Welcome

My Blog's aim is to promote and encourage others to participate in the wonderful hobby that is Moth-trapping.
So why do we do it? well for some people it is to get an insight into the world of Moths, for others it is to build a list of species much like 'Twitching' in the Bird world.
The reason I do it....you never know what you might find when you open up that trap!
I hope to show what different species inhabit our Country by getting people aware of what is out there.
On this Blog you will find up-to-date records and pictures.
I run a trap regularly in my garden here in Hertfordshire and enjoy doing field trips to various localities within Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.

Please also check out the links in the sidebar to the right for other people's Blogs and informative Websites.

Thanks for looking & happy Mothing!

KEY

NFY = New Species For The Year
NFG = New Species For The Garden
NEW! = New Species For My Records

Any Species highlighted in RED signifies a totally new species for my records.

If you have any questions or enquiries then please feel free to email me
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

Herts Recent Notables and Rarities Reported

Monday, 16 March 2009

Catch Report - Monday 16th March






































Hatfield Forest still producing some nice catches, slight increase of Red Chestnut's and some extremely variable Engrailed turning up.
Trapped with a hanging sheet for 2 hours under clear skies and temperatures of roughly 5c

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Catch Report - Hatfield Forest - 40w Actinic - Hanging Sheet
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  • 5x Red Chestnut
  • 3x March Moth
  • 1x Small Quaker
  • 5x Common Quaker
  • 3x Oak Beauty
  • 1x Hebrew Character
  • 1x Clouded Drab
  • 4x Engrailed
  • 2x Dotted Border

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Posted by Bennyboymothman at 22:41

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