Autumn moths and Med. migrants

Trapped in the garden one night last week – 17 macros including sprawler, streak and oak nycteoline (all quite scarce here) plus some species running late like pink-barred sallow and set. hebrew character. Trapped again last night; 6 species including December moth and herald (lovely moth!). So maybe the autumn species are now finished despite the mild weather.
No migrants. But maybe there’s still time. I was in Majorca a couple of weeks ago and the scrubby meadows there were alive with rush veneer, crimson speckled and bordered straw, plus a few vestal, Palpita vitrealis and silver y. Not sure if they were all fresh in from Africa or had bred locally, but maybe they were still on their way north.

Today I saw a swallow and a couple of red admirals heading south in a hurry along the shore at Walberswick. Don’t fancy their chances!

Tony H.

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