The moths were tucked up safe and dry and it was only me that got a soaking at 6am when trying to close up the trap. 35 species seemed a reasonable result even though there were no decent migrants amongst them and only one moth new for the year, a Dark Spectacle. It was nice to see a pair of Mallows and the season's eighth garden Cypress Pug, my second male Vapourer in consecutive nights and yet another Red Underwing, these amongst all the expected seasonal moths which didn't seem at all phased by the monsoon conditions.
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| Dark Spectacle, Westcott 23rd September |
The previous night produced a slightly lower species count (32 in all) but amongst them were two more garden first sightings for the year, Figure of Eight and Red-line Quaker.
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| Figure of Eight, Westcott 22nd September |
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| Red-line Quaker, Westcott 22nd September |
Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks
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