Overcast, calm and with the car thermometer reading 11 celsius, things looked promising for the 30w actinic/skinner this morning. And so it proved. 132 moths, with 91 being Common Quaker and just 13 Small Quaker. The other usual suspects were Early Grey (7), Hebrew Character (6), Clouded Drab (4). The four that had me buzzing were Herald (new for the garden), Satellite, Oak Nycteoline and Early Thorn. A pristine Shoulder-Stripe was a joy to behold too.
I am intrigued that my fellow Stutton moth-er Tony, who runs a twin 30w actinic/robinson in a much richer garden only pulled in 46 moths of nine species last night.
I have set the trap in a large hall garden tonight, close to a poplar plantation.