Category Archives: Sightings

A considerable improvement on the year so far. Also a lot of migrants around, but no Striped Hawk-moth here yet, despite every routine Hawk-moth so far. Have had a few Small Mottled Willows though. 5 on 21st and 4 on … Continue reading →

Some micro’s are just better than others and Commophila aeneana (the Orange Conch) ranks highly on my list of personal favourites. This one was swept from its foodplant, ragwort, a couple of days ago at a local SWT Nature Reserve.   … Continue reading →

Apologies, I’ve been far too busy to post anything so far this year. Short note to report two new macros to Bawdsey, in what has been the worst season since I began recording in 2002. Alder Kitten was new a … Continue reading →

Sorry to read of the Chalk Lane washout. That night I avoided most of the rain. Storms passed out to sea and inland, by dusk it was dry, humid, warm and relatively calm so the two traps went out. Similar … Continue reading →

After getting soaked loading the car with moth gear in Ipswich with thunder rumbling overhead, I did get the thought that it wasn’t worth heading out. But, having heard nothing from the west Suffolk contingent of the group, I guessed … Continue reading →

Brian and I went to Ashby Warren on the night of the 11th. A site that keeps coming up with surprise finds, it has become a case of expecting the unexpected. No cloud cover on the night but warm air … Continue reading →

I am slowly getting used to my new garden in Homersfield and finding the best place for the moth trap. The number and variety of moths seems to be less than in Burgate but last night conditions were ideal – … Continue reading →

Another look round the Currant bushes in the garden this afternoon produced a brief sighting of Nemophora fasciella at rest before flying off, too brief for a photo. A moth I’ve recorded before here. Nice to get another quality species … Continue reading →

It is always a pleasant surprise when I turn over an egg tray and see a Privet Hawkmoth but, when the rest of the country are catching Striped Hawk’s left, right and centre, I must confess that I was a … Continue reading →