Category Archives: Sightings

Tuesday 11th was the first warmer night for a while with an humid southerly wind. Matthew Deans and I have permission to trap on a small local RSPB reserve, Hollesley marshes which includes coastal saltmarsh, drained wet meadow, old osier … Continue reading →

It having been such a poor start to the year, I’ve hardly bothered trapping in the garden so … to get my moth fix … I’ve been out and about looking for micro’s. Starting at home, I was really pleased to … Continue reading →

A warm, cloudy night (11th June) at last and I woke this morning to a full trap. Small Elephant Hawk-moth just beat Elephant Hawk-moth 7-6 and other species of interest included Cream-bordered Green Pea, Least Black Arches, Pale Oak Beauty, … Continue reading →

Finally the north easterlies have died down and we are promised warmer weather here on the east coast. 9th June gave me 47 species. Crambus lathoniellus is about and am taking Common Pug and Freyer’s Pug at present. An Alder … Continue reading →

Back at this site at St Olaves last night after a cool ,cloudy, dull, breezy day. I had no expectations regarding a catch for this night and could easily have turned back home on arrival after a brief inspection of … Continue reading →

Last night was the second visit this season to this site that always does well. Selected for this night for its shelter from the winds and the warmth generated by the South and West facing slopes, but overdue a visit … Continue reading →

The hoped for clouds didn’t really materialise last night (5th June), so moth numbers were low: just 30 moths of 17 species. Firsts for the year included Dark Brocade (there appears to be a good population here) and Eyed Hawk-moth … Continue reading →

The prospects for yesterday evening didn’t look too good at around 7pm with clear skies, but then the clouds began to roll in off the sea and the stiff NE breeze started to ease a little. So I took a … Continue reading →

I’ve had a look at my records for the last 4 springs to show my results to compare to Raymond’s. I’ve only looked at the commonest 2 Orthosias (don’t have time to look at them all). Figures in brackets are … Continue reading →