The cold NE wind died down here today so with the temperature 6 deg. and plenty of cloud to keep it that way I took my wemlight trap to nearby woodland to see what might turn up. Switched it on just before 5pm (powered by 12 volt battery) and spent an hour wandering around the wood with torch. Still plenty of Winter Moth on the wing, I counted over 50 netted and on tree trunks. A walk along the old hawthorn/blackthorn hedge on the perimeter of the wood produced half a dozen Early Moth on the branch tips (no females seen). Back at the trap mostly on the sheet were a few more Winter Moth, 3 Early Moth, a Dark Chestnut, Mottled Umber and 2 very fresh Spring Usher. I was quite happy with 5 species on 9th January and home for tea by 6.45.
Brian