Little and Large

Two MV traps run in Bernwood Forest last night for the usual three-hour session produced 28 species, a fairly typical result for the time of year.  Again, there was nothing unexpected but it was good to see both Small and Large Wainscot together.  My impression is that Small Wainscot has had a really good season locally.  I had my first of the year in Bernwood on the ridiculously early date of 21st June (there is only one other June record for Bucks and this pre-dates it by a week).  It has appeared regularly in traps there ever since with a high of eight together on 8th July.  My first in the garden was on 5th July and it has appeared here a record six times up to the last which was on 30th September.



Small Wainscot & Large Wainscot, Bernwood 10th October

The other species seen in Bernwood were Blastobasis lacticolella, Acleris emargana, Acleris rhombana, Epinotia nisella, Hypsopygia glaucinalis, Red-green Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Grey Pine Carpet, Spruce Carpet, November Moth sp, Feathered Thorn, Mottled Umber (my first this autumn), Figure of Eight, Large Yellow Underwing, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Green-brindled Crescent, Merveille du Jour, Brindled Green, Satellite, Chestnut (25 of them, the only moth to appear in any numbers), Red-line Quaker, Barred Sallow, Sallow, Copper Underwing, Straw Dot & Snout.  Plus the usual collection of Hornets, of course!

Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks