Westcott, Bucks

The garden year-list here at Westcott continues to accrue new additions on a nightly basis:

21st  Gelechia sororculella
22nd  Agriphila straminella, Crambus perlella, Common Emerald, Yellow Shell
23rd  Borkhausenia fuscescens, Carcina quercana, Metalampra italica, Apotomis betuletana, Udea prunalis, Endotricha flammealis, Small Fan-footed Wave, Single-dotted Wave, Lunar-spotted Pinion, Blackneck
24th  Pandemis corylana, Phycita roborella, Acrobasis consociella, July Highflyer, Brown Scallop, Brown-line Bright-eye
25th  Caloptilia stigmatella, Yponomeuta evonymella, Helcystogramma rufescens, Blastodacna hellerella, Gypsonoma dealbana, Hypsopygia glaucinalis, Obscure Wainscot, Dot Moth, Olive, Small Angle Shades, Dusky Brocade

Last night (25th) was a really good night with more than 100 species recorded and the icing on the cake was a rather worn Obscure Wainscot, another completely new species for the garden.

Obscure Wainscot, Westcott 25th June

Dave Wilton,
Westcott, Bucks