Category Archives: Sightings

Didn’t feel promising but gave it a go and got 43 species with 8 new to my site list. Not all identified yet and a female Minor also goes into the unidentified category but probably a Tawny Marbled. New to … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, having finally caught up with the female Serin, Tony joined me at Landguard for a bit of a wander. As it turned out, it wasn’t the most productive of searches but Tony did suggest that there … Continue reading →

Seemed like an ideal night up here, with threatening cloud build up and only enough rain to make splash marks in the dust overnight. Only 25 species recorded in the traps. Spruce Carpet not recorded here often, New for year … Continue reading →

Just found a Spuleria flavicaput in my greenhouse here this evening, first time I’ve ever seen this species. I see from UK Moths there has been a relatively recent Suffolk record, Suffolk moths shows quite a few old records but … Continue reading →

Yes as others found the cloudy evening did not bring huge numbers as it turned cooler at dusk. Only 29 species and two new to the site list. It gave me the opportunity to catch up on some ID from … Continue reading →

I’ve recently added two more Adela species to the year list. At Wolves Wood, I finally caught up with Adela rufimitrella – seen flying around a small patch of Cuckoo Flower on Monday and, today, I saw a single Adela … Continue reading →

Tony joined me on a first visit to Beccles Marshes yesterday evening and we placed the traps on the river bank with high hopes of possibly drawing in some of the interesting species that we know are present on the … Continue reading →

A reasonable night last night given the way the year’s gone so far. A total of 33sp to actinic, which includes a few micro’s still awaiting I’d. Was quite surprised to see a Silver Y which raised my hopes a … Continue reading →

What a difference a bit of cloud cover makes. Trap in the garden run overnight full of stuff this morning. 72sp recorded, including some good site records: Dark spectacle, Caloptilia semifascia (second site record), Plutella xylostella (2), Small elephant hawk, … Continue reading →

27th May brought 49 species with 18 new to my site list. 28th brought 75 species (including 2 by day) with 23 new to my site list. Still have some micros to identify but so far to add to my … Continue reading →