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2401 Marbled Clover Heliothis viriplaca Hufn. St Osyth, 29th July (R. W.
Arthur). Fourth Essex record (not counting the VCH reports mentioned
in Firmin et al, 1975).
2413 Silver Barred Deltote bankiana Fabr. St Osyth, 5th August, second record
from this site - the first was in 1986 (R. W. Arthur). Copperas Wood,
Wrabness, 28th September, third record from this site since 1989 (P.
Smith).
2432 Ni Moth Trichoplusia ni Hb. Saffron Walden, 16th August (A. M.
Emmet).
2447 Scarce Silver Y Syngrapha interrogationis L. Jaywick, 18 August (J. Young).
First county record since 1977.
2480 Buttoned Snout Hypena rostralis L. Dovercourt, September (C. Gibson).
Sixth from here since 1994.
2493 Dotted Fan-foot Macrochilo cribrumalis Hb. Theydon Bois, 22nd July (J.
G. Green).
Recorders:
Aird J.R, Allerton C, Arthur R.W, Bailey G, Baker D, Beard B, Benton E,
Bergdahl P, Bond G, Bowdrey J.P, Burrage A, Churcher B, Cottrill R, Cuming
N, Davis J, Dewick A.J, Dobson J, Down D.G, Dutton D, Emmet A.M, Firmin J,
Fisher J.B, Gibbs G, Gibson C, Goodey A, Goodey M.A, Gooding B, Grahame
I, Green J.G, Grifffin C, Guiver A, Harvey P, Henchman M, Hurley J, Jackson
M, Lock B, McLaren S, Merrett P.J, Noble M, Osborne A, Owen H, Pateman B,
Pyman G.A, Raynor N.M, Rose I.C, Seago R.J, Slater G, Smith G, Smith P,
Smout P, Steer E, Tarrant M, Tunmore M, Tyas C, Urguart D, Warner D,
Wilde J, Wood R, Wood S.D, Young J.
Essex Mammals in 1996
John Wright
47 Chalkwell Park Drive, Leigh on Sea, Essex SSP 1NH
The last Mammal Atlas for Essex mammals was published in 1986 as a
collaboration between the Essex Field Club and the county Museums Service.
Since January 1994, a new survey has been commenced with the objective of
publishing a new atlas for the millennium. To date nearly 6,000 records have
been collected and this report summarises some recent occurrences.
In the autumn of 1996, a Harvest mouse survey was conducted as part of a
national survey coordinated by The Mammal Society. The objective was to visit
those sites where Harvest mice had been recorded during a previous survey in
1976. Presence of mice was proven by the finding of nests in suitable habitat