Category Archives: Sightings

Planning to trap every night while the great conditions last. Started last night putting out the traps at 10pm when the rain had finally finished. Glad I did too with a Pearly underwing in excellent condition, a Gem (male) the … Continue reading →

Haven’t had the trap out for a while, but I had to do so last night to gather some specimens for an event today. Fortunately, i was able to put it under the veranda of the summerhouse to avoid the … Continue reading →

Pretty rubbish here in Ipswich last night, only 12sp in the trap run in the garden, with the best moth my first Large ranunculus of the year. Neil

Had another 41 species on 19th with another Gem and pleasingly also a Delicate. My commonest species is still the Large Yellow Underwing though not much has shifted it off since mid August. Black Rustic and Beaded Chestnut are next … Continue reading →

Rain again last night, from mid-evening, but I left the trap running. 28 species including vestal, rush veneer and rusty-dot pearl. Several others that I think indicate local movement too, such as l-album wainscot, an influx of angle-shades and large … Continue reading →

The number of times its happened this year – what promises to be a productive evenings trapping with good temperatures and cloud cover, just as you get set up, the rain sets in and everything gets soaked! This was the … Continue reading →

Only 10 species here in Woolpit. Of the slim pickings, Merveille du Jour, Sallow & Barred Sallow were the best. I also had a Brimstone Moth which seems late to me.

After reading the species totals from Matthew and Raymond at their coastal locations, makes my list of 28sp seem quite poor in comparison, although for me it is better than the last few times I’ve trapped. Ran 2 125w MV … Continue reading →

A better night than of late, with 24 species in the trap. Only surprise was a male (and rather dark) poplar hawk. Never seen one so late. It’s six years to the night since I had 4 gems and a … Continue reading →

Thursday night (18th October) produced an absolutely fantastic haul at Bawdsey of 53 species. I would have to check my records but I reckon this must be amongst my highest totals for so late in the year. The highlights amongst … Continue reading →