An auspicious night at Bawdsey with traps absolutely heaving with moths by 5:00am this morning. I really could have done with the dustbin! Quite a few moths were rubbed and a few dead in the bottom of the trap due to sheer numbers.
A similar total of around 130 species were noted. An increase in migrants was noticed with twelve Diamond-back Moths, two Ethmia bipunctella, seven Rush Veneer, two Cydia amplana and 17 Silver Y. Local specialities included a Platytes alpinella, two Cypress Pug, Ash Pug, two Marbled Green and eight Tree-lichen Beauty.
It was nice to see the Lackey (having seen Ground Lackey on the saltmarsh the previous night). Also recorded were Dark Spinach, Small Yellow Wave, Least Carpet, Tawny-barred Angle, Small Phoenix, White Ermine, Garden Tiger; Privet Hawk-moth, Coronet, Twin-spotted Wainscot and Saltern Ear.