Author Archives: Brian

After the cancellation of Thelnetham on Saturday, I planned to trap another brownfield site – what is left the old railway sidings and yard abandoned 50 years ago (part of it is a supermarket). But wind and rain set in … Continue reading →

Not much better than the first night of the 3. I tried another brownfield site, half of which is now the local industrial estate. Although the temp was around 15 deg. the strong wind again was a big problem and … Continue reading →

After reading Matthew’s reminder about Moth Night 2012, I remembered the idea was to trap brownfield sites if poss. The nearest brownfield site to me is 10 min. drive away, an old caravan site at the back of the beach, … Continue reading →

I netted this moth yesterday afternoon while out looking for clearwings. It caused quite a bit of excitement as to what it might be (more so than the football!). Turns out that its most likely nothing more than an aberrant … Continue reading →

At last an evening that looked promising enough to put the traps out. Just 34 species and about 100 moths was the result with 4 new for the year, Brown Rustic, Small Clouded Brindle, Small Square-spot and Anthophila fabricana – … Continue reading →

Tony joined me on a first visit to Beccles Marshes yesterday evening and we placed the traps on the river bank with high hopes of possibly drawing in some of the interesting species that we know are present on the … Continue reading →

Keith and I trapped alongside the river Waveney last evening, with very modest success in keeping with the current trend. We ran 5 traps and the target moth was Flame Wainscot which I know from last year’s record is on … Continue reading →

Last evening I went to a nearby site where I usually get several Birch Mocha about this time of the month, so that was the target moth. I ran three traps for 2 hours with just 18 moths of 15 … Continue reading →

Maiden’s Blush & Lunar Marbled Brown were new for the year amongst last night’s small catch. Hopefully this bodes well for a better week than last week, with warmer weather and a few more moths on the wing! Brian

Yesterday evening I took the traps to nearby site that usually has good numbers of moths by late April. It was breezy, but 11 deg. and warmest for many a night. Numbers were very disappointing and the catches at the … Continue reading →