This morning two Green Sandpipers and three Little Egrets were on the Slurry Lagoon. There was also a Brown Hawker and thirty Six-belted Clearwings. RW. Later in the afternoon a Black-tailed Godwit arrived on the Slurry Lagoon. RW. [...]
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June, the month for moths. This is the month when most species and numbers of moths are usually recorded. The blocking High Pressures over the Atlantic produced a stubborn northerly airstream with cool nights. This has led to frustratingly poor mothing nights. Last Saturday the weather appeared a little warmer. We had two lights operating and [...] [...] [ 12/06/2010; 9:00 pm; ] For all of you trying to avoid the World Cup, here’s a great alternative! There will be a moth trapping night at the lagoons beginning at 9pm. Meet at Rossi’s. [...] A first summer Little Gull rested on the Slurry Lagoon for a short time this afternoon. Three Four-spotted Chasers were seen and two Red-tipped Clearwings were attracted to lures. On the southern, inside bank of the Deep Pit several Burnet Companions were seen. The cygnets were out briefly and a Gadwall with nine new ducklings [...] [...] After a cold National Moth Night, where Netherfield Lagoons did very well compared with many venues that only recorded 1 or 2 specimens, I was itching to set the trap up in warmer conditions. The first warm night, namely Wednesday, was brilliant by all accounts. So a quick email and another session was [...] [...] National Moth Night is a yearly event where, all over the UK, people go out and light up the sky and identify the moths in their local area. The date of the National Moth Night varies each year, as does the purpose of the night. Sometimes it targets a specific species during their flight times [...] [...] A Common Sandpiper was seen on the river this evening and three to four Noctules were seen flying over the Slurry Lagoon. In the dusk a Peregrine swooped into the Deep Pit, upsetting the Common Terns, and a Soprano Pipistrelle was identified beside the river. The moth traps attracted about eleven species, which included Emperor, [...] [...] [ 15/05/2010; 8:00 pm; ] This years National Moth Night will be held on Saturday 15th May. The theme is bats and moths. More details can be found here. Meet at the end of Victoria Park way by the metal gates (by Rossi’s). Don’t forget to bring a torch and something to sit on, if you have a bat detector, please bring that [...] [...] Photo – Alan Edge [...] Seventeen Six-belted Clearwings were attracted to Rob Woodward’s pheromone lure on the Lower Path today. This is another nationally scarce species. [...]  |
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