Category Archives: Sightings

Beccles Marsh SMG event 10/05/2013 – a bit slow…

Posted on 11 May 2013 by Neil

As the forecast was poor for Saturday night, we decided to move the event to Friday, hoping that conditions would be better. It was good to find that the breeze had dropped on site so we went ahead with trapping … Continue reading →

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Night of the prominents.

Posted on 9 May 2013 by Neil

Squeezed in a last trapping session last night before the windy weather arrived. More new for year sightings seen included Narrow-winged pug and Muslin moth. Also seen were 4 species of prominent: Lesser swallow, Coxcomb, Iron and Great (5 of … Continue reading →

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Monk’s Hole, St. Olaves, a rewarding evening.

Posted on 8 May 2013 by Brian

Keith Trapped this site last month and he invited me to join him last night. It’s an excellent site predominated by mature birch, but containing a wide variety of deciduous and conifer woodland bordered by marshland, – my first visit … Continue reading →

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More new species for the year at IGC.

Posted on 8 May 2013 by Neil

Firsts for year in the garden trap last night included Maiden’s blush, Great prominent, Pebble hook tip and Elachista canapennella. 12sp in all, with Orthosias really on the way out now with very few seen, even before they have really … Continue reading →

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The Season moves on:- early May Hollesley

Posted on 8 May 2013 by Raymond Watson

Not high numbers but a good diversity and some pleasing catches. Highest species count was last night at 21 and with 16 on 4th and 5th. Of the routine species (for my location) since my last post have been Frosted … Continue reading →

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Night of 6th May at IGC – a slight improvement.

Posted on 7 May 2013 by Neil

Bit better numbers in the IGC traps last night, probably because I was running lights up in the woods. Still not great however, but nice to get some firsts for the year – Nut-tree tussock, Knot grass, Shuttle-shaped dart and … Continue reading →

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Quest for the Northern drab at Bawdsey.

Posted on 6 May 2013 by Neil

7 moth-ers met up at Bawdsey picnic site last night to try and see the saltmarsh form of Northern drab, a moth most hadn’t seen for a few years. Matthew had reported the moth was on the wing, having trapped … Continue reading →

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Night of 05/05/2013 at IGC – an almost empty trap.

Posted on 6 May 2013 by Neil

The 125w MV run in the garden last night was found to be pretty empty this morning, despite it feeling fairly warm. Was no cloud cover however. 6sp, 12 moths in all and nothing exciting to report really! Hope things … Continue reading →

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Groton wood 03/05/2013 – First Suffolk Moth Group event for the year.

Posted on 5 May 2013 by Neil

As is typical with the first moth event of the new season, there is always lots of enthusiasm to dust off the traps and get out in the field with the hope of a good start. With 7 people attending … Continue reading →

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Night callers

Posted on 4 May 2013 by keith

Out on the Estate at Somerleyton last night I set up on the track by Wicker Well, a small shallow broad. There was a curious bird call beginning at dusk and going on until 11pm coming from the thick cover … Continue reading →

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