Finding shelter from the wind

This wasn’t easy on Saturday evening, but with good thick cloud cover and 13 deg. temperature I thought it worth a try. The site I chose proved to be well sheltered and although conditions were far from perfect, over 150 moths of 38 species came to the lights by midnight. Around 30 of these were May Highflyer with good numbers of Balsam Carpet just about at the end of their first phase. Alder Kitten and Light Brocade were other regulars for the site but strangely enough, Maidens Blush was a new species for this well wooded site after 4 years of recording there.

Brian

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