Category Archives: Sightings

Tried the MV in the garden last night, for the first time in a week. Blowy but mild. Five moths, of five species, including a sprawler (3rd so far this autumn) and a very late brindled green. Others: grey shoulder-knot, … Continue reading →

A very disappointing count of just five moths in the Bawdsey traps this morning. This compares to 400 moths just a week ago! Mottled Umber appeared three nights ago (first for the season) and a few Feathered Thorns and November … Continue reading →

Noticeable dip in moth numbers in my garden trap last night, no doubt due to the cooler temperature. Only 8sp, with the only migrant a single Rush veneer. Even colder tonight (and probably for a while now), so having a … Continue reading →

I also had a good number of micros the night before Neil’s (23rd) including one that Jon Clifton has just confirmed the ID as a female Epinotia sordidana which is a new one for me. I ran the traps where … Continue reading →

2 Traps running last night up in the woodland on the site here, slight improvement in the number of species and number of moths. A few micros appearing in the warm conditions. 19sp in total, with the following of possible … Continue reading →

20 species last night and nothing much to say, Rush Veneer the best migrant with 3 seen and no Angle Shades at all. Very busy with lots of migrant thrushes here especially Monday with Redwing 161 Fieldfare39 and Song Thrush … Continue reading →

Just nine species in the trap last night – Blair’s Shoulder-knot, Epiphyas postvittana, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Spruce Carpet, Feathered Ranunculus and Green-brindled Crescent. The ninth species of which there were two individuals was Red-green … Continue reading →

My good friend and fellow moth-er David Brown was trapping at Dunwich last night (23rd). Highlights included 5 Vestals, 11 Gems and 18 Dark Sword-grass. The moth that he has been trying to catch for the past 50 years – … Continue reading →

Last night got Gem, Diamond Back, Rush Veneer & Silver Y. Not bad for inland in mid-October.

Difficult to know what is going on here in Ipswich. Quite a few others reporting large catches of moths, but that is just not happening here with me. Again, only 12sp noted, 32 moths in total in my garden trap. … Continue reading →