A few of the Suffolk group decided to get out and about last night, even though the forecast wasn’t great with cool conditions predicted after a partly wet day. The marshes and coastal habitats of Aldeburgh was the venue and it was hoped that a few of the local specialites would be out and about. 6 traps deployed covering the coastal grassland as well as the track leading across the marshes. Moths were predictably slow in coming in but still a reasonable number were about despite the conditions. We were successful in seeing some of the good species, best of which was a single White-mantled wainscot, the first of the year. Other notables: Reed dagger, Kent black arches, Euzophera cinerosella, Lesser cream wave, Tawny shears, Dotted fan foot, Dog’s tooth, Saltern ear, Crescent, Pima boisduvaliella, Webb’s wainscot (first for year) and Beautiful hook tip (this moth is definitely on the increase in Suffolk, used to be a real scarcity not that long ago). There was a little bit of migrant activity too with a Scarce bordered straw and a few Silver Y noted.
Neil