Author Archives: Raymond Watson

Felt hopeful when I put the trap out last night and it turned up a Swallow Prominent and a Great Prominent so lifted my feelings on recent trapping. Few specimens but also got Hebrew Character, Lead-coloured Drab, Clouded Drab, Shuttle-shaped … Continue reading →

The first two days of April have brought me 3 new additions to my climbing site list. Muslin moth (male) on 1st, Powdered Quaker and Agonopterix arenella both on 2nd. Catches with decreasing Small Quaker also included, Clouded Drab, Common … Continue reading →

Site list expanded with Early Grey and Grey Shoulder-knot on 1st March and Red Chestnut and A. acanthodactyla on 29th Feb. Then the exceptionally early Silver Y on 29th. Potential for some very cold weather in the next 2 weeks … Continue reading →

Finally picked up my first Dotted Border on 25th. Other additions from the 27th Double-striped Pug, Oak Beauty, Agonopterix scopariella and a beautifully marked Acleris cristana. The Speculation: well I have picked up a second Red-headed Chestnut. The first was … Continue reading →

Slowly pushing up my site list with Tortricodes alternella, Ypsolopha ustella(22nd), Clouded Drab (23rd) and a Red-headed Chestnut (23rd). Catches also included Agonopterix heracliana 23 on the 23rd, A. alstromeriana, Acleris ferrugana/notana, March, Early, Spring Usher, Pale Brindled Beauty, Hebrew … Continue reading →

Unfortunately my garden can’t compete with the number and diversity of the Ipswich Golf Club but non-the-less two decent nights catches for me. Pretty standard species though, March, Early, Spring Usher, Pale Brindled Beauty, Chestnut, Dark Chestnut, Agonopterix heracliana (8 … Continue reading →

We did have to compete with a full moon though. Spring Ushers on 8th and 9th, Winter, Dark Chestnut, Chestnut and Satellite on 9th Jan 2012. Also spotted a Depressarid on the window but it used its survival mechanism of … Continue reading →

Only 1 to 3 per night so far for December. Winter Moth, Mottled Umber, Chestnut and a Udea ferrugalis . Interesting to see Neil’s late November moth. My last one was on 13th Nov. I also failed to spot any … Continue reading →

As an introduction: I was an enthusiastic moth-er in my youth and restarted on 12th Oct following early retirement. Light trapping in my garden at Hollesley rapidly reignited the enthusiasm. To date, notable catches have been:- Silver-striped Hawk 15th Oct … Continue reading →