Category Archives: Sightings

The Bawdsey traps were absolutely heaving again this morning and I was somewhat overwhelmed! This has been the best period for numbers since the balmy nights of 2006.   Over 2,000 moths were light-trapped and it took two hours to sort … Continue reading →

Highlight of last night (15th July) was a Brown Scallop, presumably a wanderer from Breckland as I am not aware of any Buckthorn around here. Other moths of note included Dingy Shears, Small Rivulet, Least Carpet, True Lover’s Knot (first … Continue reading →

Occasionally I decide to put in extra effort to record difficult to reach places and last night was one such occasion. It took twenty minutes to barrow my equipment, on an overgrown footpath in two loads to a site in … Continue reading →

Tony and myself went along to trap the sand dune area at Southwold last night, hoping for Sand dart, a moth which has been recorded at the site a few years ago but not recently. We did try last year … Continue reading →

Ran 2 traps in an area of wet Alder carr woodland on the site on Thursday night, has produced some interesting moths in previous years. Pleased to find the outside of both traps covered with moths in the morning, mainly … Continue reading →

An interesting moth haul from the garden trap last night with Orange Moth, Lobster Moth, Blue-bordered Carpet, Scallop Shell, Beautiful Hook-tip, Ghost Moth, Cream-bordered Green Pea and another Purple Clay. I came across a good colony of Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnets (30+ … Continue reading →

News this week from Bawdsey Hall has been dominated by Shark moths.   A fine example of the Wormwood Shark was captured at tungsten light on Tuesday night.   In my experience, this species is rarely seen at light and more often found … Continue reading →

Finally caught my first Pine Hawk-moths of the season last night – two were in the traps – the eighth species of hawk-moth this year at the Hall. Convolvulus is usually a sure bet in September or October. It would … Continue reading →

Like everyone else I have been enjoying this excellent weather and last night I recorded 65+ species of macros (micros are still a work in progress with me). Highlights included Beautiful Hook-tip, Purple Clay, Slender Pug, Cream-bordered Green Pea (a … Continue reading →