Author Archives: Mark Timms

A Duo of Gypsy Moths

A surprise this morning with not one but 2 male Gypsy Moths in the garden trap. Not sure of the origin of these 2 moths – are they likely immigrants or wanderers from the expanding London population? Mark

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June in Homersfield

It has been a mostly unspectacular June here with just a few highlights. After about 7 years of use, I finally got a new set of pheromone lures. My old ones had only attracted a couple of Currant Clearwings around … Continue reading

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Ruddy Carpet in Homersfield

Last night was the most promising in the recent warm spell with some cloud cover. So I was very pleased to discover a Ruddy Carpet in the garden trap this morning. A few other decent moths including Leopard Moth, Muslin … Continue reading

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Notes from the Waveney

I have had a run of good moths in the garden over the past week. A Muslin Footman on the 6th was somewhat overshadowed by at least 10 in the trap last night. There must be a sizeable colony nearby. … Continue reading

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Late June/early July in Homersfield

There have been several good mothing nights recently as I have been getting used to our new garden. I have found the best place for the trap is near a large willow on the river-bank (and ready to bag a … Continue reading

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Another Netted Pug

I am slowly getting used to my new garden in Homersfield and finding the best place for the moth trap. The number and variety of moths seems to be less than in Burgate but last night conditions were ideal – … Continue reading

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Mid-October in Burgate

Well, there has been a complete lack of migrants here apart from a single Diamond-back on the 14th. Good numbers of the commoner autumn moths though with Black Rustic, Feathered Thorn and an early Sprawler on the 17th. Still no … Continue reading

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Another new wainscot record

Like others I have found that there has been a bit of a lull over the last week or so with only modest catches of tired and worn moths. On some nights there has not been a single Large Yellow … Continue reading

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Late July in Burgate

Catches have been modest recently but there have been a few good moths in with the usual suspects. Two new site records first: Small Wainscot on the 23rd and a Webb’s Wainscot last night (30th). The first Svensson’s Copper Underwing … Continue reading

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The Perfect Storm

Like others I put the trap out in the garden last night and was woken in the early hours by the approaching storm. After covering the trap and admiring the light show I went back to bed and was surprised … Continue reading

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