My worse start ever with the garden moth-trap. Not many nights with a temperature of more than one or two degrees. Only catch over the last fortnight was on 18th, with chestnut, T alternella and Early moth. I don’t see Early moth very often. This year I’ve only recorded two – on 4th Jan and now 18th March. Which constitutes my earliest and latest ever Early moths. But why none in between? Anyone else noticed early/late Early moths?
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Looking at my results for the year so far, I’ve had 2 species right at the start of 2013 and then again in March. I had 26 Spring usher and 2 Pale brindled beauty on the 3rd January, then had a single of both species last time I ran some traps on the 6th March.
23sp so far this year (this does include a few species I’ve disturbed during the day too), by the end of March last year I’d had 43sp. Can’t see how I’m going to add any more species by the end of March this year with the chance of more snow on the way. Looking back and analyzing data shows there isn’t much going on this year – got a bit of spare time to do this, in a normal moth year I wouldn’t get a chance!
Early Moths for me this year have been one on 4th, 7th and 11th January and 6th March. 2 on 6th January. Last trapped on 7th March. Don’t really think weather has been encouraging for the species! Early Moth or Human!