Birds and Mothsof Burnham-on-Sea |
| The moths recorded
below are the results of the moth traps run in Burnham and Berrow. All records below are from the moth trap in
Burnham-on-Sea unless otherwise stated. Dates refer to the night the trap was
set. 2007 September/October: It isn't that I am forgetting to update the moths, it is just that there really hasn't been anything vaguely interesting. August: 12th August: National moth night produced a patch first in our Burnham trap in the form of Cydia amplana. Perhaps our mothing fortunes are on the change.
 Cydia amplana, Burnham, 12th August 2007. 11th August: A new moth to the area, Epermenia falciformis, was caught at Berrow.
July:
Very much the trend of wet weather
continues. One of the only decent nights this month allowed some visitors to
trap on Brean Down on the 14th. They caught Devonshire Wainscot, which is the the first patch
record and Thyme Pug. 
Devonshire Wainscot, Brean Down, 14th July 2007. © R. Andrews.
June: The
weather is still rubbish, when will summer come and the rain stop?
May: May has been very disappointing.
I have hardly bothered to run the moth trap due to the weather. Even on the
nights I have put it out it really hasn't been worth the effort.
April:
The later half of April was unseasonably warm and the good numbers of moths
were being caught. At Burnham some of the more interesting species were
Semioscopis steinkellneriana (13th), Dark Sword Grass (2 on 27th),
Poplar Kitten
(29th).  Semioscopis steinkellneriana, Burnham, 13th April 2007. February-16th
March: So far this year the four traps in
Burnham and Berrow have caught: Oak Beauty, Pale Brindled Beauty, Hebrew
Character, Common Quaker, Angle Shades, Clouded Drab
and March Moth. Hopefully there will now be regular updates as spring
starts to turn a bit warmer. |
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