Ian Roberts

@PeteCol1962 Yes Pete, Mottled Beauty, and the china mark is Ringed China-mark (Paroponyx stratiotata)

Think this is a Mottled beauty , and China mark??, Port Lympne

@SimonWest26 Sorry, just done that

@folkestonebirds Can’t DM as you don’t follow me.

The Willowherb Hawk-moth will be on show between 11 and 12 today, please DM me for details. Will do another tomorrow morning before release if there is demand.

@ds_stanley_ @botolphsbirder Will be on view 11-12 today, DM me for details. Quite busy today unfortunately, but looks like will need to do another showing 11-12 tomorrow, then will release at midday.

@botolphsbirder @folkestonebirds Teitchable in the morning?

@dartfordtrapper @mothsinkent @NigeJarman Thanks for the update James

@folkestonebirds @mothsinkent @NigeJarman My specimen gent dented as reliquana. Thanks to everyone for your input, help, comments etc

Just had this Lobesia botrana from Folkestone warren VC15 from Wednesday night confirmed.

@LewisStuff @MigrantMothUK Very nice! Was that at the Warren?

A night of trapping at Folkestone last night produced a singe Convolvulus Hawk-moth, a stunning Golden Twin-spot (seemingly scarce again so a likely migrant?) and a pristine Dewick's Plusia (the pulse was racing as it came to the Ni Moth lure..) @MigrantMothUK

@dartfordtrapper @mothsinkent It's a learning curve that @NigeJarman and I have both been on. I'm not sure they are separable on external characters, although I have never (knowingly) seen botrana and I'm not sure how reliable a lot of published images are.

@folkestonebirds @mothsinkent Certainly a learning curve - i matched up the image in Manley. If it turns out to be reliquana then I'd be curious to learn if there are any morphilogical differences that separate the two or if gent dent is the only reliable way of determination.

@mothsinkent @dartfordtrapper Contrary to the literature, there is certainly a second generation of reliquana. I am aware of 42 that have been trapped in the Folkestone/Hythe area since late July.

@folkestonebirds @dartfordtrapper Hi Ian, it will be with me soon. And for info, dissected three botrana candidates today, all L. reliquana.

@dartfordtrapper Thanks, would really appreciate it if you'd let me know the outcome. Would be the first confirmed local record.

@folkestonebirds No, from photo though gent dent will be preformed.

@trapsite @PBeraet Nice one Sean! 264 Box-tree Moths at Hythe but no Clifden. Duponchelia fovealis was the highlight (outdoor record, possibly established locally)

@PBeraet @folkestonebirds Box moth plague this year! In 3 figures at saltwood this morning !

Signs of immigration last night with Small Mottled Willow & Hoary Footman in New Romney and Clifden Nonpareil & two more Hoary Footman in Saltwood @folkestonebirds

Wryneck and Red-backed Shrike in gorse at the old rifle range, Abbotscliffe

@botolphsbirder That Small Yellow Underwing is stunning!

Pomarine Skua east past Sandgate at 09:35

@botolphsbirder Awesome Eider!

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated! The website just had to be relocated: folkestonebirds.org

@jarpartridge Still waiting for the Chaffinches to start moving at Abbotscliffe too

Trickle of migration in the past few days at Langdon: Woodlark, woodcock, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Black redstart and c30 Redwing, 10 stonechat this am, Dartford warbler, Marsh harrier West and white wagtail on Sunday, no chaffinch movement yet 🙄

Bearded Tit, Goosander and Little Gull at Nickolls Quarry

Adult little gull and female eider off Princes Parade this am