19th September 2015

A small catch of around 30 moths but a couple of regular autumn species turned up for the first time this year. Large Ranunculus is a garden favourite, while Mallow is also quite smart and appears most years.

A flock of 15 Siskins low over the garden while checking the trap was a scarce sighting although there have been large numbers moving in / off the coast and in Cambs this autumn.

Large Ranunculus

Mallow

Angle Shades

12th September 2015 - Moth Night pt II

With all the Convolvulus Hawkmoths turning up on the coast I thought I would give the trap another go last night. Nothing doing on the hawkmoth front but glad I did as on the fence next to the trap at 22:30 was this chap; took me a while to work it out but its a Scarce Bordered Straw which is a um, scarce migrant.

A first for the garden (#454) and possibly the only one seen in VC29 this year (so far). 

11th September 2015 - Moth Night

A limited selection of moths for this years moth night, no migrant hawkmoths or other such outside shots!

Centre-barred Sallow is a classic autumn species that appears most years:

Centre-barred Sallow

A Lunar Underwing was the first recorded this year and should start to become quite common for the next month;

Lunar Underwing

Buff-tip caterpillar 31st August 2015

I'm fairly hopeless at caterpillars but this one found by the Mrs on her jacket appears to be a Buff-tip - one of the best garden moths.

28th August 2015

A few classic August moths appeared including plenty of Orange Swifts which was the moth that first got me interested in such things when two appeared on my bedroom ceiling n central Cambridge some 12 years ago.

Orange Swift

There was also another Old Lady in the trap, this one looked like it might have had a run in with the local Brown long-eared Bats....

Old Lady

I'venot done very well for migrants this year despite plenty evident elsewhere (although my Small Marbled was a bit of a mega). This Rush Veneer (a migrant micro moth) was the first one I've trapped this year..

Rush Veneer