Like others I have found that there has been a bit of a lull over the last week or so with only modest catches of tired and worn moths. On some nights there has not been a single Large Yellow Underwing in the trap!
Last night I was hoping for a bit better with some decent cloud cover. I caught my first Dusky Thorn and Six-striped Rustic of the year, another Dark Spinach and a couple of Silver Y’s. A small pale moth had me baffled for a time until I realised it was a Mere Wainscot, another new record to add to a string of wainscot firsts (Brown-veined, Small and Webb’s all added in the last 3 weeks). Looking on the Norfolk Moths site it does seem to be a very good year for Mere Wainscot with lots of records. Following on from previous posts I have had roughly equal numbers of Common and Smoky Wainscots but have yet to record a Southern Wainscot (or a Fen for that matter).
Mark