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The White Falcon 💙@Vaasetter3 May 2025
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These are our 4 NFG from this week ~ *all maps from the superb website run by @norfolkmoths Rarest was Aristotelia brizella, then what seems to be Hysterophora maculosana + Pammene albuginana & Early Tooth-striped. Quite the week! See ALT for more. #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths 2/2
This tiny micro appeared in the trap on the warm night of May 1st. It took a little while for it to stay still enough for a pot shot ~ from that and plenty of staring through the eye-lens, it fell in to place that we had a 1st for the garden & TG04 ~ Aristotelia brizella, the Thrift Elder. Quite a rare moth this one across the county, it's a coastal saltmarsh species, so (most likely) the warm weather and a gentle NE breeze pushed it our way.

ALT This tiny micro appeared in the trap on the warm night of May 1st. It took a little while for it to stay still enough for a pot shot ~ from that and plenty of staring through the eye-lens, it fell in to place that we had a 1st for the garden & TG04 ~ Aristotelia brizella, the Thrift Elder. Quite a rare moth this one across the county, it's a coastal saltmarsh species, so (most likely) the warm weather and a gentle NE breeze pushed it our way.

This one had us puzzled for quite some time. After a lot of research, it seems like this could be Hysterophora maculosana, Bluebell Conch (Small Bluebell Beauty) ~ which is amazing if right, given that there's barely a patch of native bluebells anywhere close to CMO HQ, more amazing still having spent hours earlier in the week looking for one along the Drift and on the Heath. This one didn't look like the fresher individuals we saw at Salthouse, but does have a few shared features ~ so fingers crossed we got this one right 🤞 Another pretty scarce county moth...

ALT This one had us puzzled for quite some time. After a lot of research, it seems like this could be Hysterophora maculosana, Bluebell Conch (Small Bluebell Beauty) ~ which is amazing if right, given that there's barely a patch of native bluebells anywhere close to CMO HQ, more amazing still having spent hours earlier in the week looking for one along the Drift and on the Heath. This one didn't look like the fresher individuals we saw at Salthouse, but does have a few shared features ~ so fingers crossed we got this one right 🤞 Another pretty scarce county moth...

This was the first of the week's big surprises. Found in a trap with a FUN lure, this was another puzzle as we'd never seen this one before. Again, there was some pouring over books and online images and, try as we might, we couldn't dissuade ourselves that this was Pammene albuginana, Scarce Oak Gall Moth. Such a beautiful little micro and yet another that isn't widely recorded across Norfolk.

ALT This was the first of the week's big surprises. Found in a trap with a FUN lure, this was another puzzle as we'd never seen this one before. Again, there was some pouring over books and online images and, try as we might, we couldn't dissuade ourselves that this was Pammene albuginana, Scarce Oak Gall Moth. Such a beautiful little micro and yet another that isn't widely recorded across Norfolk.

Rounding things off, an easier macro! Early Tooth-striped appeared on the night of May 1st as well, one of the highlights of a very busy 1st of the month. Pockets of records are found across the county but in our square, records are few and far between. What a week at Cley Moth Obs!

ALT Rounding things off, an easier macro! Early Tooth-striped appeared on the night of May 1st as well, one of the highlights of a very busy 1st of the month. Pockets of records are found across the county but in our square, records are few and far between. What a week at Cley Moth Obs!

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The Day The World Turned Day-Glo... Yellow Warbler Snodland, Kent December 26 2024
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Lovely, relaxing Christmas Day wander through the valley. The Cattle Egret showed nicely with Wiveton church as a backdrop. Two Ravens headed south over the Egret, while 2k Pink-feet, Woodcock, 4 Chiffchaffs & 75 Siskins added to a super TG04 selection. #patchbirding
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Heartwarming & uplifting. Thank you Ron, Jason & Don plus special guest Nick Lowe too of course. A beautiful gig by @RonSexsmith at the London Palladium November 10 2024.
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An absolute delight of an evening ~ perfect from start to finish. (And we got to hear one of our Desert Island Discs too 😊)... Thank you @RonSexsmith
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Another new TG04 moth confirmed from CMO! Norfolk's 7th record of Tuta absoluta (that's a lot of fun to say 😁), the Tomato Leaf-miner, caught on 22/09. An adventive species from the Americas, it was 1st recorded in the UK in 2009 w/the 1st for Norfolk seen in 2017. #cleymothobs
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After the 1st CMO November record of Single-dotted Wave, last night brought our 1st-ever November Swallow-tailed Moth, resting on the outside of the landing window. Like the SDW, this may well be the latest Norfolk record to date as well (the 1st in November?). #cleymothobs
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Three from this morning at Cley Moth Obs ~ a fresh looking Large Wainscot, a rather gorgeous female Feathered Thorn (love her subtle tones) & a smart Black Rustic.
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Moth of the day today at CMO was, remarkably, a Single-dotted Wave, a species with a flight period between May to August. This appears to be the 1st ever November record for Norfolk, the latest date listed is October 26 2022 (with two records last month as well). #cleymothobs
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More from Cley Moth Obs ~ a super Sprawler, a November Moth (agg)., another of the Gem plus a candidate Autumnal Moth (if we can confirm the identification, it would be a 1st for the Cley square).
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A lovely late addition to the CMO garden list as the 2024 mothing year begins to draw to a close ~ our 1st Gem (& only the 4th for TG04). Neither of us expected this migrant moth in early November but there it was. Perhaps the last NFG of the year but you never know! #cleymothobs
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If you've a spare hour give the story, wonderfully told by @EricTheBirdman, of Ireland's legendary White Prominent moth a listen (there's also a lovely introduction to the mechanics of mothing too). Thx Eric & @RTERadio1 for such an enlightening 60 mins👌 rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/11…

Nature on One

Naturalist, Eric Dempsey unearths the remarkable story of Ireland's rarest moth - the White Prominent.

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A flurry of early action at CMO last night, which fell away as the temperature dropped. Two NFY species were nice bonuses: a super Feathered Thorn, two subtle November Moths (agg). Also in the mix an active Grey Shoulder-knot & hideaway Delicate. Cheers @NigeJarman! #cleymothobs
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Romper of a Red-green Carpet on the wall last night too ~ eyepoppingly fresh above & gorgeously subtle below too. #cleymothobs
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Last night I said to Lynnette that I'd really like to see a NFG moth this morning (never expecting anything to appear tho'). Amazingly, there *was* a "bingo!" moment when Lynnette found this gorgeous micro, Hypsopygia costalis (Gold Triangle) in the actinic. Scenes. #cleymothobs
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A moth for Johnny... Quite possibly the darkest, blackest, most perfect Black Rustic I've ever seen from this morning. Immaculate in Sable & Raven hues. @monstroso #cleymothobs
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The amazing A-3 comet cruising some 44 millions miles away from the planet. Genuinely mind-blowing! And really beautiful too... #comet #cleymothobs
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Very cool night back at CMO HQ last night but a lovely Satellite (bom, bom, bom...) Was a new species for the year here. An inky Black Rustic, a suitably flicky Mallow & an emerald-dusted Green-brindled Crescent made up the autumnal selection... #cleymothobs #mothsmatter
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Today's Bockhill visit was far more rewarding than in 2009! In a freshening wind, the early signs weren't good ~ unfamiliar site, no one around, big bushes! But we pinned down the super 1w Red-backed Shrike late on & it was rather fine. Thx to @NigeJarman for local info & tips👌
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Mission accomplished on a cold, blowy Wednesday ~ two Fisher's Estuarine Moths emerged on the hog's fennel & gave wonderful views. We've waited a long time to see this nationally rare, restricted-range moth & it was a proper buzz when we saw them. Again, thx to @dartfordtrapper.
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