Category Archives: Sightings

SMG event Gunton Meadows Friday 8th June

Posted on 9 June 2018 by Brian

The SWT reserve at Gunton Meadows is small compared to their marshland sites the other side of Lowestoft. But this small area is rich in its variety of species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers and as we walked round on … Continue reading →

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May moths 2018, Hollesley.

Posted on 7 June 2018 by Raymond Watson

Not a lot to shout about. Abysmal weather environmentally for much of the first 5 months of this year which along with the now predominantly north east winds has not induced the moths to fly, makes coastal areas cooler and … Continue reading →

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Currant clearwings

Posted on 6 June 2018 by Neil

Currant clearwing is now out on the wing. Put the pheromone out in the garden near my Currant bushes this afternoon and 7 came in, the most I’ve ever seen here at one time. Even after putting the pheromone away … Continue reading →

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Groton wood SMG meeting 26th May 2018.

Posted on 6 June 2018 by Neil

Apologies for the late report on this event. I’ve been very busy recently and haven’t had much time to catch up on report writing. 7 moth-ers met up for this meeting, at another of the Suffolk Wildlife trust’s woodland reserves. … Continue reading →

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Herringfleet Hills 3rd June

Posted on 5 June 2018 by keith

Brian and I ran 9 traps in light fog conditions from the start. My target of 130 species proved to be wildly optimistic, although it had some foundation with past years, even then there had also been much poorer results … Continue reading →

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Nice find on a misty night

Posted on 2 June 2018 by Brian

There are several macro moth species that are quite widespread over most of Suffolk but are never recorded in my area of the Waveney Valley (the NE corner of Suffolk). Among these are Nut-tree Tussock, Great Prominent, Blotched Emerald and … Continue reading →

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An unexpected capture of the Scarce Merveille du Jour

Posted on 1 June 2018 by Matthew Deans

Writing this still in shock, I trapped a Scarce Merveille du Jour last night at Bawdsey Hall!  This becomes the 511th species of macro moth recorded at Bawdsey. Never a species I would have predicted to be added to the … Continue reading →

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The Concolorous in Suffolk

Posted on 30 May 2018 by Matthew Deans

I took an example of the Concolorous at light on the night of 28 May. This follows four records at Bawdsey in the last week of May 2017. Whether or not these are strays from the continent, or from an … Continue reading →

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amethystinella reaches Woolpit

Posted on 29 May 2018 by paulb

In his posting from May 2017 Neil drew attention to a sp’ that was on the move. He also suggested we keep an eye for … “any large metallic green Coleophora in our traps”. Sunday just gone (27 May) was a … Continue reading →

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SMG first meeting for 2018 – Bradfield woods SWT reserve – 19th May 2018.

Posted on 21 May 2018 by Neil

7 moth-ers turned up for this first meeting of the season. A cool night was forecast, coupled with a season running slightly late meant hopes were not high for seeing many moths but you never know unless you try. A … Continue reading →

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