Matthew Deans and I took the opportunity to trap on the RSPB reserve on Wednesday 31st during excellent mothing weather. We set up an MV Robinson in the ride and in the wet meadow. A heath trap was set near the sea wall and an MV Skinner was deployed in the ride that we spent the best part of the night around. After setting up the moths came in thick and fast and we had to make an effort to break in order to examine the other traps. A total of 219 species were recorded for the night. The list included many hoped for local specialities along with species resident in the reeds and Salix. The site is proving very fruitful so far.
Some of the catches:- Ground Lackey (4), 7 Pugs- Slender, Wormwood, White-spotted, Tawny Speckled, V, Green and Double-striped, Bordered Beauty, Sallow Kitten, Antler, Matthews Wainscot (1), Starwort, Reed Dagger, Olive, Crescent Striped (3), Saltern Ear, White-mantled Wainscot (7), Silky Wainscot, Small Rufous, Sciota adelphella, Pima boisduvaliella, Endothenia ericetana, Eucosma cana, E campoliliana, E tripoliana, Agapeta zoegana, Pexicopia malvella, Recurvaria leucatella, Monochroa palustrella, M lucidella, Aristotelia brizella, Cosmopterix lienigiella, Agonopterix conterminella, Elachista apicipunctella, and Monopis monachella.