Andy Symes
@andysymes.bsky.social
Up the hill past 694
At the stone wall make a left.
At the stone wall make a left.
Likewise, hope it picks up for you! Ferrugalis and xylostella in already so fingers crossed.
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Likewise, hope it picks up for you! Ferrugalis and xylostella in already so fingers crossed.
9 of 8 last night, 6 of 4 the night before. Nothing more migrant-y than Udea ferrugalis so far, but we go again tonight!
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
9 of 8 last night, 6 of 4 the night before. Nothing more migrant-y than Udea ferrugalis so far, but we go again tonight!
I expect Clancy's will reach you before too long, they're definitely on the march! Gone from a rarity to a peak count of 27 in the space of a couple of years here.
November 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I expect Clancy's will reach you before too long, they're definitely on the march! Gone from a rarity to a peak count of 27 in the space of a couple of years here.
Should have said: two Clancy's, a PMW and a Vine's in my pic
November 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Should have said: two Clancy's, a PMW and a Vine's in my pic
It looks a bit long and thin for a Clancy's - I wouldn't completely rule it out but they're usually more 'triangular' than PMW in my experience. But that one has clearly lived a life so who knows what shape it was to start with!
November 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It looks a bit long and thin for a Clancy's - I wouldn't completely rule it out but they're usually more 'triangular' than PMW in my experience. But that one has clearly lived a life so who knows what shape it was to start with!
I'll trap again in a few days time and see how it goes then.
October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'll trap again in a few days time and see how it goes then.
I often get half a dozen but they don't tend to cause trouble. Last night there were around a hundred! Trap was 15m from where it usually sits, to give a bit more shelter, but surely that couldn't have made that much difference!
October 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I often get half a dozen but they don't tend to cause trouble. Last night there were around a hundred! Trap was 15m from where it usually sits, to give a bit more shelter, but surely that couldn't have made that much difference!
Wasp to moth ratio of 25:1 last night - very unimpressed!
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Wasp to moth ratio of 25:1 last night - very unimpressed!
Did someone piss on your porridge this morning, or is this your usual level of debating prowess?
October 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Did someone piss on your porridge this morning, or is this your usual level of debating prowess?
That's now Wall, Green Hairstreak and Small Blue seen by others in the past few years and not on my list for the Heath 🤦♂️
September 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
That's now Wall, Green Hairstreak and Small Blue seen by others in the past few years and not on my list for the Heath 🤦♂️
Thanks, was alerted to that and have had a very quick look but couldn't see it/any - now the weather is turning! Does sound like a bit of a resurgence for the species this summer, although usual caveats re uncertain origin apply. Assume the last record was 1990s or earlier but don't know for sure.
September 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Thanks, was alerted to that and have had a very quick look but couldn't see it/any - now the weather is turning! Does sound like a bit of a resurgence for the species this summer, although usual caveats re uncertain origin apply. Assume the last record was 1990s or earlier but don't know for sure.
Look who was hiding on the back of the last sheet I checked this morning 🥳🥳🥳
August 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Look who was hiding on the back of the last sheet I checked this morning 🥳🥳🥳
Hahaha did someone get out of the wrong side of the bed today? You have promoted his show, been called out for it and that's your reply? Utterly pathetic 🤣
August 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Hahaha did someone get out of the wrong side of the bed today? You have promoted his show, been called out for it and that's your reply? Utterly pathetic 🤣
You did, when you started your post with 'Rod Liddle is no fan of grouse shooting'. Weird reply.
August 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
You did, when you started your post with 'Rod Liddle is no fan of grouse shooting'. Weird reply.
Yeah I got that, thanks. My point still stands though.
August 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Yeah I got that, thanks. My point still stands though.
Is any ally a good ally if they happen to align with your particular cause? If you make a career out of casual racism, sexism and homophobia but happen to dislike grouse shooting, does that mean you're welcome on board? A purely hypothetical question, you understand.
August 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Is any ally a good ally if they happen to align with your particular cause? If you make a career out of casual racism, sexism and homophobia but happen to dislike grouse shooting, does that mean you're welcome on board? A purely hypothetical question, you understand.
Imagine forgetting a garden Striped Hawk 😯 🤣 Smellyphant probably my second commonest hawk over the last couple of years, only beaten by its bigger cousin.
August 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Imagine forgetting a garden Striped Hawk 😯 🤣 Smellyphant probably my second commonest hawk over the last couple of years, only beaten by its bigger cousin.
🐘, Small 🐘, Lime, Privet, Poplar, Pine, Hummingbird, and Convolvulus (once). So Eyed would do nicely, and anything after that would be a bonus!
August 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🐘, Small 🐘, Lime, Privet, Poplar, Pine, Hummingbird, and Convolvulus (once). So Eyed would do nicely, and anything after that would be a bonus!
I'd given up on Eyed for another year but maybe there's still hope! I have eight hawk-moths on the garden list, but not that one...
August 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I'd given up on Eyed for another year but maybe there's still hope! I have eight hawk-moths on the garden list, but not that one...