After a decade of regular trapping at Bawdsey it’s always an auspicious event when a new species of macro moth is added to the list.
I was completely taken by surprise this morning, to discover a specimen of Yellow Horned perched atop of the light board, of my tungsten Skinner-type trap. Whilst a regular on nearby Hollesley commons, this is the first time the species has wandered to Bawdsey!
The lack of Birch at Bawdsey explains the rarity of such moths here. Another example of a common moth that is exceedingly rare here is the Large Emerald – noted here just twice in the past decade.
Also last night three Early Thorns were the first of the season.