Day out at Moffat - Mothing & more

We had set out moth traps with the Grey Daggers mothing group the previous evening and met up again at Craigieburn Wood to see what we'd caught and identify them.

Despite the sunny conditions, it had been cold overnight and we did not expect a big catch as we gathered to open the traps from all the locations.

 

A few moths were found in the traps near the car park and a small number were found in the traps from higher up the track.

 

A list of moths recorded will be posted here once verified.


 From here we headed to the Moffat Community Reserves and had a wander around both reserves to see what else was taking advantage of the sunshine.

Here are a few photos of the things we found as we walked around

 

These are some of the birds we saw

Blackbird

Blue tit

Canada Goose

Chaffinch

Great tit

House Martin

Little Grebe

Mallard

Mute Swan

Moorhen

Osprey (flying over in the distance)

Oystercatcher

Pheasant

Pied Wagtail

Pied Flycatcher

Robin

Sand Martin

Starling

Swallow

Tufted Duck

Willow Warbler

Wren

Other wildlife

Rabbit

Orangetip Butterfly

Large Red Damselfly

Cinnibar Moth

Common Carpet Moth

Wasp building nest in the hide

A few other butterflies, moths and damselflies passed us by but we were not quick enough to identify them.

A more detailed account will appear on the Rambling Russells blog soon.