I joined Matthew, John and Jenny at this site last night for a few hours to try and see if any migrants were about. As the site has abundant bramble clumps too we had the opportunity to check those for feeding moths. With 7 traps deployed (2 actinic) we waited a bit after dusk before checking the blackberries. First moth found was a Flounced chestnut, a very good start. Other moths of note seen feeding included Hedge rustic, Brick, Herald, Autumnal rustic and Satellite (first for this season for us). Commonest species by far recorded by this method was L-Album wainscot.
Checking the traps revealed that some seemed pretty quiet whilst others had more in them. Species of interest recorded included Sallow, Dusky thorn, Black rustic, Deep-brown dart, Red-green carpet, Kent black arches, Frosted orange, Acleris rhombana and the first Yellow-line quaker for the year for us. I packed my traps away and left around 11pm, with the others continuing to record for most of the night. I understand around 20 more species were added to the list with the best moth caught a Delicate.
A check of the trap at home didn’t reveal anything too exciting caught but nice to get Pink-barred sallow, Barred sallow and the first Acleris sparsana for the year. Only 19sp trapped.
Neil