Category Archives: Sightings

One of my lights from the recent Burgh Castle night attracted this House Cricket. Has anyone encountered them before? I believe they are available from pet shops as live food for exotic pets but have also been established in this … Continue reading →

Thought I might have something special in the moth-trap until I looked closely at it. A centre-barred sallow (isn’t it?), but not as we know it… A bit worn and probably not worth a photograph, but it’s the first plain … Continue reading →

Like others, I’ve been making the most of these warm nights in the hope of catching something exciting. Still no Vestal or Convolvulus to brag about but last night did turn up yet another new mirco for the site – … Continue reading →

The view from the site of the Roman ruins at Burgh Castle that overlooks where the rivers Waveney and Yare flow into Breydon Water is one of the best in the Suffolk/Norfolk Broads area. This opinion is shared by most … Continue reading →

The last two nights have been the warmest of the summer: cloudy and with little wind. Moth numbers at my garden trap a little higher. I agree with Neil that there are a few ‘winners’ this year – light emerald … Continue reading →

Only 55 species recorded on the night. Making up most of the numbers were Large Yellow Under-wing and almost equal numbers of Square-spot Rustic. Two traps had Old Lady and a Centre-barred Sallow was also recorded.  Five migrant species; Rusty-dot … Continue reading →

Metrological summer is now over so here is my review on August at IGC. A very dry month with little rain and quite a lot of sunshine. Season still appeared to be running late following the trend in July. Some … Continue reading →

Probably the worst summer I’ve known for garden moths (and I started garden mothing in 1962). Nothing very special to report; one or two waves of rusty-dot pearl and rush veneer. Last night there were a few more migrants in … Continue reading →

I wasn’t expecting much from the trap last night having returned home under the same clear skies that meant a relatively quiet night in Dunwich Forest so, finding a specimen of Euspilapteryx auroguttella sitting in its charactistic tripod pose, with antennae spinning, … Continue reading →