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.