I decided to give the nearby beach a try last night (Tuesday), hoping the promised rain would hold off till after midnight, which it did. For the first hour I wished I hadn’t bothered as a strong breeze from the south discouraged much activity from the moths. Then it dropped off about 11pm and they became more active, it fact it turned out to be quite a rewarding session. Number of species, about 55, was not very high but what did arrive was worth waiting for. Macros included Mullein Wave, Tawny Wave, Dark Spinach, several Coast Dart and Archers Dart. Plenty of good micros too, including Eucosma conterminella, Chionodes fumatella (will be kept for positive ID), B desertella, Celypha cespitana, Pediasia fascelinella, Evergestis extimialis (resident here), a number of Platytes alpinella plus a couple of other Bryotrophas, possibly senectella, that will need a positive ID.
Brian