I was delighted to catch a very fine specimen of Green Arches at Bawdsey Hall on the night of 15 June. This is the 469th species of macro I have recorded at Bawdsey, since 2002. I often find that when catching this moth elsewhere that they vary greatly in brightness and wear.
Last night (16th) I caught a Beautiful Golden Y – only the second Bawdsey record of a species that I find commonly at some of my other survey sites. This moth is rarer at Bawdsey than the Dewick’s Plusia or Golden Twin-spot!
A few more summer species have appeared in recent nights – Swallow-tailed Moth, Clay and Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing to name a few as well as increasing numbers of Dark and Light Arches, Large Yellow Underwing and Uncertain.
Matthew, I was interested in your comment about Beautiful Golden Y – they are common here in Burgate but I have never caught a Plain Golden Y.
Mark