Category Archives: Sightings

After plugging away for many years with my trusty Skinner trap and 11w actinic tube I’ve recently started experimenting with a new garden set-up in the shape of a 20w Wemlight and … thanks to Matthew … borrowed Robinson trap. The … Continue reading →

The turn in the weather gives me the opportunity to review the last two weeks for a report. Numbers in catches have decreased as the season moves on with fewer micros and some autumnal species emerging such as Red Underwing, … Continue reading →

On Friday Brian and I trapped at Herringfleet Hills. A very warm night with the temperature remaining above 18c despite only wispy thin, very high cloud. 8 traps deployed, with me again using Brian’s spare generator. Brian had some trouble … Continue reading →

Poor weather and limited opportunities have made this a quiet summer for my garden moth trap (apart from a splendid brocade a few weeks ago.) But two new moths for my garden list over the past week; last night a … Continue reading →

I had a bit of a surprise this evening  after potting up and provisionally identified a small moth which suddenly appeared in the lounge this evening as my second site record of Metalampra italica. Will try and get a decent … Continue reading →

With the cooler recent nights bringing a halt to moth recording, I’ve had a bit of time to stop and catch up! Some nights last week were very good, with respectable numbers of moths caught. Species counts not as good … Continue reading →

Blimey. Two posts within a week! Sadly, not a great deal to report from the garden last night apart from an Agapeta zoegana which, despite being a widespread and not uncommon moth in Suffolk, represents only my third garden record – … Continue reading →

It occurred to me that it has been a while since I posted a message here so time for a quick update on what’s been happening in Woolpit. Trapping on eleven nights throughout July returned on average 56 species per … Continue reading →

Due to work and time constraints, only ran one mv trap at home in the garden last night. Was pleased to record a good number of moths in the trap today, including what I thought was an impressive count of … Continue reading →