Warm evening, plenty of moths.

I ran 5 lights at one of my woodland sites yesterday evening, 8.30 to 11.30. Results were very good with 25 species recorded; most abundant was Common Quaker with 52 counted but good numbers of Lead-coloured Drab (12), Brindled Pug (27) and D. flagella (20). New ones for the year were Early Tooth-striped, Caloptilia elongella, a very early V-pug, several Early Thorn and the highlight of the evening a Dotted Chestnut in the Wemlight trap which was new for the site and estate. Almost 200 moths counted which was no doubt due to thick cloud cover and the temperature not falling below 12 degrees.
On checking the garden trap when I got home there was just one Common Quaker and one Early Grey!

Brian

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