Brian visited me at the site but was not trapping due to his late night the night before in Norfolk. Perfect conditions to start but from around 00.30 the full moon was out and numbers stopped building. 135 species in total, many of which had been seen a week previous at Wicker Well which is not far from this site which is dry hillside near Carr.
2 S. punctalis recorded again, 4 Yarrow Plume, Agonopterix ciliella. Among the macros, Elephant and Poplar Hawk in number, single Privet, 2 Oak Eggar and Cream-bordered Green Pea. Best macro on this occasion was a Red-necked Footman, the furthest from Ashby record where the stronghold appears to be. The site is a good 3 miles South of Ashby and I live only 2 miles North of Ashby so I shouldn’t be surprised to see a wanderer at home sometime.
On the migrant front it is very quiet indeed, even compared to this time last year, but there were numerous Diamond-backs Saturday night. My best count for Silver Y being 2 this season, which I equaled today with a daytime return to Great Warren.
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