I ran six lights at a private site near Halesworth last night and recorded c250 December Moths – the highest number I have seen for years!
Also light-trapped were six Scarce Umber, c15 Mottled Umber, c25 Feathered Thorn, 2 Winter Moth, 2 Dark Sword-grass, 6 Sprawlers, 2 Satellite and singles of Ypsolopha ustella, Brick, Yellow-line Quaker and Chestnut.
It was good to see hundreds of moths so late in the season! I was very fortunate that this pre-arranged survey fell on a very mild and cloudy night.
A lot here too Matthew. Far more abundant than last year.
An excellent total there Matthew. Reminds me of the night years ago trapping in Wolves wood, Hadleigh when we saw loads of December moths, the sheet was covered in them. Certainly if you are trapping in woodland you can catch good numbers of moths of the few species around at this time of year.
Neil