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Matt Busuttil

@buffmypylon

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2nd garden records of Pale Brindled Beauty & Dotted Border (flew off) along with an Early Moth and a Dingy Flat-body last night, the 1st time I have run the trap this year Lyn Griffiths #UKmoths

2nd garden records of Pale Brindled Beauty &amp; Dotted Border (flew off) along with an Early Moth and a Dingy Flat-body last night, the 1st time I have run the trap this year <a href="/griffiths_lyn/">Lyn Griffiths</a> #UKmoths
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Unsurprisingly it's been rather crap on the moth front this spring but better the last 2 or 3 nights. 94/38 on 10/5 - clear/ Aurora night and 72/33 on 12/5 - cloudy and potentially a better night VC13 Lyn Griffiths #UKmoths

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This appears to be Wood Marble Lobesia reliquana, the flight time is down as May-June and has been noted in August possibly as an immigrant. Looks nice and fresh though. 71 species last night, highlights-Hoary Fman and 2 Oak Eggars Migrant Lepidoptera Lyn Griffiths #UKmoths

This appears to be Wood Marble Lobesia reliquana, the flight time is down as May-June and has been noted in August possibly as an immigrant. Looks nice and fresh though. 71 species last night, highlights-Hoary Fman and 2 Oak Eggars <a href="/MigrantMothUK/">Migrant Lepidoptera</a> <a href="/griffiths_lyn/">Lyn Griffiths</a> #UKmoths
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So with Hoary Footman, Green Oak Tortrix, 2 x Dark Sword-grass and the Wood Marble perhaps some migrant movement last night? VC13 Upper Beeding Migrant Lepidoptera Lyn Griffiths #Ukmoths

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My first #Egyptian plover these summer at Kaur Wetland these morning,These #plovers will be here from now till January second week,if #Egyptian plover is your wish bird contact gambiabirdtour,for more information visit gambiabirdtour.com #English birders.

My first #Egyptian plover these summer at Kaur Wetland these morning,These #plovers will be here from now till January second week,if #Egyptian plover is your wish bird contact gambiabirdtour,for more information visit gambiabirdtour.com #English birders.
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Beautiful Marbled (E. purpurina), 2 Porter's Rustic (A. hospes) and Palpita vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl), to light at Sidlesham, West Sussex, VC13 on 28/8. P. Alfrey.

Beautiful Marbled (E. purpurina), 2 Porter's Rustic (A. hospes) and Palpita vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl), to light at Sidlesham, West Sussex, VC13 on 28/8. P. Alfrey.
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Putative/ possible migrants last night (given the scarcity this year of the first 2) : Straw Dot x3, Silver Y x1, Portland Ribbon Wave x 1, Palpita Vitrealis x 5 (highest count I have had here) Upper Beeding VC13 Migrant Lepidoptera Lyn Griffiths #UKmoths

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Hoping for better migrants/ possible migrants over the WE. 21/9- 2 DS Grass, 2 RS Knothorn, 6 Delicates, 4 L-Album Ws, 1 Olive T Pearl. 22/9- 1 SB Straw (NFY), 10 Delicates, 3x L-AW, 1 OT Pearl & a few RD Pearls. Upper Beeding VC13 Migrant Lepidoptera Lyn Griffiths #UKmoths

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The best night of the year for migrant moths. I get home at 1 AM to find the consumer unit has tripped and the downstairs circuit is out including the outdoor socket. Bummer! #UKmoths

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I've only been able to use a small actinic trap during the best migrant weather this year as I had discovered my choke on the Robinsons blew up Saturday night. 2 SB Straw, loads of Delicates 6/10, Radford's FS and Rush Veneer 7/10 Migrant Lepidoptera Lyn Griffiths #UKmoths

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A Small Mottled Willow was the only migrant last night. 12/8 species along with Feathered Thorn & December Moth NFY. Also RL Quaker, Lesser YUW, Oak Rustic, LBA Moth and Acleris Sparsana, VC13 Upper Beeding Migrant Lepidoptera Lyn Griffiths #UKmoths