Category Archives: Sightings

I caught this moth at my regular trapping site on the eastern side of Dunwich Forest, overlooking Dingle Marshes, on 14th August 2015. Obviously a Bactra species at first glance, the sight of two well-defined, dark brown and parallel sub-apical … Continue reading →

Thank you for the post Neil. Has anyone else anything interesting to report? I’ve had a few moths. More Merveille du Jour this year than the total in the last 3, quite a lot of Mottled Umber and Feathered Thorn … Continue reading →

I’m guessing from the lack of activity on this blog that people suffered the same as I did, hence having little to report for October. With cool conditions dominating the month it was hard to get enthusiastic about putting any … Continue reading →

Now that the weather looks rather wintery for a week or so I thought it time to relate my recent catches. Nothing particularly special to report though. The migrant interest has declined, though I have added a further Pearly Underwing … Continue reading →

Having caught just three moths last night the last thing I was expecting today was to add a new species to the garden list. All that changed when I saw this little critter on the lounge window. A quick dash … Continue reading →

Not run any traps recently at IGC with the cool clear nights. Been waiting for some cloud cover, got that this evening (5th Oct) so hopefully some moths will appear in the traps I’ve put out. Since my last report … Continue reading →

I see that it has been a while since anyone posted a note so I thought I’d break the silence … not that I have much to report. For some mad reason, I decided to run a trap most nights … Continue reading →

Friday night I trapped in the garden. The only migrant was Scarce Bordered Straw. Total catch was 24 species with Orange Swift, Blood-vein & Yellow Shell adding a bit of colour to the usual late summer/early autumn brown jobs. Saturday … Continue reading →