I have been extremely busy of late with visits to Sussex, Hampshire and Norfolk over a long weekend!
Just time to report a Plumed Fan-foot from Bawdsey Hall on the night of Friday 3 October – this being a ‘first’ for Suffolk. Not entirely unexpected as records have come from Essex in recent years and this looks like the it will be the latest new colonist to the county.
A few more migrants over the past weekend included more Four-spotted Footman, Vestal, Convolvulus Hawk-moths and Delicates.
Feathered Thorn, Red and Yellow-line Quakers, Chestnut, Dark Chestnut, Satellite and Merveille du Jour now flying on the coast and unseasonal oddities included Swallow-tailed Moth and Chocolate-tip over the weekend.
Well done Matthew on getting another Suffolk first. It has certainly been a good year for you at that site with some interesting moth records. I’ll be checking all my Fan-foot from now on.
Neil
As mentioned in my recent note, I was in central France a couple of weeks ago. Interestingly, the ‘notable’ moths on my first night there were convolvulus hawk, delicate and plumed fan-foot. I wonder if it took them a week or so to fly north to Bawdsey! Congrats. on another good season, Matthew. I know you’ve worked hard and have deserved your good fortune.
Tony H.