Ran some traps last night after being put off from trapping here on Sunday night as the temperature really plummeted at dusk under the clear skies on the 6th. Still a nice selection of autumnal species around with the addition of a tiny sprinkling of migrants – 1 Male Vestal and 3 Nomophila noctuella. Seems to be a lot of Merveille du jour here this year with 4 caught, plus another seen on Ivy last night as well. Undoubted highlight though was my second ever Dotted chestnut after my first the other night on Ivy, this one was in my garden trap. Maybe it is colonizing. Hope it hasn’t tried to breed in some of the gardens surrounding my house as the trees in them are currently being felled to make way for a new housing development. I do have Apple trees in my garden so maybe they are using those. One to watch out for by the look of it at other sites.
I too saw Streak for the first time last night, also Diurnea lipsiella. Apart from those it was the usual nice selection of sallows, Red-green carpets and autumnal quakers. First Satellite on the Ivy last night too.
Has anyone been seeing Large wainscot? I’ve had none here at all so far this year, normally a regular moth.
Looks like tonight is the last warm night for a while so I’ll be making the most of it, not looking forward to the colder weather predicted for a few days after that, will it kill off the migration like I suspect it may?
Neil
Large Wainscots are doing fine at Hollesley.
Large Wainscot numbers may not have peaked here yet with 10 and 11 on the latest nights trapped at home.
Five or six large wainscots most nights here near Halesworth; better than last year. Probably at its peak now. A pristine male bulrush wainscot a couple of days ago.
Regarding Large Wainscot, just the one on the 6th. Although i have not been trapping much, so not very representative.