Mark Cubitt

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Great segment from Leanna on moths on WinterWatch on Wednesday, which included a cameo appearance of our book. Buy it now and get inspired for the 2025 mothing season! #mothsmatter

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@kattyponder @BritishMoths @savebutterflies @BC_Scotland @Britnatureguide @ScotWildlife @EdinburghNats @BuglifeScotland @EdEntClub @wildlife_info We learned so many things about Scottish moths as we have researched literature and records for the book. Very many thanks to the CMRs and recorders who have provided data, insights and photos. We hope that those reading the book will enjoy some discoveries too.

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@kattyponder @MalcolmQuirie @BC_Scotland @savebutterflies @BritishMoths @Britnatureguide @BuglifeScotland @EdinburghNats @MalcolmQuirie has at least three new 10 km square dots from 2023 alone and many others from previous years 😀

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@westrowhendo @kattyponder @BC_Scotland @savebutterflies @BritishMoths @Britnatureguide @BuglifeScotland @EdinburghNats The front cover image is of a mating pair of Kentish Glory. Roy Leverton has some fantastic photos.

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@macstronach @kattyponder @BC_Scotland @savebutterflies @BritishMoths @Britnatureguide @BuglifeScotland @EdinburghNats As @kattyponder says CMRs have been fantastic and have provided records to end of 2022 and then informed us of over 200 records for 2023 that are of significance for distribution including those new to Scotland this year.

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Trapping at Dalmahoy Hill last night produced a first for Midlothian, at least 30km from nearest record, of Striped Twin-spot Carpet!
Also over a hundred Confused, increasing county total over five-fold.

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Having been incubating 14 eggs since at least 2nd April this Goosander had the first chicks hatch yesterday in Linlithgow. Wonder how long the other eggs will take as should hatch synchronously. @birdinglothian

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@kattyponder @elliesonlaw @ColinEd48757415 @BCeastscotland Thoughts from Roy Leverton on the green bands:
The articulated joints between the segments of the abdomen are translucent, and the green is the colour of the abdominal contents.
And a short action video of the female.
#mothsmatter #britishmoths

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The Scottish micro maps https://t.co/z2XEDnGpuW now have maps showing distribution change
#mothsmatter

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@hoggestateserv2 @TWICManager iRecord down for maintenance this weekend

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@CountrysideBen Sadly this design was flawed but the @ForthNatureScot work with the @LoveWestLothian Rangers of the peat inversion filling the big ditches right across Easter Inch Moss seems to be working really well

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@hoggestateserv2 @kattyponder Excellent find George, particularly inland. In the modern era there have been 13 records or a total of 17 Dark Spinach since 2011. All on the coast as Katty says.

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@LesEvansHillBC Thanks @LesEvansHillBC. Have these rules been added to iRecord/Indica? What is the situation on the spatial (Without polygon check) rules for iRecord?

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@kattyponder @hoggestateserv2 @BCeastscotland Nice find, and good prompt for me to get out and look too. Success as well at a new site albeit about 1km from my first adult trapped last year. Feeding on the seed pods rather than flowers interestingly.

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@hoggestateserv2 I wonder if a range expansion or they have been there for a long time. @colindavison62 has recorded them near Musselburgh for some years.

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@Birdsbuttsandn1 @BritishMoths Visiting the Lancashire / Cumbria border area before New Year found over 50 Tissues in three mines /caves. 20 of them in the area of this small section of wall.

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@AshWhiffin @RoyEntSoc @NtlMuseumsScot @NatSciNMS @EntCollNtwrk @EdEntClub @JulieOrford @MuseumWeek @BCeastscotland And Alice recorded several moth species of moths that have never been recorded since in East Lothian. Portland Moth, Brussels Lace, V-moth, Heath Rivulet, Stout Dart and several others. Quite right Ashleigh, her collection is invaluable.

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New Scottish record number of 89 Herald Moths from mine tunnels near Mid Calder raising previous best by over 150%? #hibernatingheralds