Hoping for a decent weather window to run the garden trap so far this year has been a bit like expecting to get prolonged close views of the American Bittern currently residing at SWT’s wonderful Carlton Marshes Reserve … highly unlikely! While I may still need to put in more hours on the Bittern (and, yes, I have seen it), the weather seems to have finally decided it’s about time we all enjoyed a bit of spring warmth. Trapping Fri and Sat night has delivered the usual assortment of Hebrew Character, Common & Small Quaker, and the odd Clouded Drab and Early Grey. However, the big surprise this morning was the sight of not one but two Brindled Beauty. Checking my records, these turn out to be my first here since April 2008, and only the second and third garden records to boot. A single Frosted Green was also in the trap last night. Fingers crossed, next weeks warmer weather will encourage a few more moths to appear.