Tony joined me on a first visit to Beccles Marshes yesterday evening and we placed the traps on the river bank with high hopes of possibly drawing in some of the interesting species that we know are present on the opposite (Norfolk) bank. Conditions that looked favourable earlier in the day changed rapidly when the clouds cleared. The temperature dropped and it got quite chilly. So there was no great movement by the moth population and by midnight we called a halt. 25 species and about 60 moths was disappointing after the previous 2 good nights, with Burnished Brass, Campion, Tawny Marbled Minor & Eyed Hawk-moth the only highlights for me as they were new for the year. The only micro we saw was netted at dusk, Elachista maculicerusella.
Another day might be different.
Brian
Here’s some photos of the site that might be of interest as we’re due to visit the site later on in the year.
Tony
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I too thought it was going to be a good night with the cloud cover but as the evening progressed the cloud melted away and the sky cleared with a bright moon so I decided to have a night off!
Neil