Tim Blackburn

I always wait for them to cool but some really don't seem to last long.

Yep, have an order in there for a couple, but in my experience they're very hit and miss in terms of quality.

Are the bulbs OK Alan? That site comes up when I search but I'd prefer some testimonials before buying.

Quick #TeamMoth query - has anyone had success buying MV bulbs from other than the usual suppliers? Asking as ALS now have none in stock...

This. Plus the fact that the latest "AR7" renewable auction will, on its own, deliver wind and solar capacity able to displace 3/4 of current UK imports of LNG. All due online by 2030ish too.

I'd been mulling on that but for taking a trip or two out to likely sites...

That's a beauty, had me scratching my head.

Some moths to light on the London roof terrace overnight, with 16:5 recorded. No migrants (of course) and mainly Common Quaker, but Tachystola acroxantha was NFY, and there was a lovely frosty Oak Beauty. #TeamMoth

Happy #WorldBookDay. For those who like to dress up for it, here's Daisy Edgar-Jones rocking The Jewel Box look a few years back...

Social media highlights the overlooked impact of cats on arthropods The impact of domestic cats on vertebrate biodiversity is unequivocal; however, we still know little about their effects on arthropods. By analysing over 17,000 photos and videos from social media p...

For those of you who have (like me) watched cats batting at moths around your traps, this might be of interest. Or alternatively, not at all unexpected. #TeamMoth

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Yeah but they come to your trap! 😡

Ps only half a dozen!

No, Middlesex, so Colin. Given the date and previous records, LOU would be unlikely. Good enough for me anyway 🫣.

My annual failure to get a decent photo of Orange Underwing, this time on @hampsteadheathcol.bsky.social. In the treetops at about 20 metres range. Possibly enough of a catch to see the orange intrusion through the brown terminal fascia...?! #TeamMoth

hear hear!

Urgh, that’s a nightmare. Hope all is sorted quickly.

Driving to Abingdon so a transect count of Red Kites up the M40. 58 up to the J7 turn off, a further 20 between there and the church. I still remember seeing my first one on that route 35+ years ago.

Good luck! Hope the moon doesn’t spoil things for you.

The odd leaf mine in this Holm Oak outside Oxford. Presumably lots of heringella in the summer. #TeamMoth

We all do it. Hopefully we learn from our mistakes!

That is what we mean by feathery antennae...

Fruit-feeding is common enough. That looks like a chunky moth!

They were flying last Tuesday in Surrey...

Out again last night, looking for moths with @wjrpb.bsky.social. 176:14 at a relatively early shutdown, including Agonopterix alstromeriana NFY and a well-marked Diurnea fagella. 13 Small Brindled Beauty and 63 March Moth making up the numbers. #TeamMoth

Or write books.

Came to Fun within about 30 seconds at 2 different locations.

Male Lead-coloured Drab moth on a tree. Note the feathery antennae.

The feathery antennae are usually a give away on Lead-coloured, at least the males (which you're more likely to get anyway). So far 99.5% all the Drabs I've caught have been Clouded.

YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts The Lawton Principles: more, bigger, better and more joined up.

Really enjoyed discussing The Lawton Principles (more, bigger, better and more joined up) with the ever enthusiastic John Lawton. youtu.be/GMlzvNxM2N0?...

Thanks for this Bill - great to see John on such good form.

It is (they are) mine. Doing it to help them survey the biodiversity on site. But fun for me a I only have a small roof terrace.