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Migrants were the highlights of the 2nd with 2 Dark Sword-grass, 1 Rusty-dot Pearl and 4 Silver Y taken at the two traps, along with a Red Underwing, numerous Sallows inc. Pink Barred and Barred. a late Orthopygia glaucinalis was … Continue reading →

This was last nights highlight one of 26 Large Wainscot taken to 2 MV, other mentionables were 2 Merveille du Jour, Red Underwing, 2 White-point, 2 Dark Arches, Mallow makes up the numbers every night typically 2-4 nightly. Autumnal Rustic was … Continue reading →

The best moths of the 29th were Feathered Ranunculus which was new for me, Pink-barred Sallow, 5 Black Rustic ,Frosted Orange, Dioryctria abietella, Dark Arches, White-point. Best of the 30th clearly 2 L-album Wainscot, new to me. I’ve been looking … Continue reading →

Saturday 3 Sept Brian and I went for our 3rd trip to Roundhouse Marsh Fritton. Excellent conditions and C 82 sp.  Hundreds of Caddis flies out numbered the moths. Best of the macros, Archer’s Dart, Feathered Gothic, Twin-spotted Wainscot and a couple … Continue reading →

For the night of 2nd September I had great expectations. Surely, at last, something good must turn up ! I explained to  Jane that I couldn’t miss putting out the moth traps this night due to the migrant prospects looking … Continue reading →

Brian Jones and I went to Scale Marshes, St Olaves with a view to target for Fenn’s Wainscot as Scale Marshes are the overflow grounds for Fritton Lake where Fenn’s was recorded in the thirties. There is some fantastic habitat … Continue reading →

Brian Jones and me were at this site again on another excellent night, I make the total 135 species of which the undoubted highlight was Dentated Pug, thanks to Neil for the id from my photo, also of interest Yponomeuta rorella, … Continue reading →

Seemed much slower than the previous outing but despite the conditions we managed 90 species the best of which: Archips crataegana, Anacampsis blattariella, Monochroa cytisella, Aidaina microdactyla, Shaded Fan-foot and Dark Spectacle