I've just trawled Google for moth type blogs and have come out quite frustrated. Everyone is having a mild time of it, with phrases such as '9 degrees after dark' etc. We cant get 9 degrees during the day, let alone after dark. For over a week now we struggle to hit 7 or 8 during the day rapidly falling to 4 or so at dusk. Tonight it was 5 degrees - wow!
Many trappers in the south are having to get two people to carry the trap and need a calculator to work out the totals. Oh for a Quaker (of any kind) or maybe an Early Grey...some have even had Pale Pinion and Red Sword-grass for goodness sake...
Rant rant rant, chunter chunter......
Humph.
Red Sword-grass! Rarer than hen's teeth down here Stewart...
ReplyDeleteI've had the temps recently, but always with wind or rain so no overladen traps here not like balmy Beds.
ReplyDeleteI'd be well pleased with another Red Sword-grass though - still rare as rocking horse wotsit here in VC55 and none recorded since mine a couple of years ago.
RSG is on my wanted list. Jane brought one home years ago she caught in her factory canteen but I havent seen one since. They are annual in Northumbs, with 3 last year...
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