Stanley Carr

This wonderful site on the bank of the river Waveney is accessible only until about mid-May. After that the nettle growth on the paths becomes so rank that it is nigh impossible to access, which is a pity because who knows what is in there in the summer months! Yesterday evening the weather did its usual trick, the skies cleared and in no time it being by the river, the thermometer was showing 7.5 deg. Even so, after a very slow start, by 11.00 when it was time to start packing up, the moths were then coming in. Eight new species for the year included May Highflyer, Puss Moth, Alder Kitten, Plutella porrectella and Elachista utonella (the latter will need further confirmation).
If only the temperature had held up a bit!

Brian

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