Glaucous Shears

Seeing the forecast of rain arriving early in the morning of the 28th April at the Warndon Trap I set the alarm for 04:00 to avoid wet egg boxes later. The Robinson was sealed, towelled down and put in the garage. There did not appear much inside when inspected later but a Silver Y caught the eye. An unfamiliar dark noctuid was potted from the bottom of the trap. It gave the impression of a dark 'Tawny Shears' but not quite right and surely not Glaucous Shears in lowland Worcs? An image was sent to Tony Simpson, who quickly responded with the ID - Glaucous Shears. Only 6 previous VC37 records, all in May, included 3 at Tony's home in Bransford. A record at Upper Rochford asks the question: could it occur as close as the upper slopes of nearby Clee Hills? Amazingly another Glaucous Shears was also trapped in Stourbridge by Dave Smith on the same night. Waring and Townsend state it is an immigrant so maybe these 2 have travelled a lot further than 50 miles?


Glaucous Shears