Category Archives: Sightings

Now that Sloe Carpet has most probably ‘gone over’ for another year I have been out surveying for opima the Northern Drab. Thwarted by cold nights over the past couple of weeks, this has been no mean task.  The Bawdsey … Continue reading →

Several evenings recently the skies have cleared at dusk and temperatures have quickly fallen. Yesterday evening was very different. A stiff chilly breeze was blowing in off the sea with a clear sky when I set out to look for … Continue reading →

Last night (the 20th) I trapped what I took to be an odd-looking Silver Y. Not 100% certain I sent photos to Tony P and he has suggested putting these on the blog. Is this an aberrant Silver Y or … Continue reading →

After the promising early start to the spring I decided to continue during the clear moonlit nights. I think it was worth it as along with daytime catches I added a number of site firsts as well as new for … Continue reading →

I was hopeful that it would possibly be a reasonable night for trapping last night with the cloud cover, but, alas, not long after dusk the cloud disappeared. My 2 traps running in the garden were pretty empty, especially the … Continue reading →

Yesterday evening I was joined by Adrian Russell & Keith Tailby who came over from the midlands hoping to see first generation Balsam Carpet on one of my sites on the Norfolk bank of the river Waveney. As per usual, … Continue reading →

April in a ‘normal’ year is quite often a quieter period for numbers of moths in traps, as the Orthosias decline and the later spring moths slowly start to appear. So, it was with some surprise I found my 2 … Continue reading →

Following visits out and about this month I have two further records to add to those published which will hopefully be of interest. On April 1st, I found a small number of long-horns high above a water-side sallow at Loompit … Continue reading →

Many recent reports clearly reflect the sunny, warm and mild start to the year and some field observations of my own would appear to support this. Walking on Martlesham Heath these last two days, I found a single Pyrausta despicata … Continue reading →

Like everyone else I am finding that many of the spring moths are appearing at an early date. On the 9th was an Iron Prominent and last night a Garden Carpet and Waved Umber. A Pine Beauty on the 9th … Continue reading →