Brian Jones and I went to Scale Marshes, St Olaves with a view to target for Fenn’s Wainscot as Scale Marshes are the overflow grounds for Fritton Lake where Fenn’s was recorded in the thirties. There is some fantastic habitat there but access is the downfall. Approaching from the A143 end of the site we failed to make it to the interesting habitat,due to dense vegetation, and got no where near the Reedbeds. A line of four traps were set out on a perfect night night for mothing. On the first trap round the furthest trap was shut down due to numbers of Hornets. The remaining three traps produced C82 species, the best of which probably good numbers of Webb’s Wainscot. Reed Dagger, Crescent. Twin-spotted, Bulrush and Brown-veined Wainscot, Small Rufous, Birds Wing and gigantella.
The Belton Fen trip I arranged after the struggle to trap Scale Marshes, as it is easy trapping there. Another night of 82 or so species again with no outstanding highlights, of which some of the best were; Pinion-streaked Snout, Cream bordered Green Pea, Rivulet, Flame Carpet, Old Lady. Micros; microdactyla, Pyrauatra despicata, gigantella.
I had 7 species on sugar when I got home including Old Lady. I don’t feel very inspired to trap of late but perhaps tonight!