Category Archives: Sightings

As this is my first posting I will introduce myself and my regular garden site in North Suffolk. I have been recording macro-moths in the garden for the last 18 months using a single Skinner trap. The garden overlooks Great … Continue reading →

Back last night on the private estate and a distinct improvement – understandable given the weather. 34 macros, 8 micros but a considerable increase in volume with 170 moths. Scarce Footman the most common with 31. Best moths were Lunar … Continue reading →

Clive Moore, Tony Prichard and I ran three lights last Sunday night at the regular trap site at Spexhall where we were joined by local moth-er Tony Hopkins. Highlights were P. Inopiana, a male Orange Moth, four Muslin Footman and … Continue reading →

Another busy trap for me personally with 53 species noted. Moth of the night has to be Silky Wainscot – a most unexpected first for the garden and one that threw me for a while. I’d been looking at the pyralid  … Continue reading →

After the fiasco of not putting the light on having set the trap the previous night, normal service was resumed this morning. 44 species to the actinic (9 micros with a couple more that I didn’t bother with). First Ruby … Continue reading →

In the bedroom this morning were; Blue-tailed Damselfly, Brown-tail and Swallow-tailed Moth.

Last night Brian and I went to a new site called Summerhouse Water on the Somerleyton Estate. On arrival there was a heavy dew. The site has high and low areas and temperature differences were felt doing the trap rounds. … Continue reading →

I have been trundling the 15w actinic around various parts of the village during this good weather as my rather plain garden gets a bit predictable. Last night, I set up in a very large, mostly ornamental garden with plenty … Continue reading →

I can’t quite match Neil’s results but just under 60 species here to my trusty 11w actinic. Quite a few each of the commoner moths – Large Yellow & Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Riband Wave etc. – and a … Continue reading →

151sp noted from 2 traps run in one of the wetland areas on the site. No White-mantled wainscot  nor any migrants at all recorded, but a few moths of note seen. Best was Apotomis lineana, a new moth for the … Continue reading →