Further new species

Last night was quite good for overall numbers at nearby Finemere Wood, Bucks where 885 Small Quakers and 73 Common Quakers came to MV light in the usual three hours.  Altogether twenty different species put in an appearance there, but a lack of Diurnea fagella (despite getting one at home) seemed a little odd and micros were actually confined to Agonopterix heracliana (1) and Tortricodes alternella (17, winding down quickly now).  I would also have expected Oak Beauty to have been present in some numbers by now but just the one example turned up.  New for the year were Brindled Pug, Early Thorn, Pine Beauty and the first of my favourite Orthosia species, Blossom Underwing.

Brindled Pug, Finemere Wood 14th March

Pine Beauty, Finemere Wood 14th March

Blossom Underwing, Finemere Wood 14th March

Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks