24th June: Too hot for any meaningful fieldwork today, with the Serin that continued to show up at the Obs from time to time until at least mid-morning the day's only sighting of particular note.
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 24, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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In terms of bug biomass last night ranks right up with the best ever catches in the Obs moth-traps with additional to the moths enormous numbers of miscellaneous beetles and hoverflies - no doubt many moths missed as they were super-active in upper 20s temps even soon after dawn...
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 24, 2026 at 1:01 PM
...huge hatch/movement of routine Yponomeuta ermines, v high nos of Large Yellow Underwings (c3000) but weirdest event was an enormous arrival of c2500 Fleabane Moths pulicariae - never had any suspicions of them moving like this before...
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 24, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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...5 Splendid Brocades, 5 Marbled Grass-moth verellus, 4 Tufted Oak Knot-horn tumidana & 3 White-bared Knot-horn similella were nice presumed migrants but long-distance goodies didn't really feature in the catch
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 24, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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More of the same very varied selection of dispersers from our garden moth-traps at the Grove last night including Light Crimson Underwing, 2 Scarce Oak Knot-horn tumidana & a Maple Snout innoxiella (latter only the second Portland record). Another Light Crimson Underwing for John Lucas at Southwell
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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