Saturday 7 October 2023

Cudworth Common & Carlton Marsh (6/10/23)

Cudworth Common
Raven north 10.43hrs, c300 Greylags heading for Edderthorpe Flash, Redpoll and Siskin.

Carlton Marsh (6/10/23)
Treecreeper, 2 Cetti's warbler and 1 Dunlin (L & A Corrall).

Mothing with Chris Parkin from 19.00hrs to 22.20hrs produced 14 species of macro moth in the very mild conditions. The best of which were 1 Blair's Shoulder Knot, 7 Barred Sallow, 1 Beaded Chestnut, 3 The Brick, 2 male Feathered Thorn and Large Wainscot.
Blair's Shoulder Knot
Green Brindled Crescent
Large Wainscot
The Brick

Not forgetting the micro Box Tree moth, which is new for Carlton Marsh, although I have caught it in my garden over recent years.

Box Tree Moth (in the right light the white area shows a lot of purple in it)

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