Category Archives: Sightings

Clive Moore and I ran two 125W Skinner traps at Spexhall on 29 March.   Just 11 species were noted but most were new for site as no trapping undertaken here before in March. Agonopterix alstromeriana and subpropinquella were noted with small … Continue reading →

Clive Moore and I operated three 125W traps on the warm night of 30 March at Stanny Farm. Many species were typical of this time of year but will be new for the site as I haven’t run traps there … Continue reading →

I was astonished to discovered a pristine Sloe Carpet in a 125W MV Robinson trap at Bawdsey Hall this morning, complete with diagnostic white abdominal spots! The last Suffolk records were way back in 2003 at Monks Eleigh (Watchman per … Continue reading →

Over the last two nights (30th/31st) numbers of moths at MV in the garden have gone up fivefold. It had been a poor spring for small quaker, but now up to 50 per night. Similar numbers of common quaker and … Continue reading →

Overcast, calm and with the car thermometer reading 11 celsius, things looked promising for the 30w actinic/skinner this morning. And so it proved. 132 moths, with 91 being Common Quaker and just 13 Small Quaker. The other usual suspects were … Continue reading →

Three traps including the actinic deployed at home last night. 20 species in total with Small Quaker out numbered by 2 to 1 by Common Quaker which is about average here. 12 Hebrew Character counted. Good numbers of Early Grey … Continue reading →

I trapped for 2 hours (8.30-10.30) on the nearby Lound Lakes SWT reserve and it proved to be a very busy 2 hours with ideal conditions, thick cloud, no wind, 10 deg.                 … Continue reading →

I chose the night of March 29 for my first moth-trap of the year in my garden here at Martlesham Heath and it produced a rather surprising first site record – a Nut-tree Tussock. What a start!

First time I have trapped since the 17th and a respectable tally for the garden. It seems that Small Quaker haven’t really taken off this year, unless I am being a impatient. I have continued to use the 30w actinic … Continue reading →