tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49546123112057078812024-03-13T15:00:59.928-07:00North Wales Bug BlogRob Sandhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00473000342176495471noreply@blogger.comBlogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-79418629820691206742014-06-04T14:14:00.000-07:002014-06-04T14:14:43.233-07:00Julian Weldrick 1945-2014<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As many of you will have heard, sadly Julian (baycityroller- to some) passed away peacefully after a long illness on Sunday 18th May at St. David's Hospice with his family by his side. He was laid to rest last week at Llanrhos after a service recalling his twitching, local birding and ringing jaunts. It was fitting that the area around the Church was buzzing with House Martins and Swallows. </span> </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Julian was a life-long birder originating from Manchester. He was heavily involved in setting up the Connahs Quay reserve when he moved to North Wales. As you will see from this blog he was also interested in moths and dragonflies and more recently contributed to the various blogs and forums on both subjects. He got as excited as most in finding a county first or other good local records and he always liked a good ID challenge, often helping me out when I was stuck.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Julian enjoyed birding and made the most of it right up until last Christmas, watching the Hoopoe at Pensarn and Buff Bellied Pipit at Burton. Despite being ill I never heard him grumble and if I bumped into him on the reserve we'd take twice as long going round chatting as we went. We'll all have our personal memories but I'll remember him at Rhos Point enjoying the worst the weather could throw at him on an autumn seawatch, hoping for a passing skua or petrel. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was highly regarded on the local birding and insect recording scene and will be missed greatly. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our thoughts are with his family. May he rest in peace.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Robin </span></div>
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<br />Stephen Culleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390868365254491000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-55346548627742881922013-11-19T05:35:00.001-08:002013-11-19T05:35:51.944-08:00December in NovemberMy first December moth was trapped a couple of nights ago and was one of my earliest dates for this species.
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<b>agonopterix umbellana</b>jwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068214813524889038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-18958966092861915332013-10-03T14:14:00.003-07:002013-10-03T14:14:56.864-07:00Micro magicHad a session last night with my spare trap at my son's in Dyserth and managed to catch a new moth for me, ypsolopha sequella, quite a smart micro and apparently only the eighth record for Denbighshire.
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<b>ypsolopha sequella</b>
Also trapped a beaded chestnut at Dyserth, a paler one than 2 more richer coloured ones I had at home the previous night.
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Pearly Underwing<br />
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Pearly Underwing and Feathered Ranunculus<br />
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Marbled Carpet sp. 1<br />
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Above is a selection of moths I caught last night. Is Pearly Underwing a common immigrant in North Wales? Also any tips on separating Marbled Carpets would be good :-)Stephen Culleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390868365254491000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-29745621935654903712013-09-23T08:59:00.000-07:002013-09-23T08:59:03.856-07:00Orange appealNice frosted orange trapped at R&R's in Colwyn Bay overnight while back home had my first lunar underwing of the autumn and 5 feathered ranunculus.
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<b>Frosted orange</b>jwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068214813524889038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-84978837314084914132013-09-04T03:25:00.001-07:002013-09-04T03:25:40.517-07:00More microsSeveral new micros caught over the last couple of days, the first 2 at R&R's in Colwyn Bay and the last in Penrhyn Bay. The Bay ones were carcina quercana and acleris sparsana while back home I had either acleris laterana or the strawberry tort acleris comariana which can only be reliably sperarated by gen dis, although on size I would go for the former.
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<b>Acleris sparsana</b>
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<b>carcina quercana</b>
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<b>acleris laterana/comariana</b>jwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068214813524889038noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-46512066078087432932013-08-30T07:18:00.001-07:002013-08-30T07:18:33.151-07:00Few more new recordsNew records keep coming for the site at R&R's in Colwyn Bay with several more added in the last couple of days including feathered gothic (a male) which is a moth I'd not seen before and is the first record for the north west corner of Denbighshire with most seen on the eastern side of VC50. Also centre-barred sallow and a chevron were other new records.
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<b>feathered gothic</b>
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<b>chevron</b>jwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068214813524889038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-66925252780678729242013-08-27T12:00:00.001-07:002013-08-27T12:00:50.889-07:00Recent Moths, Mynydd Bodafon, AngleseyThere are still plenty of moths around up on the mountain. Amongst all the underwings and rustics, I have caught my first Feathered Gothic and Buff Footman recently. Last night amongst about 250 moths were two local scarcities, both of which I have one previous record, Crescent and Haworth's Minor. Both have a preference for wet boggy areas, which are abundant around here! Also three Canary-shouldered Thorn last night.<br />
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david wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10971236544110494790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-47071921516647290272013-08-27T10:10:00.001-07:002013-08-27T10:10:07.056-07:00Couple moreSmall square spot was new for the year last night while also had second generation pebble prominent.
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<b>small square spot</b>
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<b>pebble prominent</b>jwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068214813524889038noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-13323099088232063912013-08-24T04:04:00.000-07:002013-08-24T04:05:54.532-07:00New recordsSeveral new records added to Conwy RSPB reserve's list after a couple of trapping sessions there this week with R&R and includes this morning's bulrush wainscot while back home had a broad bordered yellow underwing, the first for a couple of years.
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<b>bulrush wainscot</b>
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<b>broad bordered yellow underwing</b>jwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068214813524889038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-48602587609371197922013-08-20T06:34:00.000-07:002013-08-20T06:34:36.166-07:00Slowing upDusky thorn was the only new record at R&R's in Colwyn Bay overnight as things slow up before the autumn species start arriving in force.
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<b>White-spotted pug</b>
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<b>agonopterix arenella</b>
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<b>iron prominent</b>
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<b>flounced rustic</b>
jwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068214813524889038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-52122837525931100102013-08-18T05:44:00.001-07:002013-08-18T05:44:29.137-07:00Chi momentsSeveral more new records for R&R's in Colwyn Bay overnight with grey chi, shuttle-shaped dart, canary-shouldered thorn and flounced rustic. Back home in Penrhyn Bay square-spot rustic and flounced rustic were new in.
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<b>Grey chi</b>
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<b>Canary-shouldered thorn</b>
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<b>square-spot rustic</b>jwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068214813524889038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-31355126659558974642013-08-18T05:38:00.000-07:002013-08-18T05:38:18.468-07:00BeetlemaniaAnother interesting beetle seen around the moth trap at R&R's in Colwyn Bay was this burying beetle (or Sexton beetle). It is believed they can smell a rotting corpse from upto a mile away!
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Large yellow underwing 20
lesser bb yellow underwing 6
Black arches 2
Brimstone 1
double square spot 1
early thorn 1
dark arches 1
willow beauty 1
common footman 1
buff footman 1
yellow tail 1jwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068214813524889038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-78497038355662190292013-08-11T10:52:00.002-07:002013-08-11T10:52:47.490-07:00National Moth NightA total of 90 moths for me in my National Moth Night catch, nearly half (47) were large yellow underwing. Rest were:
Lesser bb yellow underwing 7
Silver Y 3
Shuttle-shaped dart 5
Common rusric agg 6
Copper underwing agg 1
Flame shoulder 1
Rosy rustic 1
Dark arches 14
Willow beauty 1
Lesser yellow underwing 2
Dunbar 1jwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068214813524889038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-27865839771104449412013-08-09T04:17:00.000-07:002013-08-09T04:17:20.745-07:00Another new microAdded another micro to the garden list last night with Pyrausta aurata, only fifth VC49 record.
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Also trapped a swallow prominent
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Batrachedra praeangusta<br />
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Dun-Bar duo<br />
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Grey Arches<br />
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<br />Rob Sandhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00473000342176495471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954612311205707881.post-53484272138743562452013-08-05T10:16:00.001-07:002013-08-05T10:16:41.258-07:00Fourth record<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CSqOf2sSOms/Uf_dbRDft5I/AAAAAAAABqA/_zBjbCAejmA/s1600/rush+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CSqOf2sSOms/Uf_dbRDft5I/AAAAAAAABqA/_zBjbCAejmA/s320/rush+005.JPG" /></a></div>
This micro was trapped at R&R's in Colwyn Bay and has been identified as Anarsia spartiella, only the fourth record for Denbighshire.jwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068214813524889038noreply@blogger.com1