Author Archives: Matthew Deans

A very busy weekend with classic immigration weather! On Saturday night I experienced my best Bawdsey night for immigration for many years. The migrant tally was as follows: Cydia amplana 2, Diamond-back Moth 60, Rush Veneer 91, European Corn-borer 1, … Continue reading →

An auspicious night at Bawdsey with traps absolutely heaving with moths by 5:00am this morning. I really could have done with the dustbin! Quite a few moths were rubbed and a few dead in the bottom of the trap due … Continue reading →

A last minute text from Keith Tailby found me mothing last night (15th) on the saltmarsh at Bawdsey. Keith could only run his two traps for a short duration as he was on his honeymoon! I operated two of my … Continue reading →

An exceptional catch last night at Bawdsey of around 130 species (this does not include coleophoras, cnephasias and bryotrophas which were left) – true total was probably 140 species. I was quite surprised the traps were so busy considering its … Continue reading →

A good haul of c110 species from two lights overnight at Bawdsey. A few wandering wetland species noted: both Limnaecia and Chilo phragmitellas, Silky Wainscot and two Reed Daggers. Otherwise the expected Bawdsey species really including Batia unitella, Orthopygia glaucinalis, … Continue reading →

Following on from the success of discovering the White-mantled Wainscot at Iken last Saturday night, I ran two lights in the same area by the river wall overnight on 31 July. It was an early 4am start before work, the … Continue reading →

I deployed two traps by the reedbeds at Iken on Saturday night in the hope of finding the White-mantled Wainscot. A single trap was also set along the river wall in the hope of seeing some saltmarsh species. On Sunday … Continue reading →

A fabulous catch at Bawdsey on Friday night with c140 species identified. Some of the smaller micros were not retained due to lack of time to identify! Highlights included Clouded Magpie which is new to Bawdsey and the 10km square … Continue reading →

Clive Moore, Tony Prichard and I ran three lights last Sunday night at the regular trap site at Spexhall where we were joined by local moth-er Tony Hopkins. Highlights were P. Inopiana, a male Orange Moth, four Muslin Footman and … Continue reading →

Nick Mason took an example of Dotted Rustic at Hollesley on 17 July. The first Bawdsey Peninsula record and presumably of immigrant origin.