Category Archives: Sightings

My turn to catch a Vestal last night (23rd), a brown striped Male. C.90sp, so a good night for the time of year. Other highlights included a few more migrants in the form of Rush veneer (3), Plutella xylostella and … Continue reading →

Mostly cloudy and still last night (23rd August) so numbers were up slightly with 45 macro species. Best moths of the night were a Dark Sword-grass and a Square-spotted Clay. Others of note include Chocolate-tip, Scorched Carpet and Cabbage Moth … Continue reading →

The move to a different spot in the garden paid dividends last night with an increase to 43 species. New ones for the village was a rather striking Purple Bar and a very fresh (and very green) Green Pug. Tree-lichen … Continue reading →

Set the trap in a large, ornamental garden (former horse paddock) last night. Just 30 species, which is understandable given the conditions. Two new ones for the village though. Lesser Swallow Prominent has finally given itself up and there were … Continue reading →

I set the trap last night (21st August) before going to Snape to see Richard Thompson in concert. On our return I saw there were several Silver Ys in and around the trap. I took this as a good sign … Continue reading →

Cooler night, smaller catch but I have a Vestal! Now I need to find a way of luring in a Bedstraw Hawk. Not a lot else to shout about in the catch though. First Dusky Thorn and Setaceous Hebrew Character … Continue reading →

The fruit farm easily passed the poor return of last week, with 50 species compared to just 23 on the 17th. If you strip away the Water Veneers, the total was 136 moths. New moths for my Stutton list were … Continue reading →

Been very busy for moths the last few days so not had time to post anything, so I’m now listing a few of the highlights. Bucculatrix albedinella (first site record), Nemaxera betulinella (second site record, first only last year of this … Continue reading →

Nothing as exciting as the previous nights 2nd Vestal record for here but far more species than the previous night with 72 identified. 2 Rush Veneer the most numerous of three common migrant species. Others worth a mention Webb’s and … Continue reading →

I am very envious of Matthews Bedstraw Hawk and have yet to pick up a Vestal but have the strikingly attractive Jersey Tiger in the catch of 20th August. Not too hot on photography in a natural setting and the … Continue reading →