Tempted by cloudy conditions

I too ran a trap last night as it was mild and cloudy, pity about the rain making everything wet but we do need it in the current dry conditions.
Was worth the effort, as I picked up 11sp, my best species count for a while and also more moths present. Only one new species for the year and that was a Purple thorn, one of my favorite springtime moths.
In response to Brian’s lack of Frosted green, I’ve only had 2 so far so maybe it is only just starting to emerge. I’ve picked up Oak-tree pug too, on the 2nd, my earliest ever date for that species.

Hopefully there will be some more warm nights coming soon, although not looking to promising for the early part of the week.

Neil

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