Author Archives: Matthew Deans

14 & 15 October at Bawdsey Hall

The migrant bonanza continues! I have put in a lot of effort which has been rewarded by counts of migrants over the past two nights as listed below: Night of 15 October: 100 Diamond-back Moth, 39 Rusty-dot Pearl, 4 Rush … Continue reading

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A tropical arrival at Bawdsey Hall

Well what a night October 13th was! Warm moist tropical air brought lots of goodies to Bawdsey including the pyralids ramburialis and recurvalis – never before have I trapped these two. The supporting cast included 73 Diamond-back Moth, 46 Rusty-dot … Continue reading

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First ten nights of October at Bawdsey Hall

Numbers have dropped after the wind and rain. On the night of 10 October just 36 species were recorded at Bawdsey Hall. November Moth, Blair’s Shoulder-knot and Dark Chestnut now on the wing here. I’ve only seen one Feathered Thorn … Continue reading

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Plumed Fan-foot new to Suffolk

I have been extremely busy of late with visits to Sussex, Hampshire and Norfolk over a long weekend! Just time to report a Plumed Fan-foot from Bawdsey Hall on the night of Friday 3 October – this being a ‘first’ … Continue reading

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So that was September!

I ended a fantastic months trapping with both Red and Yellow-line Quakers, Chestnut and Satellite all noted in the past few nights. Things are running late though, this was the first September that I have not recorded Merveille du Jour. … Continue reading

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Rain brings Quadra to the Hall

One of my Bawdsey traps was this morning graced by the presence of a female Four-spotted Footman. I took a male of this species here several months ago. A great selection of autumn moths now flying with numbers building nightly … Continue reading

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Bawdsey in September

Traps have been rather busy this week, particularly with yellow underwings. I’m noting around 90 species each night, not bad for mid September. Like Raymond and others getting a lot of second or third brood moths including Heart & Dart, … Continue reading

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Migrant bonanza continues

The migrant bonanza continues with an Orache Moth at Bawdsey Hall last night (28 August). This is a ‘first’ for the Bawdsey Peninsula and the first Suffolk record since 2002. The supporting cast has consisted of Diamond-back Moths, Rush Veneers, … Continue reading

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Golden Twin-spot at Bawdsey

Moth numbers have been rising at Bawdsey in recent nights. I was lucky enough to catch a Golden Twin-spot on the night of 26 August amongst a good catch of commoner immigrants. This is the nineteenth chalcites caught at Bawdsey … Continue reading

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The Butterbur on the wing

I was lucky enough to catch a Butterbur at 125w MV last night (16 August) at one of my private sites at Huntingfield.  I discovered this morning that the food plant is present nearby. There has been some searching for … Continue reading

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