Author Archives: Neil

Trap in the garden not that busy this morning, few moths due to the cooler conditions. Nice to add a few more to the year list however, with singles of Water carpet, Brindled beauty and Pale pinion. Always nice to … Continue reading →

A slight improvement in weather conditions last night so ran 2 traps up in the woods to see what if anything was about. Not a large number of moths trapped, but at least some new species for the year were … Continue reading →

Cool weather has meant I’ve not run traps for a while, but as there appeared to be a very slight improvement last night I gave it a go with 2 lights in the wooded area around the work-sheds. 10sp seen, … Continue reading →

I too ran a trap last night as it was mild and cloudy, pity about the rain making everything wet but we do need it in the current dry conditions. Was worth the effort, as I picked up 11sp, my … Continue reading →

Saw 3 Light orange underwing at Wolves wood this afternoon, all at the eastern end of the site along the regular ride. All were flying around rapidly in the warm sunshine. Also my first sightings of Green-veined white and Orange … Continue reading →

Following on from Keith’s record of Angle shades, I caught one last night (30th), my earliest ever record of an adult. Not much else to report, low numbers of the usual common species. Neil

Numbers of Small quaker continue to rise here in Ipswich, although I did have 2 traps out which certainly boosted the total. 463 recorded, again smashing the record for one night here. I do remember whilst beating Oak last year … Continue reading →

It appears that the trend for good numbers of moths this year is continuing, with large quantities of Orthosias appearing now. Last night was the peak for numbers this week, with 365 Small quaker caught in the garden trap, my … Continue reading →