Exploring Our Woodlands
May 2010
Feeding Time @ Nest Cam!
Moth Night
Thanks to everyone who came to the Moth Night last Saturday. It was the first time we've had a moth night at St Fagans and I found it very interesting. I'll definitely like to do more in the future!
My personal favourite moths on the night were the Lunar Marbled Brown and the Nut-Tree Tussock. Here's a list of all the species we found - thanks to Dave at SEWBReC for this!
Micropterix thunbergella
Eriocrania subpurpurella
Agonopterx cf heracliana
Capua vulgana
Dark-barred Twinspot Carpet
Small Phoenix
Golden-rod Pug
Mottled Pug
Brimstone
Coxcomb Prominent
Lunar Marbled Brown
Flame Shoulder
Common Quaker
Hebrew Character
Nut-tree Tussock
Pictures and loads more info on moths can be found at UK Moths
Chicks at St Fagans!
Follow our Great Tit nest box camera at St Fagans!http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/2736/
Eight eggs were laid on the 27th of April and finally hatched yesterday. The chicks are so small you can only really see them when they open their mouths. Mr & Mrs Great Tit are now very busy feeding their family in the woodlands at St.Fagans.
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