The one that nearly got away

 Having been away for a week in Weymouth and seeing a few new moths for me at the portland bird observatory,i thought i would put the trap out more in hope than expectation,on inspection this morning there was nothing in the trap at all,i did check the fence and the wall next to the trap and found what i think is a Blairs shoulder knot(new for the garden)and a red green carpet ,lunar underwing,and a couple of Common marbled carpets.a few hours later i saw a moth fly onto my living room window,and was pleased to find a merveille du jour also new for the garden.

Mike Higgs Banbury