Cool nights on the clay

Some cool evenings here on the clay farmland north of Halesworth. Last night very chilly, but for some reason there were more moths about. 26 species in the trap this morning, including the first November moth, black rustic and satellite of the autumn. Sallows all doing well (ie sallow, pink-barred and barred. I’ve not seen an orange here, and centre-barred was over by 19th Sept). Large ranunculus was the highlight – I usually get one or two a year (rather more than feathered ranunculus, which is rare here).

After several nights drawing a blank, the ivy was productive too: sallow, chestnut, angle-shades, common marbled carpet and common plume. This may not sound much, but it’s a big step forward for me!

 

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