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Hello and welcome to my moth Blog. I now reside in a small village in East Cambridgeshire called Fordham. My Blog's aim is to promote and encourage others to participate in the wonderful hobby that is Moth-trapping.
Moth records are vital for building a picture of our ecosystem around us, as they really are the bottom of the food chain. They are an excellent early indicator of how healthy a habitat is. I openly encourage people to share their findings via social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.
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 just never know what you might find when you open up that trap! I hope to show what different species inhabit Cambridgeshire and neighbouring counties.
On this Blog you will find up-to-date records and pictures.
I run a trap regularly in my garden and also enjoy doing field trips to various localities over several different counties.
Please also check out the links in the sidebar to the right for other people's Blogs and informative Websites.
Thanks for looking and 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

My Latest Notables and Rarities

Tuesday 10 January 2012

Catch Report - 09/01/12 - Farmland/Back Garden - Hertfordshire

Well nothing of note, but 13 moths (7 of which were Chestnuts) was a good catch, using just my 22w Actinic about 80 metres closer to the woodland that overlooks my farm.
The MV the previous night situated in the garden attracted only 4 Moths, so I think again it proves that it is not the power of the light but the location.
Need some more cable now to reach right upto the corner of the woodland (more expense in the game of Mothing!)

Catch Report - 09/01/12 - 22w Actinic - Back Garden/Farmland

Macro Moths

7x Chestnut [NFY]
1x Mottled Umber
5x Winter Moth

Micro Moths

None Recorded
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 19:14

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