Author Archives: paulb

Recorded 28 species last night (6th July), the highlight being a Large Tabby (Aglossa pinguinalis) – a new site record. It’s also only the second time that I’ve seen this moth, the first being twelve years ago! Lilac Beauty and … Continue reading →

Last years Leaf Miner day took us along the old Hadleigh Railway Line, just off of which is a small area comprising mixed woodland and heath – known locally as ‘The Fuzz’. At the top of this small hill I … Continue reading →

My now semi-regular lunchtime stroll over Broom Hill, this time to look for Six-belted Clearwing. Either they’re not out yet or my pheromone’s stopped working. Back at the bottom, and on a different poplar tree, I noticed two exuvial cases … Continue reading →

What a difference a day makes. I was just finishing my lunchtime walk when I noticed a Hornet Clearwing exuvial case lying at the base of the poplar tree that stands just outside the Council Offices, Hadleigh. I quickly found … Continue reading →

Neil & I went out this afternoon to look for Orange-tailed Clearwing – at Lakenheath RSPB (where a worn individual was graphed in late June last year) and at Barton Mills where Lee Gregory discovered the moth back in 2004. … Continue reading →

Nice to see some moths in the garden trap for a change, although I still only managed 25 moths / 16 species. The highlights were singles each of White-point, Pale Mottled Willow and Silver Y. During the day, I tried … Continue reading →

I decided to have a quick look at Ixworth Roadside Nature Reserve today. Turned out to be a wise move as the very first moth I saw was a female Adela croesella feeding atop an Oxeye Daisy. It’s only the … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, having finally caught up with the female Serin, Tony joined me at Landguard for a bit of a wander. As it turned out, it wasn’t the most productive of searches but Tony did suggest that there … Continue reading →

I’ve recently added two more Adela species to the year list. At Wolves Wood, I finally caught up with Adela rufimitrella – seen flying around a small patch of Cuckoo Flower on Monday and, today, I saw a single Adela … Continue reading →