Matt Busuttil

Moths & birding

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

A Small Mottled Willow was the only migrant last night. 12/8 species along with Feathered Thorn & December Moth NFY. Also RL Quaker, Lesser YUW, Oak Rustic, LBA Moth and Acleris Sparsana, VC13 Upper Beeding @MigrantMothUK @griffiths_lyn #UKmoths

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

@AlanSalter13 @SussexWildlife @BCSussex Nice Alan 👍

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

@griffiths_lyn Nice Lyn! Hope you're both well.

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

@LeyshonOwen Loads of Gems and Radford's about recently Owen. I had 3 Gems 16/10 and 5 RFS in 2 weeks in Upper Beeding VC13.

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

2 Gem, 2 Rush Vs, another Radford's FS, DS Grass and a few Delicates & Angle Shades last night VC13 Upper Beeding. 61/17 @MigrantMothUK @griffiths_lyn #UKmoths

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

@JulesA4thJuly @AlanSalter13 Sorry to be thick but WTF is a wogan?

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

@WheatersDave @JulesA4thJuly I took the piss with 5 last year Dave so I don't deserve any this year and I haven't had any 👍

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

I've only been able to use a small actinic trap during the best migrant weather this year as I had discovered my choke on the Robinsons blew up Saturday night. 2 SB Straw, loads of Delicates 6/10, Radford's FS and Rush Veneer 7/10 @MigrantMothUK @griffiths_lyn #UKmoths

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

The best night of the year for migrant moths. I get home at 1 AM to find the consumer unit has tripped and the downstairs circuit is out including the outdoor socket. Bummer! #UKmoths

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

Hoping for better migrants/ possible migrants over the WE. 21/9- 2 DS Grass, 2 RS Knothorn, 6 Delicates, 4 L-Album Ws, 1 Olive T Pearl. 22/9- 1 SB Straw (NFY), 10 Delicates, 3x L-AW, 1 OT Pearl & a few RD Pearls. Upper Beeding VC13 @MigrantMothUK @griffiths_lyn #UKmoths

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

@JLowenWildlife I think I've only had 3 in the 9 years here, James. The last one was Jul 22.

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

@JLowenWildlife Bonkers eh? I had 1 in 2017, 1 in 2022 and 5 last year in a calendar month! None this year yet...

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

@theveryamateur1 Hi Nick, common moth here. My garden (Upper Beeding) backs on to chalk grassland and BF Trefoil is here. I haven't had any for a while until 2 last night, also a bit worn so maybe migrants? 👍

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

Putative/ possible migrants last night (given the scarcity this year of the first 2) : Straw Dot x3, Silver Y x1, Portland Ribbon Wave x 1, Palpita Vitrealis x 5 (highest count I have had here) Upper Beeding VC13 @MigrantMothUK @griffiths_lyn #UKmoths

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

@JLowenWildlife Not me James, but I remain hopeful👍

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

Just a Portland Ribbon Wave and 2 Palpita Vitrealis for me last night, Upper Beeding VC13 @griffiths_lyn @MigrantMothUK #UKmoths

[Migrant Lepidoptera @MigrantMothUK]

Beautiful Marbled (E. purpurina), 2 Porter's Rustic (A. hospes) and Palpita vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl), to light at Sidlesham, West Sussex, VC13 on 28/8. P. Alfrey.

[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

@samuel_ei_jones @WaderStudy @GrahamFAppleton I had a (partially) leucistic Temminck's Stint in Baga, Goa last January. Digiscoped photo but it was with 2 others and same size and characteristics 👍

[Ebrima Sidibeh @gambianbirder]

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[Matt Busuttil @buffmypylon]

@JLowenWildlife "Nathan Barley" character played by Ben Wishaw 👍