One of the woodland areas I am recording for the first time this year has a substantial plantation of mature and very large aspens. I have been hoping for an opportunity to find out if Lead-coloured Drab is present. This came last night and the results were positive. Only 4 Lead-coloured Drab found in the traps but at least it is present and the other traps placed in adjacent areas produced plenty of moths on a calm, mild evening. Others new for the year for me were Engrailed, Agonopterix alstromeriana & ocellana. Still large numbers of March Moth up here on the Suffolk/Norfolk border and the species with the highest numbers was again Small Quaker. Over 150 moths in the traps of 19 species, so it turned out to be a rewarding and pleasant evening (spoilt somewhat when I hit a muntjac on the way home).
Also had the first 2 Great Silver Water Beetles of the year come to the lights.
Brian
Sounds a potentially good site Brian. Save me any moths to be dissected from future visits.
Jon C