Fritton, 17th June

Brian and I trapped at this site for the first time near the western end of Fritton Lake. Not the best of nights with a couple of the traps doing particularly well with some others pretty quiet. Overall this could prove to be the 2nd best site to Herringfleet Hills, on the Somerleyton Estate. Close proximity to good, very wet, Carr at the overflow end of the lake. Other habitats include wet flower meadow damp and hillside woodland of a very good mix of broad leaved natives. 128 species on the night.
Top moth was Epermenia falciformis with four taken at one trap only. There is a record from the lake in 1935. others of interest included, Dotted Fan-foot, Gothic, Broken-barred Carpet. The tiny Epinotia nanana C.B.G pea. Lekking Ghost moths on the meadow, Alder Kitten, Scallop Shell, demarniana turned up again as it has everywhere else up here on the Estate this year.

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