Dave Wheatley

With you on this one, understated and simply stunning 🤩

300 species 🤯

Debbie you’re like a Mothovah Witness 😂

I know, I didn’t find them 🤣

Rare miro-moth pair recorded in Hampshire for first time The two moths, never recorded in Hampshire before, were found during a survey in Pamber Forest.

Moths! In the news!! And they’re micros!!! #teammoth

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Smashing grim northern humour 🤣

Another one expanding its range, so if you can hold on for a decade it’s a dead cert 🤔
Only had the one Dark Chestnut, wouldn’t mind another 🤞🏻

For December I’m not grumbling. Though an Oak Rustic would’ve been nice 😉

I’m undecided at the moment as there if a 4 hour band of rain moving through at the moment. I haven’t even done a garden search after trapping as it’s been raining constantly since 6.30am

I am beginning to question the point of trapping, other than for data collection as numbers are heading south quite quickly (providing I actually get any moths)

At least there was an Oak Rustic gracing your trap

Not too shabby for oop north 😉

Appears to be doing relatively well this year in VC11

Boo, not what you wanted. Hosing it down here today so I might not bother tonight. I’ll check the weather forecast and decide later on what nights to trap this week

17/9 last night in SE Hants. 8 December Moth and a single Brick, the latest record by one week were the highlights. All 3 Winter Moths appeared to be the standard variety and not the Northern one #teammoth

Hopefully some moth goodies 🤞🏻

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I hope Drayton manor was good?👍🏻

Hopefully just light rain 🤞🏻

Glad you got home ok, rear tyre issues can be scary. Hopefully the Xmas journey to Scarborough goes without a glitch 🤞🏻

8 December Moth, 1 RDP and the expected Winter Moth

Very dapper, I can but wish 🤞🏻

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Shows some signs of promise, 2 December Moth and a single Winter Moth so far.

And to you hopefully a NFG or NFY all round

I’d be happy with that, very much less than annual in Hants. Good luck 🤞🏻

Hopefully we don’t all trap an Irishman 😖

And to you too 🤞🏻

I’m expecting a Winter Moth. Anything beyond that and we’re into bonus territory 🫣

Nothing ventured and good luck as well 🤞🏻