A bit of wind doesn't stop them flying!

More species came to the garden actinic in last night's gale-force winds than did on the previous rather calmer night, including six micro species and some geometers which must have found the turbulence quite hard going.  The trick is to site the light somewhere very sheltered and, of course, the very unseasonal overnight minimum of 18C here helped too!  Running the trap in those southerlies paid off in that I got a smart Palpita vitrealis, only the second record for the garden of this ghostly little migrant.

Palpita vitrealis, Westcott 12th October

The rest of the catch comprised Acleris variegana (1), Acleris rhombana (1), Acleris emargana (1), Epiphyas postvittana (1), Hypsopygia costalis (1), Common Marbled Carpet (2), November Moth agg. (5), Feathered Thorn (1), Turnip Moth (3), Dark Sword-grass (1), Shuttle-shaped Dart (2), Large Yellow Underwing (11), Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (1), Square-spot Rustic (3), Black Rustic (15), Grey Shoulder-knot (1), Green-brindled Crescent (9), Merveille du Jour (2), Dark Chestnut (1), Brick (3), Red-line Quaker (1), Beaded Chestnut (23), Lunar Underwing (16), Barred Sallow (2), Sallow (3), Dusky-lemon Sallow (1), Angle Shades (1) & Straw Dot (1). 

Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks