Author Archives: Neil

The 125w MV run in the garden last night was found to be pretty empty this morning, despite it feeling fairly warm. Was no cloud cover however. 6sp, 12 moths in all and nothing exciting to report really! Hope things … Continue reading →

A search round the top part of Alton water today around the flowering sallows produced no sightings of Adela cuprella. Did see 2 Green-veined whites though, my first for the year. Neil  

Have had a reasonable few nights of trapping at the golf course this week, alternating between running lights at work and out in the garden. Have used the twin 30w Robinson a bit too. Micros have definitely been more interesting … Continue reading →

Trap in the garden here last night caught 16sp, 88 moths, mostly the usual orthosias but there were first year records of Pine beauty (3) and Oak nycteoline (3). Still getting March moth too. Best micro Caloptilia elongella. Neil

With the temperature still around 15 degrees at dusk last night, I was confident the 2 traps I put out last night would finally produce a good catch of moths, and was happy to be proven right! 23sp seen here, … Continue reading →

Felt like the first decent night to try trapping for a long while last night, with cloud cover and around 7 degrees at dusk. First time I’ve trapped since the 6th March. Put out 2 125w MV lights out in … Continue reading →

So, March 2013 has come to an end with no more trapping undertaken at all. Species count for the site ended at 12, the worst March since the mid 1990′s, when I had 12sp in 1995, 6sp in 1996 and … Continue reading →

Here at IGC, was hoping to trap on the night of the 5th as it had been such a warm day but with a clear sky on the light soil the temperature soon dropped away down to a chilly 2 … Continue reading →