A nice moth trap for me last night with 46 species highlights were my first ever Small Mottled Willow and my joint 2nd Old Lady and Tawny Speckled Pug, Old Lady Small Mottled Willow Tawny Speckled Pug #teammoth
Frank Cavanagh
@frankcavanagh.bsky.social
14 year old -- birder, moth-er and trainee bird ringer -- Life list 474 -- latest addition Pomarine Skua -- best find Ross's Gull.
A good day on the patch today with the first Ruff of the autumn, good numbers of Greenshank, Common Sandpiper and Curlew, plus a few Bar-tailed Godwit dotted about too... @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland
Just got back from a couple of days on the Colonsay, highlights the sea bird cliffs, moth trapping, counting colour rings and the few hundred Manx Shearwater on the ferry, Common Guillemot Four-spotted Footman (new for island) Hoodie Crow Colour ring reading Manx Shearwater #BirdingScotland
A bit of an unexpected twist to our journey into town when a Mediterranean Gull showed up at the Add Estuary, a quick detour resulted in my best views of the species in Argyll, also had 35-40 Common Turns with chicks roosting on the mud... #Birds #Birding #BirdingScotland #Scotland
Some of the nocturnal birds seen on my holiday to Malawi included African Wood Owl (1), Spotted Eagle Owl (2), Pearl-spotted Owlet (3), Square-tailed, Freckled and Fiery-necked Nightjars (4).
Having only put up this House Martin nest cup 2 weeks ago I thought that it was too late and this year it would be empty, however, when I woke up this morning to here the bubbly chirps coming from just outside my window there was only one thing it could be... #BirdingScotland
Some nice summer moths last night, including 8 Elephant Hawkmoths! Drinker Green Silver Lines. #teammoth
A Blue-tailed Damselfly and Small Pear-bordered Fritillary.
Some moths from last week, Pebble Prominent Buff Tip Large Longhorn (Namatopogon swammerdamella), look at those antennae!! #teammoth
Some teeny tiny day time flying moths to look out for at this time of year, Micropterix calthella - Buttercups Nettle Tap - Stinging Nettles Glyphipterix thrasonella - Wet Meadows. #teammoth
A few nice macro moths from recently, Peach Blossom Light Knot Grass Marbled Brown Knot Grass #teammoth
My first Elephant Hawkmoth of the year, interesting because last year I only had 1 in the whole year but the year before that i must have had 100+. Anyone else notice a lack of them last year? #teammoth
It hasn't been the best for moth trapping recently but here are some of the highlights from the most recent, Puss Moth Lunar Thorn Peppered Moth pale Shouldered Brocade. #teammoth
A nice walk/fish this morning with several pods of Harbour Porpoise past the rocks plus a handful of Common and Arctic turns kicking about too! #BirdingScotland
Another good day today, 2 breeding plumage Great Northern Divers, a White Tailed Eagle getting mobbed by a buzzard and year tick Little Turn... #BirdingScotland
A very nice surprise while on a cycle the other day was 3 pairs of Crossbill, in suitable breeding habitat too so 🤞 #BirdingScotland
A very nice surprise while opening a moth trap, a pair of Mandarin Duck, only the second time I have ever seen one and the last time was about a mile away! #BirdingScotland
A few nice moths about now that it's finally warming up, Garden Carpet Dark Sword Grass Yellow Barred Brindle Lesser Swallow Prominent
A nice surprise on the patch the other morning was a pair of Twite amongst the 50 or so Linnet... #BirdingScotland
Some nice views of Garden Warblers recently, I never realised they were so common until i learned there call and now they are everywhere!! #BirdingScotland
I nice walk up the hill the other week with nfy Whinchat and some nice views of some commoner birds... #BirdingScotland
A very good morning in the garden today with garden ✅ Wood Warbler (sadly flew further back into the trees before I could get any photos), many, many singing warblers including this Chiffchaff, a flyover Golden Eagle and 2 nfy Streamer in the moth trap... #BirdingScotland #teammoth
A very pleasant cycle this evening with nfy Common Redstart, many Wheatear, some of my best ever views of Cuckoo and a pair of both Bar and Black-tailed Godwit... #BirdingScotland
