24 species but only 4 new to my site list. Which were Green Carpet, Brimstone, Herald and Caloptilia stigmatella. Only one other new to the year – Grey Pine Carpet.
I did wonder if the seasons might be reversing though as getting fresh March moths following on from weather worn Orthosias. May have to avoid the rain tonight.
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24 species is a good count Raymond, I only managed 11sp last night in my garden trap. Maybe I’ve had more rain here in Ipswich, certainly seems to be pretty relentless at the moment with more rain last night and today. New for years included Dwarf pug, Garden carpet and Brimstone. Numbers pathetic, only 15 moths trapped in total.
Neil
I think it has been pretty wet and cold all over England. I had 5 rain free days in April. 108.6 mm for the month was my record high for April since I started recording in 1996 and have 43.5 mm so far in May. We have a lot of catching up to do on the moths!