Author Archives: Brian

Thought I was going to miss out on Frosted Green this year, but the first one turned up last night along with Swallow Prominent, another new for the year. But numbers again very low, just 20 moths of 11 species … Continue reading →

After reading Neil’s excellent blog on Adela cuprella I have been keeping an eye out for this micro, but the weather has not been ideal. This morning the sun came out at last and I had a look at a … Continue reading →

After getting the go-ahead from Beccles Town Council to run moth traps on Beccles Common, I decided to take the traps there this evening. Not the best of days, it was very cool after the heavy rain during the day, … Continue reading →

At long last, a cloudy evening and 10 deg. Too good to miss, so I set the traps up on a regular site in nearby woodland. The only blot was a couple of short bursts of rain that made everything … Continue reading →

April 1st 2011 stands out as the evening I had my first really good micro of last year, Pammene giganteana, along with 13 other species. So more out of interest than expectation, I thought I’d try the same site on … Continue reading →

An unusual find today, resting on an outside window pane, was Choreutis pariana – Apple Leaf Skeletoniser. Flight period is listed as July & September, so this must be one that has overwintered. Ran a couple of traps this evening … Continue reading →

I trapped one of my regular sites yesterday evening for 2 and half hours on Belton Common, most of which is now a golf course but still with a good area of oak woodland. The temperature was still at 12 … Continue reading →

I found a hibernating Humming-bird Hawk-moth on the window ledge of a block of flats I was visiting in Yarmouth today. I removed it from its resting place as it would have had difficulty in finding a way out when … Continue reading →

After 3 weeks of cold nights, it was good to get 2 mild ones in a row. On Thursday I had 5 species including my first Common Quaker of the year. Yesterday (Friday) I took the traps to nearby mainly … Continue reading →

It was a balmy 10 deg. here in Gorleston last evening, so I looked for Early Moth by torchlight in the old blackthorn hedge nearby, a regular place to find them. Just 3 males seen but no females. Also ran … Continue reading →