Sightings

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June 2009

Monday 1st

Small Angle Shades	Treble Lines	Turnip Moth
Large Skipper	Small Copper	Speckled Wood

A decent catch in the moth trap after a nice warm sunny day. Small Angle Shades, Treble Lines and Turnip Moth were all new for the year. They were joined by good numbers of Silver-ground Carpet, Buff Ermine, Heart and Dart, Brimstone Moth and more Cockchafers.

Much better for butterflies on castle hill today, with my first sighting of a Large Skipper this year. Also saw eight Speckled Woods, a Painted Lady, a Small Copper and a few each of Large and Small Whites.

Wednesday 3rd

Ingrailed Clay

Sandy Carpet

Small Magpie

A good catch after a warm night (lowest temperature was twelve degrees), including three species that were new for the year - Ingrailed Clay, Sandy Carpet and Small Magpie. On castle hill, Large Skipper, Painted Lady and Speckled Wood were all still out-and-about as were Large and Small Whites.

Thursday 4th

Beautiful Golden Y

Setaceous Hebrew Character

A quieter night in the moth trap, but we still managed two species that were new for the year - Beautiful Golden Y and Setaceous Hebrew Character. No Cockchafers were caught.

These 'Sightings' pages aren't being updated any more. See http://yorkshirecoast.blogspot.com for my recent sightings.

About these sightings

This is a list of the wildlife I've seen recently, along with any photos I managed to take at the time. Click on the small photos on this page to open a larger version in a new window.

Any references to 'home' or 'my garden' refer to the Newby area of Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

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