petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This morning Autumnal Rustic was only my 4th record and the first for 6 years. The Kent Black Arches was also my 4th but the first for 7 years. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 0160
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Had my first Portland Ribbon Wave in May. The one this morning was my 3rd. Also my latest ever Heart and Dart. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 090
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Yesterday the Beet Moth s. ocellatella was my 3rd record after a couple in 2022. This morning the Azalea leaf-miner C. azaleella was my 2nd record following the first in June this year. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 0130
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Red Underwing in the trap this morning and Wryneck at Swalecliffe. #kentbirding #teammoth 0221
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A 2nd Ni Moth of the year yesterday was only my 3rd record. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 0180
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Oak Lutestring this morning was only my 3rd record and the first for 10 years. My Small Mottled Willow total has reached 78 for the year, having recorded only 5 in the previous 26 years. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 0150
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Just back from 3 Scilly Pelagics: Great Shearwater, Cory's Shearwater and Wilson's Petrel the highlights. 010
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Fig Leaf Skeletoniser was new for the year this morning. Boughton-under-Blean #teammoth 0261
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Had better view of the Bonaparte's gull this morning. #kentbirding 180
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Bedellia somnulentella (Bindweed Sleeper) was new for the garden list this morning. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 060
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Just my 3rd record: Ancylosis oblitella this morning. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 0120
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Delplanqueia dilutella/inscriptella was a new one for me this morning. Interestingly Obsidentify gives 100% for dilutella. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 050
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Two new species for the garden this morning: Oak Processionary and Lobesia reliquana. Just managed a record shot of the latter. Boughton-uner-Blean. 040
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Interesting Black Arches this morning and The Mocha. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 0261
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Aspilapteryx tringipennella this morning was only my 2nd record and the first for 16 years. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 0100
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 30/06/2026White-cloaked Tortrix Gypsonoma aceriana was new for the garden list this morning. #teammoth 070
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Nine Red Kites in about 30 mins over Oare Marshes this morning. #kentbirding 060
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Hornet and Pachyrhinus lethierryi in the trap this morning. Boughton-under-Blean. #kentnature 090
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Portland Ribbon Wave was new for the garden this morning. One I'd been expecting for a while. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth#kentnature 080
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Two interesting beetles in the Moth Trap this morning: Diaperis boleti and Melanotus villosus. Boughton-under-Blean 060
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Just 1 female Dainty Damsefly at Dan's Dock, Oare Marshes this morning. #kentnature 040
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Variable Damselfly and lots of marsh Frogs at Dan's Dock, Oare Marshes this morning. #kentnature 270
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Two Scarce Blue-tailed Damselflies from the Dragonfly Ponds at Sandwich bay this morning. An Imm.male and an Imm. female "Aurantiaca" type. 1121
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 01/05/2026About 10 Duke of Burgundies at Bonsai Bank KWT Reserve this morning, plus Dingy Skipper. #kentnature 0110
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 30/04/2026On the East Flood at Oare Marshes this morning: Spotted Redshank, 3 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, Greenshank, 2 Spoonbills and a Bittern flew over from the West Flood. #kentbirding 050
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 27/04/2026The Bittern showed at the edge of the reeds this morning at Oare Marshes West Flood. #kentbirding 040
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Sandwich Terns at Oare Marshes KWT yesterday and 4 Wood Sandpipers this morning. #kentbirding 080
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 20/04/2026RingOuzel still in the Uplees area at Oare Marshes KWT this morning. #kentbirding 090
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Ring Ouzel showed well in the Uplees area at Oare Marshes KWT this morning. #kentbirding 0120
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Two Little Ringed Plovers and a White Wagtail on the East Flood at Oare Marshes KWT this morning. #kentbirding 040
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 10/04/2026A bit tatty but this was my first female Emperor Moth at Dan's Dock, Oare Marshes this morning. #teammoth 0220
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Moth trap warming up with my 2nd ever record of Bloxworth Snout following the first in April last year. Also the 2nd Lunar marbled brown of the year. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 0190
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 02/04/2026A somewhat distant view but there were at least 5 Black-necked Grebes on the ARC at Dungeness this morning. #kentbirding 030
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 30/03/2026There were a couple of Knot amongst the Godwits at Oare marshes yesterday. #kentbirding 030
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Great White Egret at Oare Marshes this morning. #kentbirding 060
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Another Red Kite at Oare Marshes KWT Reserve this morning. #kentbirding 050
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Red Kite over Oare Marshes this morning. #kentbirding 070
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Two Mediterranean Gulls at Oare Marshes this morning. #kentbirding 090
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Two good records this morning with an Oak Beauty on the shed wall and an Engrailed on the fence, or do we now call all examples of the the latter Small Engrailed? Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth #kentnature 0170
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Just 3 moths this morning but Agonopterix propinquella was only my 3rd record and the first for 10 years. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 0220
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 27/02/2026The tufts are a bit worn but I'm fairly sure this is Acleris cristana in the trap this morning. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 0140
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Yellow Horned this morning was my first for 5 years. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 0210
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 24/02/2026First butterfly of the year was Brimstone in the garden this morning. Boughton-under-Blean 010
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 24/02/2026petermaton.bsky.social Best ever February catch in the trap this morning: Also had 33 moths of 11 species including: March Moth, Twin-spotted Quaker, Chestnut, Clouded Drab, Acleris literana and my 2nd ever record of Zeleria hepariella. Boughton-under-Blean. #teammoth 1230
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 21/02/2026White-fronted Goose and Bittern at Oare Marshes this morning. #kentbirding 0171
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 20/02/2026At least 6 Mandarin Ducks on Selling Pond this morning. #kentbirding 090
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 17/02/2026 Bossenden Wood last couple of days: Lesser Spot, Great Spot, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Firecrest, Goldcrest, Stock Dove, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Blue Tits, Great Tits and LT Tits. #kentbirding 0162
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Purple Sandpiper still at Swalecliffe yesterday. #kentbirding 090
petermaton.bsky.social @petermaton.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Visited South Korea in January. Highlights included 6 species of Crane, Solitary Snipe, Ancient Murrelets, Scaly-sided Mergansers, Steller's Sea-Eagles, and Baer's Pochard. 010
