Wednesday, March 11, 2026

SLOE BUG-HAIRY SHIELDBUG

 Track off Calder Road 11th March 2026-Hairy Shieldbug- Dolycoris baccarum 





Tuesday, March 10, 2026

SHIELDBUG

 Shieldbug Sp on fence along track to River 10th March 2026

BRINDLED BEAUTY

 Underside of a Brindled Beauty, caught 8th March 2026


MONDAY 9th MARCH 2026

 23 caught of 9 species a good catch for early March, No new for Garden but two new for year, Satellite with only one previous record in November last year and Double Striped Pug, then 9 Common Quaker, March Moth, 6 Hebrew Characters, 2 Clouded Drab the 3rd Dotted Border and 3rd Small Quaker and the Second Brindled Beauty of the year, a good night again

Monday, March 09, 2026

SMALL QUAKER

 A really smart Small Quaker in trap 3rd Of Year, 9th March 2026



SATELLITE

 First of the year 9th March 2026,  second Garden record having caught one last November




BRINDLED BEAUTY

 Second ever Brindled Beauty for Garden 9th March 2026





MARCH MOTH

 6th March Moth of the year 9th March 2026



DOUBLE STRIPED PUG

 First one of the year 9th March 2026,but fairly frequent in Garden with 32 caught last year





DOTTED BORDER

 £rd of the year 9th March 2026




CLOUDED DRAB

 Two caught 9th March 2026


Sunday, March 08, 2026

SUNDAY 8th MARCH 2026

 Fifteen Moths in trap this morning of 5 species 8th March 2026, one new for Garden having never seen it before, Brindled Beauty taking Garden list to 17 for year and 282 for Life

Hebrew Character 4

March Moth 1

Common Quaker 7

Clouded Drab 2

Brindled Beauty 1

BRINDLED BEAUTY

 Stunning New addition to Garden Moth List, Brindled Beauty, 8th March 2026





BRINDLED BEAUTY

 Stunning Moth in bottom of trap this morning, never seen this one before, 8th March 2026








HEBREW CHARACTER

 Four caught tonight 8th March 2026 taking Garden total to 20 Hebrews for year





MARCH MOTH

 Single again in trap 8th March 2026, 5th one of the year.



CLOUDED DRAB

 Two Clouded Drabs caught 8th March 2026, eleven now for the year.




COMMON QUAKER

 Seven Quakers in trap 8th March 2026, taking Garden total to 32 caught this year





Saturday, March 07, 2026

SATURDAY 7th MARCH 2026

 Only five Moths caught of 3 Species, still wet and cold at night,

Common Quaker 2

Hebrew Character 2

Agonopterix Heracliana-Common Brindled Brown

AGONOPTERIX HERACLIANA-COMMON BRINDLED BROWN

 Very worn far to wet lately, 7th March 2026