Category Archives: Sightings

Well, it’s taken quite a while but I finally managed to add Gem (Nycterosea obstipata) to my Woolpit garden list. Also caught last night were yet another Black Rustic, plus Barred Sallow, Green-brindled Crescent, Red-line and Yellow-line Quaker.

Well what a night October 13th was! Warm moist tropical air brought lots of goodies to Bawdsey including the pyralids ramburialis and recurvalis – never before have I trapped these two. The supporting cast included 73 Diamond-back Moth, 46 Rusty-dot … Continue reading →

Numbers have dropped after the wind and rain. On the night of 10 October just 36 species were recorded at Bawdsey Hall. November Moth, Blair’s Shoulder-knot and Dark Chestnut now on the wing here. I’ve only seen one Feathered Thorn … Continue reading →

Ran a trap here at IGC for the first time this week after a period of poor weather. Not a bad count for the time of year here with 16 species noted. A Yellow-line quaker was the only new moth … Continue reading →

I have been extremely busy of late with visits to Sussex, Hampshire and Norfolk over a long weekend! Just time to report a Plumed Fan-foot from Bawdsey Hall on the night of Friday 3 October – this being a ‘first’ … Continue reading →

Sadly the cooler conditions forecast did arrive yesterday, a shame as it has been a pretty good autumn so far. Hopefully it isn’t the end and some better trapping conditions will return later on in the week. I’ve been trapping … Continue reading →

Arrived home yesterday from France, where I did some MV trapping. I’ve not tried before at this time of year, so didn’t know what to expect. The couple of sites I worked on the north coast, in Picardy and Normandy, … Continue reading →

I ended a fantastic months trapping with both Red and Yellow-line Quakers, Chestnut and Satellite all noted in the past few nights. Things are running late though, this was the first September that I have not recorded Merveille du Jour. … Continue reading →

Finally took my first Four-spotted Footman! Not at home though but at the Hollesley Marshes site. I’ve been running this site solo this year and owing to poor access, especially as the summer wore on, have only been running a … Continue reading →