Up to speed

Over the last two nights (30th/31st) numbers of moths at MV in the garden have gone up fivefold. It had been a poor spring for small quaker, but now up to 50 per night. Similar numbers of common quaker and hebrew character, and respectable counts for clouded drab, early grey and red chestnut. Shoulder stripe and early thorn about 4 per night. Two pine beauty (which is scarce here: no pine) and first powdered quaker last night. A few micros including Semioscopis steinkellneriana and Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (which continues my good run of plumes). And two great silver water beetles.

Garden butterflies on 30th included orange tip and brimstone.

Tony H

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