Having just returned from Scilly and had a disappointing time with
migrants, it's ironic that I should get such a flush of them in the
garden including a county first. The Spoladea recurvalis provided
some entertainment, when it flew onto the cone I knew what it was
immediately but fluffed it with the pot. I came inside to look it up and
then wasn't sure thinking it might be Pyrausta nigrata which can
fly in October - fortunately, unknown to me it flew down into the trap
without drowning itself so I was pleased and relieved to find it again
under an egg box.
Over 2 nights I recorded the folloing migrants:
October 20th: Silver Y (1), Vestal (1), Palpita vitrealis (1)
October 21st: Spoladea recurvalis (1) - county first, Palpita vitrealis (2), Diamond-back (1), Gem (1), Dark Sword Grass (1).
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Bodenham: Spoladea recurvalis
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Bodenham: Dark Sword Grass
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Bodenham: Palpita vitrealis
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Bodenham: Gem
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| Bodenham: Vestal |
Robin Hemming
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