Category Archives: Sightings

With poor weather forecast for the last few days of the month its time to reflect on April mothing here. Start of the month ok, then a poor spell, followed by a brief blast of summer heat then ending on … Continue reading →

Hello all I had what I’m as certain as I can be without gen.det. a C. hemidactylella but this is new for me. I see from the web-site that there’s apparently only one record mapped but several photos of different individuals. Can … Continue reading →

Moth Night 2018 is fast approaching (14 – 16 June) and now only eight weeks away! Bawdsey Hall is hosting an event and all interested recorders are invited on the evenings of Friday 15th & Saturday 16th June. I would … Continue reading →

The saltern form of Orthosia opima (Northern Drab) is now flying on the coast. I had my first of the season at Bawdsey Hall last night (18 April). This is one of my favourite spring moths at Bawdsey. The moth … Continue reading →

I found this species today at Warren Carr Blundeston. I have been out specially for the species before with no luck, but chanced upon it today because as it was so windy the moths were on and around Sallow catkins … Continue reading →

Hoping for a decent weather window to run the garden trap so far this year has been a bit like expecting to get prolonged close views of the American Bittern currently residing at SWT’s wonderful Carlton Marshes Reserve … highly … Continue reading →

It’s supposed to be getting better tomorrow, but the Spring so far has been slow and suppressed by easterlies. Even so, the last couple of nights have been good for the garden MV: numbers of red chestnut, early grey and … Continue reading →

Allan  joined Brian and I for my first moth trapping of the year. The habitat being good marshland/woodland both wet and dry with lots of birch pine and oak and lots of fallen timber. It so happens that in 2015 … Continue reading →

Following a miserable start to the year, moths have become quite numerous now the weather has warmed a little. Until last night, however there had been nothing unusual. The surprise last night was an Acleris literana. Very nice condition too and … Continue reading →

Have heard today that Light orange underwing is out at Wolves wood, with a number seen along the usual good ride on the eastern side of the site. Neil