Two more for the list

I was actually a little disappointed in last night's collection of moths here at Westcott but with two more species for the garden year list I shouldn't really complain.  They were a Pale Pinion tempted out of hibernation and a very smart fresh Blossom Underwing.  Apart from another Grey Shoulder-knot (the fourth so far this year) and the nightly example of Agonopterix heracliana, the others were all drawn from the common Orthosia species.  Noticeable by their absence here so far have been the flimsier geometrid moths, with just a single March Moth back in February and no sign here yet of Shoulder Stripe, Red-green Carpet or Engrailed.  I'm sure their time will come although it looks as though we're due another run of cooler or wetter nights now.

Pale Pinion, Westcott 17th March

Blossom Underwing, Westcott 17th March

A few days ago in the garden I had one of the forms of Twin-spotted Quaker which can sometimes cause a bit of confusion because the "twin spots" are nowhere near as prominent.

Twin-spotted Quaker, Westcott 12th March

Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks