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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#WWTSlimbridgeSightings there are now two Pectoral Sandpipers in water beyond Top New Piece looking west from Zeiss hide

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Fairy quiet traps 21/9 (33/10) & 22/9 (43/14). However, Acrobasis suavella on the latter date was new for me with Black Rustic & Scrobipalpa ocellatana were nfy. Otherwise much as recent traps, 3 Garden Rose Tortrix and Eudonia angustea being the only 'different' species VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Acrobasis suavella - Bromsgrove 23/09/26

Scrobipalpa ocellatana(Beet Moth) - Bromsgrove 23/09/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#WWTSlimbridgeSightings Rushy 15.15: Spotshank 5, Greenshank 5, Garganey 3, Green Sand, Snipe, Ruff 3+. South Lake 13.30: Spoonbill, Blackwit c.200, Knot 27, Ruff 12+.

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Another brown trap this morning, but more so. Nothing nfy, but my first Shuttle-shaped Darts & Garden Carpet for three weeks. Best was probably a single Pale Mottled Willow. 48/14 overall VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Pale Mottled Willow - Bromsgrove 16/09/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This morning's trap of 84/27 was almost exclusively brown, Lunar Underwing (5) being the only nfy and Silver Y & Rush Veneer the only hint of migration. Large YU, with 37, were unsurprisingly the most numerous but Lesser YU just reached double figures with 11 VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Lunar Underwing (mid-brown) - Bromsgrove 14/09/26

Lunar Underwing (paler brown) - Bromsgrove 14/09/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

69/13 in this morning's trap, one nfy being Small Blood-vein. Silver Y (interesting markings on left wing), 2 Old Lady, Light Emerald & Yellow Shell the best of the rest VC37 SO96 #teammoth

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Absolutely no knowledge of leaf mines, this one caught my eye this afternoon. Obsidentify gives either S.aurella or S.spendidisimmella, so I presume the former is more likely but not definite.

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

175/17 in the trap this morning, despite the damp & blustery conditions. S Unexpectedly, 99 of them were Large YU, wth 23 Sq-spot & 16 Vine's Rustics also in double-figures. Migrants: 2 Rush Veneer & singles of Silver Y, PM Willow & Turnip. Also 2 Small Ranunc & 3 Cent-bar Sallow VC37 SO96 #teammoth

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Three hours to 20.00 at Moors Pool #uptonwarren. Several heavy rain showers didn't bring anything in, so the best was a single Wigeon that has been around for 2-3 days & a good count of 41 Gadwall.

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

89/26 plus one each of Coleophora sp. & Bryotropha sp. Highlights of Centre-barred Sallow & Anania coronata nfy. Migrants Rusty-dot Pearl & Silver Y, others of interest Orange Swift, SM Willow, Y.scabrella & Large Fruit-tree Tortrix VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Centre-barred Sallow - Bromsgrove 25/08/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

81/23 in the trap this morning, highlight being a nfm Clay Triple-lines plus my first Small Emerald since 2021. Large Fruit-tree Tortrix & Flounced Rustic also nfy. 27 Vine's Rustics & 13 LBBYUs accounted for almost half the moths VC37 SO96 #teammoth

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A first for me this morning was Jersey Tiger. Scarce in Worcs to the end of 2024, I'm not sure how many have been reported in Worcs. in 2025 & 2026 to date, but suspect it's quite a few as the species spreads north. VC37 SO96 #teammoth

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Late post re Thurs night's trap. 129/33, highlight being my first Vapourer. Also nfm was Phyllonorycter harisella with two nfy being Pale Mottled Willow & Ypsolopha scabrella. Duky Thorn was my first in the garden this year, also SM Willow (2), Wax Moth & Marbled Beauty VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Vapourer - Bromsgrove 14/08/26. First for me

Ypsolopha scabrella - Bromsgrove 14/08/26

Phyllonorycter harrisella - Bromsgrove 14/08/26. First for me.

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

86/34 this morning, which included 3 nfy - September Thorn (had been attacked by something as it only had one wing), Small China-mark & Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix - & one nfg for the year - Poplar Hawk-moth. Nothing else particularly notable VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix - Bromsgrove 10/08/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Non-egg box shots of yesterday's hawk-moth double VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Lime Hawk-moth & Striped Hawk-moth - Bromsgrove 06/08/26. Posed photo on wooden plank.

Striped Hawk-moth - Bromsgrove 06/08/26. Posed photo on wooden plank

Lime Hawk-moth - Bromsgrove 06/08)26. Posed photo on wooden plank

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Large moths the order of the day, though total numbers quite low. The highlights, in increasing size order, were: Pale Prominent (2nd of the week), Lime Hawk-moth (nfy) & Striped Hawk-moth (new). Possibly the first time I have audibly sworn when turning over an egg-box VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Striped Hawk-moth - Bromsgrove 06/08/26. A new one for me!

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Is this a worn Flounced Rustic?? VC37 SO96 #teammoth

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Still a few potted moths to check, but best was a moth in through the bedroom window last night - Nephopterix angustella. Also, some colourful by-catch in the trap. A small leafhopper I'd never heard of - Zygina sp., probably flammigera (Fruit-tree Leafhopper).

Nephopterix angustella (Spindle Knot-horn) - Bromsgrove 04/08/26

Nemophora angustella (Spindle Knot-horn) - Bromsgrove 04/08/26

Zygina sp. (probably flammigera) - Bromsgrove 04/08/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Just 30/17 this morning including LBBYU in my bedroom. Highlight was nfy Waved Umber, not a common moth here. Suggestions of migration with singles of Small Mottled Willow & Silver Y (no pic.) VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Small Mottled Willow - Bromsgrove 02/08/26 (4th in the last 3 weeks in the garden after missing out earlier in the summer)

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Must have been colder & clearer than I anticipated last night. Just 14/6 in & around the trap plus the Silver Y I potted last night. Highlight this morning was a nfg Rusty-dot Pearl, bizarre given the paucity of the catch 🤷 VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Silver Y - Bromsgrove 31/7/26 (potted the previous evening)

Rusty-dot Pearl - Bromsgrove 31/7/26 (nfg)

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

An uninspiring 48/18 this morning with no nfy. Rush Veneer the best of not much, ten Water Veneers being the most numerous VC37 SO96 #teammoth

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

@bbciplayer.bsky.social Why do we have the irritatingly pointless music played over the highlights of The Hundred? Surely the commentary is sufficient?

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This morning's trap was a disappointing 51/21 (plus something vaguely interesting-looking hiding in the conservatory). Two nfy being Miller & Maple Pug (tho' I do need to check this), migrants in Small Mottled Willow & Silver Y & other notables being Ringed China-mark & Spectacle VC37 SO96 #teammoth

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Yesterday a.m. I helped at a 'moth morning' at a local nature reserve in King's Norton, B'ham (VC37). Total species across 2 traps was 48 + Co.Rustic agg. I was pleased to find 3 nfm in the MV trap - Olive-tree Pearl, Rusty-dot Pearl & Mompha raschkiella + an unexpected Twin-spot Wainscot #teammoth

Olive-tree Pearl (Palpita vitrealis) - King's Norton 25/07/26

Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis) - King's Norton 25/07/26

Mompha raschkiella (Fireweed Mompha) - King's Norton 26/07/26

Twin-spotted Wainscot - King's Norton 25/07/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Continuing the modest returns, 77/27 this morning, inc. 2 potted last night. Iron Prominent, Lime-speck Pug & Lesser Wax Moth were nfy, with Yellow Shell nfy for garden. Also another Tree-lichen Beauty VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Tree-lichen Beauty - Bromsgrove 22/07/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A modest 63/26 (plus worn Eudonia sp. & unID'd Yponomeuta sp.) after a cool clear night. Two nfy were Tree-Lichen Beauty & Piniphila bifasciana (Pine Marble). Early Thorn & Cloaked Minor also of note. A single Silver Y the only likely migrant VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Tree-lichen Beauty - Bromsgrove 21/07/26

Piniphila bifasciana - Bromsgrove 21/07/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Does anyone have any idea a) if this is a caterpillar and b) if yes, what species? #teammoth

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Finally managed to attract an Alder Kitten to my garden trap. Square-spot Rustic was nfy & Least Carpet was my first in the garden this year. Silver Y was the only suggestion of migration. Four or five micros to look yet VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Square-spot Rustic - Bromsgrove 19/07/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

91/32 in this morning's trap + 3 Coleophora sp. It might have been more had I turned the light on when I put the trap out rather than at 11.15 when I noticed 🤦 One nfm in Acleris cristana & 1 nfy being A.tristella. Sallow Kitten, Silver Y & another SMWillow the best of the rest VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Acleris cristana (Tufted Tortrix) - Bromsgrove 17/07/26

Agriphila tristella (Common Grass-moth) - Bromsgrove 17/07/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This morning's trap had 100/36, with Rosy Minor (I think) being nfm. Five nfy in Ruby Tiger, Garden Rose Tortrix, Acrobasis advenella, Pammene fasciana & A.straminella. Also of note: 3 Silver Y, Lychnis, E.flammealis & my second ever A.badiana a mere 3 days after my first VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Acrobasis advenella (Hawthorn Knot-horn) - Bromsgrove 15/07/26

Shuttle-shaped Dart showing a pinkish-red band towards the outer edge on each wing. Not something I've seen before.

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Fewer species in this morning's trap, probably c.30 by the time I've checked all the micros. However, finally, a Small Mottled Willow in my garden! I'd thought I was going to miss out entirely. Even better 😀 was my first Pine Hawk-moth & first Ancylis badiana VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Small Mottled Willow - Bromsgrove 12/07/26

Ancylis badiana (Meadow Hook-wing) - Bromsgrove 12/07/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I had this Argyresthia sp. in my trap yesterday morning. Photos are some way short of great, but thoughts welcome. Most likely A.curvella (which is what Obsid gives) but I've also looked at sorbiella & ivella, both of which are rare in my area VC37 SO96 #teammoth

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I was thinking there wasn't anything too exciting in this morning's trap, but then I came across the attached. Much smaller than I'd imagined, so at first I thought it was a tortrix of some sort... VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Small Marbled - Bromsgrove 07/07/26. Scarce migrant to the county from southern Europe

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Three scarce, for my garden, moths in the trap this morning: Dingy Shears, Ringed China-mark & Phycitodes binaevella plus Small Ranunculus & Rush Veneer, also nfy, & Light Arches which seems to be becoming more regular VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Ringed China-mark (female) - Bromsgrove 02/07/26

Phycitodes binaevella - Bromsgrove 02/07/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

77/29 in the trap this morning with 6 nfy - Cinnabar, Bird-cherry Ermine, Acleris forsskaleana, Fan-foot, Agapeta hamana & Coleophora mayrella VC37 SO96 #teammoth Couple of pot-shots only as short of time this morning.

Acleris forsskaleana - Bromsgrove 21/06/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

113/35 in the trap this morming. Highlight was my 1st Bird's Wing, with Endotricha flammealis, Batia lunaris, Acleris schalleriana & Epinotia bilunana the best of 8 other nfy VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Endotricha flammealis - Bromsgrove 19/06/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Is it just me or have almost all the Upton posts disappeared from the feed #uptonwarren

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

3.5 hours to 21.20 @ Flashes #uptonwarren was fairly quiet. Three Green Sandpipers probably the highlight, one Curlew in to roost, very small roost of c.35 BHGs, 2 LBBGs & 1 Herring. Other than that, much as usual.

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

145/37 in & around the trap this morning, 12 nfy included 2 x Light Arches, my first for 4 years; Anarsia inoxiella, more or less annual here; Beautiful Hook-tip, Varied Coronet, Grey/Dark Dagger & Short-cloaked Moth VC37 SO96 #teammoth

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

33/19 in & around the trap this morning, which included 9 nfy. Highlight was Cream-bordered Green Pea, the others being Small Magpie, Bright-line Brown-eye, C.striana, Uncertain, C.culmella, T.velgella, Marbled Orchard Tortrix & Pale Mottled Willow. One micro to resolve VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Cream-bordered Green Pea - Bromsgrove 13/06/26

Pale Mottled Willow - Bromsgrove 13/06/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

A quick visit to Blithfield this p.m. with @birdergwc64.bsky.social to see the Caspian Tern. We were successful, average pic. attached. On the walk back to the car I saw the attached small moth in the grass. It appears to be Elachista argentella, which seems unusual @ Blithfield? #teammoth

Caspian Tern - Blythe Bay, Blithfield Res. 11/06/26

Elachista argentella (Silver Grass Miner) - Blythe Bay, Blithfield Res. 11/06/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

An uninspiring 28/11 this morning, although it did include two nfy - Rustic Shoulder-knot & Lyonetia clerkella. Also another Foxglove Pug VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Rustic Shoulder-knot - Bromsgrove 03/06/26

Lyonetia clerkella - Bromsgrove 03/06/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This morning's trap was lighter on species but a slight increase in numbers over last Thursday., with 76/26. 5 nfy - Coronet, Treble Brown Spot, Lychnis, Mottled Rustic & Ephestia woodiella. Also 3 each of Cypress & Green Carpets, another Freyer's Pug, Elephant HM VC37 SO96 #teammoth

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Last Thursday's trap produced 62/31 inc. 8 definite nfy - Clouded Border, Angle Shades, Spruce Carpet, Freyer's Pug, Small Dusty Wave, Dark Arches, C.pascuella & Water Veneer. A lure deployed on Friday produced a single Yellow-legged Clearwing, also nfy. VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Yellow-legged Clearwing - Bromsgrove 29/05/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

A moth I can't quite work out to species-level, assuming it is possible? Initially I thought caloptilia sp. nut now wondering about A.tringipennella? From earlier this week in VC37 #teammoth @mothiduk.bsky.social

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Fewer moths this morning, no doubt due to the cooler & clear conditions overnight, despite cloud cover to late evening However, one slightly unexpected nfm - Shears. Plutella porrectella, Cypress Carpet, Mint Moth, Meal Moth & Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix all nfy VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Plutella porrectella - Bromsgrove 27/05/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Going through some photos of Sunday's moths. Wondering if this, although worn, is possibly a Narrow-winged Pug? VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Poss. Narrow-winged Pug but likely too worn - Bromsgrove 25/05/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

2/2 ... lures deployed on Fri & Sun produced two more nfm - Red-tipped & Red-Belted Clearwing. Finally a moth potted last night in the bathroom proved to be a Cherry Bark Tortrix, also nfm VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Red-tipped Clearwing - Bromsgrove 22/05/26

Red-belted Clearwing - Bromsgrove 24/05/26

Cherry Bark Tortrix - Bromsgrove 25/05/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Traps on Thurs, Fri & Sun nights produced 24 nfy of which one, Herald, was nfm; a further two need more investigation. ♂️ &♀️Pale Tussocks were my first for 3 years, C.lathoniellus was my first for four years VC37 SO96 #teammoth 1/2...

Crambus lathoniellus - Bromsgrove 23/05/26

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wheatearlp @wheatearlp.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

As I was a little busy with cricket yesterday (scoring rather than playing 🙂), I didn't post another couple of queries. My take on these, attracted, presumably, by the FUN lure next to my actinic trap, is Aspila(Grapholita) tenebrosana & Pammene albuginana. Thoughts anyone? VC37 SO96 #teammoth

Possible Aspila tenebrosana - Bromsgrove 23/05/25

Possible Pammene albuginana (1/2) - Bromsgrove 23/05/26

Possible Pammene albuginana (2/2) - Bromsgrove 23/05/26

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