🔲

Case of Coleophora limosipennella (Elm Case-bearer)

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Put out the trap, and when I got back to the front door - this NFG #486 Large Wainscot was waiting for me. What a whopper. One I’ve only previously seen at Lakenheath. It’s new for the tetrad. 🔲 #teammoth

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This week 25 yrs ago: Isabelline Wheatear at Landguard. With quite a few scarcities. Red-necked Stint at Somersham followed later in the day with Pallass’s Grasshopper Warbler ✅ on Blakeney Point (never thought I would see one so well) with Ortolan and Grey Phalarope bonus.

Isabelline Shrike Landguard September 2001

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#SuffolkBirds

Red-necked Stint at Somersham, Cambs. September 2001.

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#CambsBirds

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Pallass’s Grasshopper Warbler on Blakeney Point September 2001.

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#NorfolkBirds

Ortolan on Blakeney Point September 2001.

📸 unknown

#NorfolkBirds

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Word of the day is paltry. Use it in a sentence - The returns from last night’s #teammoth trap were paltry… That is apart from…this beauty. NFG #485 Barred Sallow. Also new for the tetrad. 🔲

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I should think your cup runneth over.

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Eek! I don’t get those huge numbers of anything. I’ll have to check what my biggest count was. (115 Shuttle-shaped Dart, about a month ago) in fact ghat was the only 3 figure count of the year.

Found a few examples of this NFM/NFG #484 Stigmella malella (Apple Dot) on a Crab Apple tree, this afternoon. It’s new for the tetrad. 🔲 #teammoth

Leaf-mine of Stigmella malella
(Apple Dot) on Crab Apple

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Rather pleased with this ‘tadpole’ Leaf-mine, on Prunus sp. I’ve seen a few people posting them recently. NFM/NFG #483 Stigmella plagicolella (Blue-shot Dot) Especially pleased as I was looking for something else entirely. #teammoth

Leaf-mine of Stigmella plagicolella (Blue-shot Dot)

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Bit of a full-on day, but managed to squeeze in a half hour of mining. I keep checking An Alder for a mine that I had last year, but none have appeared yet. However, did come across this Pebble Hook-tip Caterpillar 🐛 Considering how many leaves I look at, I don’t see many caterpillars. #teammoth

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Species variety in the #teammoth trap, just holding into double-figures, and quantity also low. However in addition to last night’s new addition, this NFG #482 Deep-brown Dart was clinging to the underside of the trap. It’s new for the tetrad. 🔲

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britmap · 20 SEPTEMBER 2026 ● 99 ● 91 ● 99 ● 93 ● 89 Total: 934/1000 · www.britm.app Very entertaining, as you say. @robharvey99.bsky.social

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Popped the trap out early tonight. And had a quick check of the amenity lights. Fortunately picked up this NFG #481 Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer). It’s one I’ve had at Cavenham before, but it’s new for the tetrad. 🔲 #teammoth

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Birdingprof @birdingprof.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Inspired by a recent post, I had a look at my closest (only) Oak tree. I didn’t find what I was looking for, tho I now realise I had, had the Moth earlier in the year. 🙄 However, I did find mines of NFG #480 Tischeria ekebladella (Oak Blotch-miner) which is new for the tetrad too. 🔲 #teammoth

Leaf-mines of Tischeria ekebladella
(Oak Blotch-miner)

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I blew up a picture with its legs dangling, but not that I could see obviously, though it was often pretty distant, or into the light or blowing around in the wind - sometimes all three!

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Happy to lay my Suffolk bogey bird to rest, not for want of trying before though. #368 Montague’s Harrier flew from Havergate to Gedgrave Marshes . It’s also my 306th species recorded in September, and my first in 16 years. Where does the time go? #SuffolkBirds

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A dead Polecat, just around the corner from home this morning - one day I’ll see a live one. A Grayling, on south side of Orford, is a Butterfly I do not see very often. A bonus enroute to my Suffolk bogey bird.

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