Category Archives: Sightings

At Bawdsey Hall one of the traps was this morning graced by the presence of a Scarce Silver Y – only the third area record and first since 2006.  Three Silver Y were also trapped along with Cydia amplana and … Continue reading →

On the 18th at Herringfleet Hills with Brian and 9 traps. The storms were not due to effect us up in this corner and we escaped with a little light rain and  distant rumbles long after we had left the … Continue reading →

Like others I put the trap out in the garden last night and was woken in the early hours by the approaching storm. After covering the trap and admiring the light show I went back to bed and was surprised … Continue reading →

It’s been a bit like that these last couple of days, and this morning was no exception!  My lack of blogging isn’t a reflection of the fact that I’ve not been running a garden trap but more a case of … Continue reading →

My first post for a while as I’ve been very busy and also away on holiday enjoying the Lepidopteria of Bulgaria! With the heat yesterday due to spark off storms, thought I’d put some traps out in the reedbed area … Continue reading →

I was at Minsmere yesterday – saw the pratincole but not the yellow-legged tortoiseshell. Interesting that the east winds that brought the tortoiseshells to Holland and Suffolk did not bring many moth migrants (at least, apart from a few diamond-backs … Continue reading →

Brian visited me at the site but was not trapping due to his late night the night before in Norfolk. Perfect conditions to start but from around 00.30 the full moon was out and numbers stopped building. 135 species in … Continue reading →

I was lucky enough to find a pristine Bedstraw Hawk-moth in one of the Bawdsey Hall traps this morning; this representing the sixth Bawdsey record and the ninth hawk-moth species of the year. Several Privet Hawks were also trapped and … Continue reading →