Author Archives: Matthew Deans

A few moths at Bawdsey Hall

I spent yesterday evening at Bawdsey Hall where we had just a single 125W MV Robinson operating. I was pleasantly surprised to record several Pale Brindled Beauty, Dotted Border, a single March Moth, half a dozen Chestnut, several Agonopterix heracliana … Continue reading

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Big catch of December Moths on 27 November

I ran six lights at a private site near Halesworth last night and recorded c250 December Moths – the highest number I have seen for years! Also light-trapped were six Scarce Umber, c15 Mottled Umber, c25 Feathered Thorn, 2 Winter … Continue reading

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Early November at Bawdsey Hall

I have only run the lights for the past two nights (3rd and 4th) as I’ve been away on a trip to Scotland. Quite a reasonable selection of moths are still flying at Bawdsey including Epiphyas postvittana, Acleris sparsana, Emmelina … Continue reading

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Lights out, all out at Bawdsey Hall

St. Jude’s storm has wiped out the power to the whole of the Bawdsey Peninsula so there were no lights on last night (28th) I didn’t run the previous night (27th) due to the strong winds but did record on the … Continue reading

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Night of 25th October

A few extra migrants recorded last night at Bawdsey Hall.  Yet another Palpita vitrealis to light and single Delicate and two Scarce Bordered Straw of note – these latter two species were not recorded on the 24th. Resident species recorded … Continue reading

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Cracking late October night

I had an absolutely cracking night at the Bawdsey Hall traps with a big arrival of migrants which included: 3 Diamond-back Moth, 3 Crocidosema plebejana, 1 Eudonia angustea, 4 Rusty-dot Pearl, 2 Palpita vitrealis, 5 Rush Veneer, 1 female Gem, … Continue reading

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Migrants still coming!

The Bawdsey Hall traps were graced by the presence of singles of Diamond-back Moth, Rusty-dot Pearl (rare this year here), Palpita vitrealis (incredibly yet another), Rush Veneer, Delicate and Scarce Bordered Straw last night (22nd).  Four Dark Sword-grass and two Silver … Continue reading

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December Moth now on the wing

Amongst the 38 species in the Bawdsey Hall traps this morning was this autumn’s first December Moth.  It looked rather incongruous with Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and Red Underwing also in the traps! A short Ivy session last night along Red House … Continue reading

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Small flurry of migrants

A small flurry of migrants has been evident the past few days at Bawdsey Hall. Two Gems were light-trapped on the night of Friday 18th October – one of each sex and both in the same trap!  The last time … Continue reading

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Promising conditions over next few nights

The weather looks quite interesting for MV trapping over the next few nights and well into next week; with southerlies emanating from a long way south. I myself took yet another Palpita vitrealis last night at Bawdsey Hall – what … Continue reading

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