Early arrival is a first for me

There was much talk of moths at yesterday's Buckinghamshire Invertebrate Group meeting, and it inspired me to get the moth trap out last night. I didn't get any of the rare migrants that have apparently been reported from the south coast recently, but I did get a new species for the Great Kimble garden: Early Moth, not previously recorded during the 14 years I've been here.

In fact, 2019 is the first time I've recorded Early Moth anywhere since 1999! I saw one in Shropshire last weekend and now this one posing on my garden shed. I guess it is one of those moths whose beauty is on the subtle side, but I was very pleased to see it.