Author Archives: Neil

With the clear sky, north wind and the temperature down to 10 degrees C this morning not surprisingly moth numbers were well down in the garden trap. Only 63sp, poor by recent standards and generally most moth species recorded in … Continue reading →

Like everyone else, I’ve found the moth trapping superb at the end of July/early August, certainly the best period since the classic year of 2006. Who would have predicted that the summer would be like this after the abysmal first … Continue reading →

With heavy rain forecast for the first part of the night, this meeting was almost cancelled but it was decided that as we were only putting traps out and leaving them running all night that we would go ahead. It … Continue reading →

Another good species count for me last night – 157sp from 3 traps (2 125w MV plus twin 30w actinic). Twin actinic trap did poorly, not many moths in that compared to the others which were stuffed full. Maybe due … Continue reading →

Just ran the one 125w trap in the garden last night, and was pleased to find it covered in moths in the morning. Lots of micros to sort through, so took quite some time to work through (c.15minutes first thing … Continue reading →

My total number of species rose too last night, but nowhere near as high as Matthew with 162sp recorded in 3 traps (2 125w mv + 30w twin actinic) in an area of wet woodland and meadow. Hints of migration … Continue reading →

With the conditions looking good thought I’d try and go for a high species count so 2 traps were put out in my best area of mixed habitats on the site. In the morning, things looked promising with quite a … Continue reading →

This year does seem a good one for the plume moths with me, with another new species for the site turning up last night following on from the Yarrow plume last week. This time it was a Triangle plume Platyptilia … Continue reading →