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Migrant moths and butterflies 
(Co Waterford) 2009
 
Scroll right for scarcer migrants, grid references & other details.
Note that details here may include unverified reports and are subject to later updates or corrections.  Last updated 27 Oct 2009. 
 
DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV PL RA CY
Dark Hummingbird Pearly Small Mottled Silver Y Diamond- Rusty-dot Rush Painted Red Clouded
Sword-grass Hawk-moth Underwing Willow back Moth Pearl Veneer Lady Admiral Yellow
Agrotis Macroglossum Peridroma Spodoptera Autographa Plutella Udea Nomophila Vanessa Vanessa Colias
ipsilon stellatarum saucia exigua gamma xylostella ferrugalis noctuella cardui atalanta croceus

National Moth Night(s) Fri 18th & Sat 19th Sept 2009 (and later!):  please look out for (and photograph) colour-marked moths (from 3 sites in Tramore Bay, Co Waterford - orange paint on varius parts of left wing - and various sites in Britain).  See further details.

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Angle Shades (left) & Turnip Moth (right), Brownstown Hd, marked for National Moth Nights 18-19 Sept

 
October 2009

Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species / notes Grid ref Method
25-Oct Brownstown Head 1 1 1 1 2 Vestal & Scarce Bordered Straw X6298 at light
25-Oct " 1 1 X6298 at ivy

Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species / notes Grid ref Method
17-Oct Brownstown Head 1 1 X6298 at light
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species / notes Grid ref Method
16-Oct Ardmore 1 X17 day obs
16-Oct Brownstown Head 1 X6298 at light
16-Oct " 4 X69 day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species / notes Grid ref Method
15-Oct Brownstown Head 4 X69 day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species / notes Grid ref Method
14-Oct Brownstown Head 2 2 X6298 at light
14-Oct " 3 X69 day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species / notes Grid ref Method
13-Oct Brownstown Head 3 1 3 X6298 at light
13-Oct " 1 X6298 at ivy
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species / notes Grid ref Method
12-Oct Brownstown Head 1 1 X6298 at light
12-Oct " 1 12 X6297 day obs
12-Oct Rinneshark / Lisselty 2 X69 day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species / notes Grid ref Method
11-Oct Brownstown Head 3 X6298 at light
11-Oct " 1 1 X6298 at ivy
11-Oct " 2 8 X69 day obs
11-Oct Rinneshark / Lisselty 1 X69 day obs
11-Oct nr Portally 1 X69 day obs
11-Oct Dunmore East 1 5 X69 day obs

Date

Site

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

10-Oct

Brownstown Head

 

8

 

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

X6298

at light

10-Oct

"

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

& 21 Angle Shades

X6298

at ivy

10-Oct

"

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

8

9

 

X6298

day obs

10-Oct

Helvick Head

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15+

 

X38

day obs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

09-Oct

Brownstown Head

 

6

 

 

 

1

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

X6298

at light

09-Oct

"

 

4

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

& 35 Angle Shades

X6298

at ivy

09-Oct

"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

4

 

X69

day obs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

08-Oct

Brownstown Head

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scarce Bordered Straw

X6298

at light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

07-Oct

Brownstown Head

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

X69

day obs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

05-Oct

Brownstown Head

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

5

 

X69

day obs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

04-Oct

Brownstown Head

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X6298

at light

04-Oct

"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

X69

day obs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

03-Oct

Brownstown Head

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X6298

at light

 
September  2009

Date

Site

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

30-Sep

Tramore town

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

S578014

day obs

30-Sep

Tramore Burrow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

S6100

day obs

30-Sep

Tramore saltmarsh/embankments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

S6000

day obs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

29-Sep

Tramore town

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S578014

at light

29-Sep

"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

day obs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

28-Sep

Tramore town

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

S578014

at light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

26-Sep

Brownstown Head

 

 

 

1

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X6298

at light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

25-Sep

Tramore town

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

S578014

at light

25-Sep

"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

day obs

"

WIT grounds, Waterford city

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S51

day obs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

24-Sep

Great Newtown Hd, Tramore

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

X5698

day obs

24-Sep

Newtown Cove, Tramore

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

X5799

day obs

24-Sep

Tramore town