A half hour of torch-netting in our haymeadow last night produced a very pale, rather worn Bordered Straw (nb the little black dot at the hind corner of each wing as well as the 'kidney mark') along with 2 Silver-Y and another 10 common species. The following is a running total, as far as I know, of Bordered Straws in Carmarthenshire, with this year's records following on from those in 2006:
| 1 | 05/07/1952 | Bordered Straw | 1 | Conwil Waterworks (Cynwyl Elfed) | DL Thomas |
| 2 | 25/06/1994 | Bordered Straw | 1 | 35 Maesquarre Road | Steve Lucas |
| 3 | 16/06/1996 | Bordered Straw | n/c | Argothi | Williams, Mr A. |
| 4 | 20/06/1996 | Bordered Straw | 2 | Erw Las | Barry Stewart |
| 5 | 11/09/2000 | Bordered Straw | 1 | Nantgwyn, Trawsmawr | Jon Baker |
| 6 | 05/07/2001 | Bordered Straw | 1 | 14 Job's Well Rd, Johnstown | Jon Baker |
| 7 | 30/06/2003 | Bordered Straw | 2 | Pembrey Forest | Jon Baker |
| 8 | 27/05/2006 | Bordered Straw | 1 | Gellywen | Lee Walker |
| 9 | 17/06/2006 | Bordered Straw | 8 | Pembrey Burrows | Jon Baker |
| 10 | 18/06/2006 | Bordered Straw | 2 | 14 Job's Well Rd, Johnstown | Jon Baker |
| 11 | 19/06/2006 | Bordered Straw | 3 | Pembrey Burrows | Jon Baker |
| 12 | 24/06/2006 | Bordered Straw | 10 | Pembrey Burrows | Jon Baker & Sam Bosanquet |
| 13 | 01/07/2006 | Bordered Straw | 1 | Pembrey Burrows | Jon Baker |
| 14 | 26/07/2006 | Bordered Straw | 1 | Pembrey Burrows | Jon Baker |
| 15 | 05/08/2006 | Bordered Straw | 2 | Pembrey Burrows | Jon Baker |
| 16 | 21/08/2006 | Bordered Straw | 1 | Pembrey Burrows | Jon Baker |
| 17 | 10/09/2006 | Bordered Straw | 1 | Pembrey Forest, beach | Jon Baker |
| 18 | 11/06/2015 | Bordered Straw | 1 | Tyrwaun, Pwll | Ian Morgan |
| 19 | 14/06/2015 | Bordered Straw | 2 | Tyrwaun, Pwll | Ian Morgan |
| 20 | 15/06/2015 | Bordered Straw | 2 | Cwmllwyd | Steve Clarke |
| 21 | 15/06/2015 | Bordered Straw | 1 | Cnwc y Llwyn, Brechfa | Sam Bosanquet |
| 22 | 20/06/2015 | Bordered Straw | 1 | Llangain | Mel Jones |
| 23 | 25/06/2015 | Bordered Straw | 1 | Cnwc y Llwyn, Brechfa | Sam Bosanquet |
There is slight ambiguity over one date: Ian's said he trapped "last night (15th)" when blogging on 15th June.
I had two at Pembrey Forest as well.
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling rather left out...
ReplyDeleteIt should read 14th June - a tired mistake!
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, I trapped at home last night, but no fresh migrants...perhaps they`re still on the way!
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