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Saturday 17th November 2007
A Red Sword Grass was at a lighted window
at Voehead on Bressay.
Monday 12th November 2007
Brindled Ochres were seen at Gremista in
Lerwick and Voehead on Bressay.
Saturday 20th October 2007
A Red Admiral was seen at South Nesting.
Tuesday 28th August 2007
July Highflier at Virkie and Lesser Common or Common Rustic at Maywick -
Hugh Harrop
Saturday 25th August 2007
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Small White - Wendy Dickson
This Small White is one of four found in a house at Baltasound over
the last week, while caterpillars are also appearing there. They have all
appeared since a batch of cabbages arrived from Yorkshire. Almost all, if not
all, the confirmed Shetland records are in similar circumstances, although in at
least one case, on Foula in the 1990s, they established themselves for a few
years.
Thursday 23rd August 2007
Necrophorus investigator at Sandwick - Dave Hall
A Setaceous Hebrew Character was caught at
Voehead, Bressay.
Wednesday 22nd August 2007
A Setaceous Hebrew Character was caught at Baltasound.
Tuesday 21st August 2007
White-line Dart, Lesser or Common Rustic, Rosy Rustic and Antler Moth at
Maywick
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Hugh Harrop
A Snout caught by day at Quendale is only the third for Shetland, but
the second this year.
A Convolvulus Hawk-moth was caught at Ocraquoy and another was caught at
Voehead, Bressay.
Sunday 19th August 2007
Twin-spot Carpet at Maywick -
Hugh Harrop
Friday 17th August 2007
Small Wainscot at Maywick
-
Hugh Harrop
Tuesday 14th August 2007
Small Wainscot at Virkie - Rob Fray
Monday 13th August 2007
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth was seen by day feeding on thistles on Noss.
Sunday 12th August 2007
Sexton Beetle at Sandwick - Dave Hall
Saturday 11th August 2007
Snout (2 photos) at Sandwick and Straw Dot at South Whiteness -
Hugh Harrop
Gold Spangle at Tresta and Snout at Sandwick - Dave Hall; Lesser
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing at Tresta - Jim Nicolson; Gold Spangle at Tresta
- Nat Hall
Some other moths form the course: Smoky Wainscot, Silver-ground Carpet,
Gold Spot, Exile, Confused and Autumnal Rustic -
Hugh Harrop
On the second day of the moth course, highlights were Shetland's second
Snout at Sandwick, fifth Gold Spangle at Tresta along with 10
Dotted Clays and a Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, and 2
Straw Dots and 2 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings at South
Whiteness.
A Convolvulus Hawk-moth was trapped at Voehead on Bressay.
Friday 10th August 2007
Bedstraw Hawk-moth, Northern Spinach and Lychnis at Maywick, Great Brocade
from Virkie, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing from South Whiteness, Dotted
Clay from Tresta and Setaceous Hebrew Character from Burrafirth -
Hugh Harrop
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Evergestis extimalis and Phycitodes binaevella at Eswick and Exile at
Tresta - Wendy Dickson
The first day of the SBRC moth course was on
Saturday 11th, with traps set on the 10th emptied. The highlight was Shetland's
first specimen of the pyralid Evergestis extimalis.
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and the totrid
Aethes cnicana were the highlights at
South Whiteness, while a Setaceous Hebrew Character was caught at
Burrafirth, 10 Dotted Clays at Tresta, a Great Brocade at Virkie
and a Bedstraw Hawk-moth at Maywick.
A specimen of Phycitodes binaevella
caught at Eswick last week is also new for Shetland.
Thursday 9th August 2007
The second Straw Dot of the year, and the third for Shetland, was
caught at Eswick.
Wednesday 8th August 2007
Square Spot Rustics at Sandwick and Maywick - Dave Hall and
Hugh Harrop
Tuesday 7th August 2007
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Shetland's second Straw Dot and Mother of Pearl at Ocraquoy - George
Petrie
Monday 6th August 2007
July Highflier and garden Carpet at Sandwick - Dave Hall
Sunday 5th August 2007
Beautiful Golden Y, Gold Spot & True Lover's Knot at Maywick - Hugh Harrop; Rosy Rustic & Twin-spot Carpet at Virkie - Rob Fray
Saturday 4th August 2007
Large Yellow Underwing at Maywick - Hugh Harrop
Friday 3rd August 2007
Antler Moth at Virkie - Rob Fray
Saturday 28th July 2007
Burnished Brass and Ghost Moth at Virkie - Roger Riddington
A Burnished Brass was trapped at Voehead, Bressay and another was trapped at Virkie.
Wednesday 25th July 2007
Apple Fruit Moth at Eswick - Dave Hall
The Convolvulus Hawk-moth was trapped again at Voehead, Bressay. An Apple Fruit Moth (Argyresthia conjugella) was trapped at Eswick.
Tuesday 24th July 2007
Angle Shades, Antler Moth, Red Carpet, Smoky Wainscot and Lesser/Common Rustic at Sandwick - Dave Hall; Bird-cherry Ermine at Burrafirth - Wendy Dickson.
A Convolvulus Hawk-moth was trapped at Voehead, Bressay and a Bird-cherry Ermine was trapped at Burrafirth.
Monday 23rd July 2007
Bedstraw Hawk-moth at Scatness - Steve Minton
Another Bedstraw Hawk-moth has been trapped at Scatness.
Sunday 22nd July 2007
Marbled Coronet at Sandwick - Dave Hall
Saturday 21st July 2007
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth was trapped at Voehead, Bressay.
Friday 20th July 2007
True Lover's Knot at Sandwick - Dave Hall; Diving beetle at Burravoe, Yell - D. Thomson
A Gold Spot was trapped at Voehead, Bressay.
Thursday 19th July 2007
Bedstraw Hawk-moth at Virkie - Roger Riddington; Gold Spot at Sandwick - Dave Hall; Dark Arches at Lerwick - Gordon Waddell
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth was trapped at Virkie and 2 Gold Spots were trapped at Sandwick.
Tuesday 17th July 2007
Bedstraw Hawk-moth at Scatness - Steve Minton
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth was trapped at Scatness.
Monday 16th July 2007
Bedstraw Hawk-moth at Sandwick - Dave Hall
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth was trapped at Sandwick.
Saturday 14th July 2007
Magpie and Red Carpet at Sandwick - Dave Hall
Wednesday 11th July 2007
Angle Shades at Burrafirth - Wendy Dickson
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth was found at Sumburgh Head.
Sunday 8th July 2007
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth is on Noss.
Wednesday 4th July 2007
Red Admiral at Lerwick - Gordon Waddell; Ghost Moths at Scatness - Steve Minton
Sunday 1st July 2007
Grass Rivulet at Scatness - Steve Minton
Friday 22nd June 2007
Large Yellow Underwing, Ghost Moth, Clouded-bordered Brindle and Beautiful
Golden Y at Scatness - Steve Minton
Friday 15th June 2007
Painted Ladies
have been seen in the sunshine regularly during the week.
Nature in Shetland
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