Category Archives: Sightings

3 nights trapping all potentially excellent nights threatened by rain, but as it happens we remain downpour free up here. Light rain with a few moderate bursts spoiled things a bit most nights though. Average species count 70-75 per night. … Continue reading →

Last night (23 August) I was trapping at an undisclosed site in the north of the county (not too far from Halesworth). The hot and humid conditions resulted in a high catch of c150 species which included four August Thorns. … Continue reading →

Conditions looked very good last night, with it being warm, cloudy and humid with winds coming up from France. So a bit disappointed this morning to find the traps weren’t as busy as I’d thought they would be. Maybe this … Continue reading →

August has been fantastic so far at the Hall. I am still working on the species lists for the Moth Night weekend and some micros still await determination, I will post these results once finalised. Other recent highlights have included … Continue reading →

Metalampra italica was first recorded in Suffolk on the 22nd August 2010 when a single adult was taken in Bramfield by Robin Harvey. Jump forward almost three years to the day and, amazingly, three adults were recorded in a light … Continue reading →

I trapped here again on the 19th having had a bit of a gap from the site. Brian joined me for most of the evening. Also this was the area he trapped on the SMG night up here in June. … Continue reading →

In this Saturday’s East Anglian Daily Times newspaper there is due to be a section on 30 years of the Suffolk Sandlings project restoring heathland in the county. As part of that section there is an article all about Ipswich … Continue reading →

Had a few nights off from trapping because of the cool clear conditions and working some long day shifts but as it was warm and cloudy last night the traps were back on again. Pretty good numbers of moths in … Continue reading →