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Saturday 10 June 2017

Chimney Sweeper

I found a small colony of Chimney Sweeper moths near to my home at Norchard this afternoon. I think they are recent colonists as I have not seen them here before. According to the Worcestershire maps they are the first 10 kilometre square sighting since at least 1990.
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4 comments:

  1. Unknown10 June 2017 at 21:29

    Interestingly I had a Chimney Sweeper in fields opposite my house yesterday with several Burnet Companions and a Mother Shipton. Have visited these fields regularly for many years and these are the first I have seen there. I have had singles of Mother Shipton and Chimney Sweeper in the garden.

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  2. Peter Hall10 June 2017 at 23:13

    Been looking at the pignut here on Bringsty, but no luck as yet. If the wind ever drops below hurricane force, I'll look again.

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  3. Mike Southall11 June 2017 at 09:39

    This wet site has recently changed ownership and is no longer grazed by sheep, which may have had a bearing on the Chimney Sweeper colony.

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  4. Bananavan19 June 2017 at 19:07

    Saw about 70 over the border in Radnorshire yesterday.

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