Author Archives: Brian

End of the wild weather?

Now that the wild weather has abated, I have run my 40w actinic for an hour or so the past 2 nights in the nearby woodland. Five species on 17th including first 2 March Moth of the year and an … Continue reading

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Male & female Winter Moth out in numbers.

I had a walk along the field boundary of the nearby SWT Lound Lakes Reserve for about an hour after dusk this evening. Armed with a torch I checked the trunks for Winter Moth. The boundary trees are mostly mature … Continue reading

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Waveney Valley V-moth survey

With the main focus on monitoring the population of V-moth on the Norfolk bank of the river Waveney opposite Beccles marshes, on 25th July four of us ran 7 traps, a mixture of 125MV’s and actinic, through the length of … Continue reading

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Marsh Carpet

It was one of those evenings you dream about, – finding a moth in the catch that is about as unlikely as finding a gold coin in a pocketful of change! But there it was, sitting on virtually the last … Continue reading

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Red-necked Footman comes to NE Suffolk.

Ashby Warren is an area on the private part of Somerleyton estate that contains a wonderful mixture of plant-life and habitat. I joined Keith on Thursday evening to set out our 8 traps and spread them out to cover as … Continue reading

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Cydia nigricana

Had a wander round an area of rough pasture near where I live this morning. It contains the usual rough pasture plants such as thistles, ragwort, vetches and much more. I netted a good number of moths mainly micros with … Continue reading

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Big influx of Silver Y

I decided to trap on the beach last night. You need exactly the right conditions to do this and last night they were just so. Approaching the beach I noticed that the red and white Valerian flowers were alive with … Continue reading

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Suddenly the clouds rolled in.

The prospects for yesterday evening didn’t look too good at around 7pm with clear skies, but then the clouds began to roll in off the sea and the stiff NE breeze started to ease a little. So I took a … Continue reading

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V-moth larva

Yesterday I did a search for V-moth larva on the Norfolk bank of the River Waveney opposite Beccles Marshes where I have recorded the adult moth over recent years. Searching for about 20 minutes in a relatively small area among … Continue reading

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Lots of moths but also a soaking!

I trapped on a site 5 miles from Keith alongside the river Waveney and received a soaking! But it was well worth it as it turned out to be the best evening so far this year with 55 species and … Continue reading

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