Category Archives: Sightings

Relatively mild and still night last night, with heavy rain at dawn. My garden moth trap doesn’t usually do very well for Geometrids but last night I had a few (streamer, engrailed, early thorn, brindled pug…) as well as the … Continue reading →

Been trapping some more the last few nights, not as good as Sunday night however as conditions cooler. Nothing of note on the 4th, bit more interest 5th with 30 Frosted green noted, my second highest ever count at this … Continue reading →

The season properly under way with the garden MV over the last two or three nights. We have lived here near Halesworth for eleven years now; in the first year or two I planted up the bare (ex-arable field corner) … Continue reading →

I ran my usual two traps at home and also went mobile to the Rendlesham forest. Unfortunately at home the common problem of the trap at the rear garden tripped out the power so most of the early fliers were … Continue reading →

Ran 2 traps in the woods last night, hoping for a good catch with the mild conditions. Wasn’t expecting the thunderstorms to hit not long after starting up the traps however! So both traps pretty wet this morning but still … Continue reading →

It has been a long slow slog this spring waiting for the moths to get going. The combination of cool or wet nights hasn’t helped at all on this side of the country. I have tried the traps a few … Continue reading →

Weather this month has been dire, with little opportunity to trap. Even last night it was borderline, but as it was mild and fairly sheltered in the garden I gave it a go with a single trap. A few moths … Continue reading →

Ran a trap here at IGC on Thursday night as it wasn’t too windy (a rare occasion this winter). Pretty much the same moths about as last time, with a single Spring usher, Pale brindled beauties, a few Common quakers … Continue reading →

Last August I posted a photo of a tortrix moth that I wasn’t sure on the id. I was thinking along the lines of Apotomis semifasciana, which would have been a new site record here. I saved the moth for … Continue reading →

An update for those who were at Beccles Town marshes on the 8th of August. Several of us were there and amused with the Police helicopter overhead for a long period as we initially thought they must be checking out … Continue reading →