
Mark Hows@mammalmark· 28d Hardly any moths in my garden (VC29) this morning 45 species , vapourer was the pick until I spotted this small marbled, pretty much the last moth in the trap, which made ut worth the effort #teammoth

Mark Hows@mammalmark· 28d Double lobed the pick from 46 species in my VC29 nature reserve this morning #teammoth

Mark Hows@mammalmark· 29d A nice selection of moths, 94 species in quite breezy conditions in exposed grassland in the Chilterns (VC23) - 3 Pimpinel pugs the highlight #teammoth

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 14 A trap failure so just 33 species in my VC29 nature reserve traps this morning a few bits of interest always like a reed leopard #teammoth

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 14 Just 35 species in my VC29 garden this morning - Scorched carpet and small waved umber of note #teammoth


Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 12 Just 48 species in my garden (VC29) this morning, noticeably colder overnight probably the reason #teammoth

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 12 Lovely Local Lagomorphs this week, early morning photos, both them and me avoiding the heat!

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 12 An excellent Dragonfly day in Dorset - 12 species before it got too hot for photos

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 9 Only 65 species in my garden (VC29) this morning - but a real change of species - waved black was the pick #teammoth

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 9 101 Species in my reserve (VC29) this morning dominated by wainscots although this Tawny Wave was the highlight #teammoth

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 8 An awesome night trapping on the North Suffok coast with @BeachHutBirder and @ELBF2010 over 200 species, my target of plumed fanfoot was achieved but overshadowed by 10 white mantled wainscots and a LATIN! #teammoth

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 8 And had another goat, how did I forget to post that!

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 7 Just 70 species in my VC29 garden this morning - Lunar yellow underwing the pick and the Jersey Tigers have started #teammoth

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 7 106 species in my reserve (VC29) this morning - took ages to process but a few nice moths in the haul #teammoth

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 5 Excellent botanising in Plymouth with some very localised specialities. You know that seeing stuff with Plymouth in the name in Plymouth its going to be rare. Top stuff for #wildflowerhour

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 5 Hummingbird Hawkmoth at the local garden centre

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 5 A productive trip to the local garden centre had 8 species of butterfly these plus brown argus, painted lady, peacock, common blue, large white and a hummingbird hawkmoth video in the next post

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 5 69 species but not a large number of moths in my garden trap this morning (VC29) but a few nice bits - the Schoenobius gigantella was very nice

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 5 An excellent week with shieldbugs from a few stes in Norfolk and Suffolk - both Sehirus morio and Heather shieldbug new for me a few others of note Scarab shieldbug and Corizus hyoscyami

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 3 Wednesday night - Burrator reservoir (VC3) in the unexpected heavy rain still produced plenty of moths Grey arches, Double and the lovely scallop shell the pick #teammoth

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jul 3 An Excellent beaver encounter on the River Otter on Wednesday night, two individuals showed well early evening

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jun 30 Nice encounters with both bank and field voles this week

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jun 30 Wow 109 species (plus I lost a couple) in my reserve this morning (VC29) clearly the goat was the goat! #teammoth

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jun 30 95 species in my VC29 garden this morning, a very nice selection of moths #teammoth

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jun 28 Not native but this Carthusian pink is stunning, from Norwich earlier in the week for #wildflowerhour

Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jun 28 A real mix of by catch in the Garden moth trap this morning



Mark Hows@mammalmark· Jun 28 91 Species in my VC29 Garden this morning, dominated by hundreds of Cnephasia's and water veneers #teammoth