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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!

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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

Thursday 14 January 2016

Belated Happy New Year!

Happy New Year All!
It has been awhile since my last blog post I know, but with not much mothy mutterings to write home about, I have used this time to finally complete my records for last year and get them sent off to the top man.
I have however caught moths this year already, despite the horrendous downpours, strong winds and now sub-zero temperatures and sleet.

 On the 3rd of January I caught a single Winter Moth using the Actinic, and on the following night a Chestnut.
The things went very quiet and I have now had 4 blank nights since then on various dates.

 I will keep trying with the Actinic for the time being, probably switching back to the MV in March.

 All the best.
Ben

Chestnut

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 07:40

1 comment:

  1. Simon Douglas Thompson14 January 2016 at 16:05

    Must be hardy moths, been darn cold las two nights and colder to come

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