So that was September at Bawdsey Hall

September trapping has now finished at Bawdsey Hall.  The final week of the month provided some more species ‘new on the wing’ for the autumn.  Mallow, Deep-brown Dart, Satellite and Pink-barred Sallow were noted at the start of the week.  More recently, on the night of 29th: Blair’s Shoulder-knot appeared and a mint Merveille du Jour - mint in every sense of the word!  The final night of the month produced a Pale Pinion – this moth had a fantastic spring, with record numbers recorded here.

Migrants were disappointing in the past week, despite promising winds.  A few more Convolvulus Hawk-moths arrived – taking the year’s tally to eight so far.  The odd Pearly Underwing appeared and then it was down to common migrants.

Looking forward to October now – my favourite month of the year for mothing as I love the autumn species and the chance for some rare migrants too.

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