Moth Night 2014

Moth Night 2014 takes place between 3rd and 5th July, and this year has a woodland theme.

To tie in with this, we have two events planned so far:
4th July, Allt y Rhiw, Blackmill.
Being run by Emma Douglas and Nick Sharp the meeting point is the lay-by on the right hand side of the road just before you enter Blackmill from the south (SS932863). Further details will be available nearer the time, but this is a wonderful upland oak wood with a rich bilberry understorey - perfect for Beautiful Snout!

5th July, Bryngarw Country Park, Brynmenyn.
The second event, (just up the road from Blackmill) coincides with SEWBReC's 10th anniversary celebration 'Picnic Blitz'. Full details of the day are here: http://www.sewbrec.org.uk/event/events-calendar/sewbrec-tenth-anniversary-picnic-blitz.page

Both of these events take place in SS98, one of our target squares for Butterfly Conservation's Altas project, so the more the merrier, but please let us know if you are thinking of coming along to either event, either via SEWBReC or Emma at the Coity Wallia Commons Project (http://www.coitywallia.org/).

Agonopterix at Broughton

I found this nice little Agonopterix sp on the coastpath along Broughton burrows on the weekend. I'm leaning towards ocellana, but I would appreciate any advice / opinions.

Cheers
Mike

caterpillar fest weekend

Query ?

Broughton Bay dunes/coastal walk.
top = query, very fluffy and fats moving, couldn't get decent photo
2nd =  Lackey, plenty of these
3rd down = thought Buff Tip but obviously not ???
last = query.

also plenty of Drinker moth caterpillars.

Another Chocolate-tip

Just so I didn't feel left out, there was a Chocolate-tip in my trap on Saturday night.

GMRG MofG evening

An open invite to anyone wishing to attend a small function at the Penarth Suite, St. David's Hotel, Havannah St. Cardiff Bay on Weds 19.30 to 21.00. 

Hailey Park Meadow

A brief search at lunchtime today produced the following:

Coleophora discordella case on Bird's-foot Trefoil

Coleophora lusciniaepennella case on (Goat?) Willow

Mottled Umber larva on Willow

Aspilapteryx tringipennella

Stigmella aurella

Think I'm right with the last one - it was on a willow leaf but there was some bramble very near by.

Abercregan last night.

                              This  Glaucous shears was the pick of a catch of 14
                              species last night.