Category Archives: Sightings

In yesterday evenings trapping session (lights on from 8 to 11.45pm) I counted over 250 Small Quaker, outnumbering Common by 2 to 1. Most of them were very fresh which possibly indicated a big emergence with the sudden rise in … Continue reading →

My first moth-trapping session of this season was on the night of 24 March, at one of my regular survey sites near Halesworth. The night was warm and cloudy, with a minimum temperature of around eight degrees – perfect conditions … Continue reading →

Not much to shout about really in the moth traps I’ve run recently. Still feels a bit on the cool side. Quite often I’ve put a trap on at dusk in seemingly good conditions only for it to rain or … Continue reading →

Have run a couple of traps here the last 2 nights in this very brief mild spell, the first time I’ve bothered this month (not been inspiring weather really). The 18th brought in 10sp and around 100 moths to 2 … Continue reading →

Several contributors have described 2017 as ‘a good year’. But I must admit I didn’t find 2017 to be special at all. My formative years as a moth-hunter were in the ’60s. I remember buying some second-hand books at an … Continue reading →

2017 was a very good year for my garden here at Carlton Colville with 415 species and 12629 individuals. This was an increase over 2016 of 50 species mainly due to looking closer at the micros with help from Raymond … Continue reading →

After all the gloom and doom regarding our moths in 2016 both out in the field and here at my home trapping area 2017 turned out to be completely different. In fact it was a record breaking year for me … Continue reading →

After seeing a few moths around security lights at work this week thought I’d give a trap a go up in the woods here to see what early spring stuff was about. Very pleased to find a good number of … Continue reading →