Category Archives: Sightings

Here’s an odd one and suggestions or positive id please. My taxidermist friend John Burton had a phone call regarding a Goldfinch which unfortunately died colliding with a window. The bird put to one side was collected two or three … Continue reading →

Not trapped here yet in November, my last trap session was on the 31st October when I had 16sp with pretty much the expected species like Streak, Feathered thorn, Red-green carpet, Barred sallow appearing. Chestnut numbers have dropped with only … Continue reading →

I have only run the lights for the past two nights (3rd and 4th) as I’ve been away on a trip to Scotland. Quite a reasonable selection of moths are still flying at Bawdsey including Epiphyas postvittana, Acleris sparsana, Emmelina … Continue reading →

Kicked up another rusty-dot pearl from the lawn today. If it weren’t for the wind, rain and cold it might be worth putting out a moth trap again.

After the windy/cool week, and with more of the same forecast, I put an MV on last night to see what was about. Turned out to be a mild night with only a slight breeze. 15 moth species, including Large … Continue reading →

St. Jude’s storm has wiped out the power to the whole of the Bawdsey Peninsula so there were no lights on last night (28th) I didn’t run the previous night (27th) due to the strong winds but did record on the … Continue reading →

Turns out the superb recording I’ve had this year on my Ivy patch in the garden has turned out to be its swansong. The gale-force winds wiped it out this morning, with the Birch tree that supported it toppling over:( … Continue reading →

A few extra migrants recorded last night at Bawdsey Hall.  Yet another Palpita vitrealis to light and single Delicate and two Scarce Bordered Straw of note – these latter two species were not recorded on the 24th. Resident species recorded … Continue reading →

Traps were out last night with good potential in South East winds. 24 Species recorded, with 2 Dark Sword-grass the highlights of the 4 possible migrants. My first Chestnut recorded and the tiny micro Phyllonorycter messaniella also seen. On the … Continue reading →

I had an absolutely cracking night at the Bawdsey Hall traps with a big arrival of migrants which included: 3 Diamond-back Moth, 3 Crocidosema plebejana, 1 Eudonia angustea, 4 Rusty-dot Pearl, 2 Palpita vitrealis, 5 Rush Veneer, 1 female Gem, … Continue reading →