Chiffchaff (2), Blackcap (1m) - Housel willows
3 Jay and a single Chough flyover
Goldcrest (1), Chiffchaff (1) - Bass Point
Bullfinch and willow warbler
Later en-route to Ruan Holy Well - a merlin, and sparrowhawk were noted both harassed by corvids; Chiffchaff and a single Willow Warbler were in the hedgerows.
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| Ruan (St Grades) Holy Well |
Moth Trap Tues 12th
The trap was moved from the front garden to the back garden.
Lunar underwing (19)
Feathered ranunculus (8)
Large yellow underwing (1)
Silver Y (1)
Common marbled carpet (3)
Green brindled crescent (1)
Setaceous Hebrew character (1)
Light brown apple moth (1)
Rusty dot pearl (3)
Angle shades (1)
Tachystola acroxantha (1)
However, the star of the day was undoubtedly the Brindled ochre - caught overnight by MV trap, at Pen Cairn.
Birding Wed 13th Oct AM
The trap remained overnight in the back garden.
Lunar underwing (41)
Feathered ranunculus (6)
Rusty dot pearl (2)
Snout (1)
Black rustic (2)
Common marbled carpet (2)
Setaceous Hebrew character (1)
Feathered brindle (1)
Mallow* (1)
Both the latter two moths were new for me. Having read that Mallow "Comes to light in small numbers, otherwise seldom seen." (Waring, P., Townsend, M., Lewington, R., 2017), I felt chuffed to get this moth in the trap, although it was somewhat drab in comparison to the rather strikingly marked Feathered brindle.
The Pen Cairn trap had produced another stunner overnight - a Radford's Flame Shoulder! A covetted moth for sure .. in fact having seen it for the first time, my simple response was "I want one!".
Addendum
December 2021. Having finally submitted my Lizard moth records to Leon Truscott, Cornwall's, County Moth Recorder - I received a very interesting reply regarding the Mallow record, confirming that: "The rarest moth (for Cornwall) on the list is the Mallow with only 12 previous records here. The last record for Cornwall (mainland) was in 2012. This year, Mick Scott recorded one from Scilly on 11 Oct! (only the 2nd for Scilly, the previous being in 2006)." (Pers comm Truscott, L., 20th Dec 2021).
Reference
Waring, P.; Townsend, M.; Lewington, R.; (2017) (3rd Edition) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland Bloomsbury, London
The trap was moved from the front garden to the back garden.
Lunar underwing (19)
Feathered ranunculus (8)
Large yellow underwing (1)
Silver Y (1)
Common marbled carpet (3)
Green brindled crescent (1)
Setaceous Hebrew character (1)
Light brown apple moth (1)
Rusty dot pearl (3)
Angle shades (1)
Tachystola acroxantha (1)
However, the star of the day was undoubtedly the Brindled ochre - caught overnight by MV trap, at Pen Cairn.
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| Brindled ochre |
Birding Wed 13th Oct AM
Short walk to Caerthillian
Chiffchaff (Num)
Song Thrush
Blackcap
Siskin
White wagtail
The back garden now boasting up to 6 Chiffchaff, with Chaffinch, Goldfinch, and Blue tit moving through in a large mixed flock.
Moth Trap Wed 13th
Chiffchaff (Num)
Song Thrush
Blackcap
Siskin
White wagtail
The back garden now boasting up to 6 Chiffchaff, with Chaffinch, Goldfinch, and Blue tit moving through in a large mixed flock.
Moth Trap Wed 13th
The trap remained overnight in the back garden.
Lunar underwing (41)
Feathered ranunculus (6)
Rusty dot pearl (2)
Snout (1)
Black rustic (2)
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| Black rustic |
Common marbled carpet (2)
Setaceous Hebrew character (1)
Feathered brindle (1)
Mallow* (1)
Both the latter two moths were new for me. Having read that Mallow "Comes to light in small numbers, otherwise seldom seen." (Waring, P., Townsend, M., Lewington, R., 2017), I felt chuffed to get this moth in the trap, although it was somewhat drab in comparison to the rather strikingly marked Feathered brindle.
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| Mallow |
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| Feathered brindle |
The Pen Cairn trap had produced another stunner overnight - a Radford's Flame Shoulder! A covetted moth for sure .. in fact having seen it for the first time, my simple response was "I want one!".
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| Radford's Flame Shoulder |
Addendum
December 2021. Having finally submitted my Lizard moth records to Leon Truscott, Cornwall's, County Moth Recorder - I received a very interesting reply regarding the Mallow record, confirming that: "The rarest moth (for Cornwall) on the list is the Mallow with only 12 previous records here. The last record for Cornwall (mainland) was in 2012. This year, Mick Scott recorded one from Scilly on 11 Oct! (only the 2nd for Scilly, the previous being in 2006)." (Pers comm Truscott, L., 20th Dec 2021).
Reference
Waring, P.; Townsend, M.; Lewington, R.; (2017) (3rd Edition) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland Bloomsbury, London
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