Westcott, Bucks

The light at Westcott was given a rest on 31st March and 1st April due to the very cold weather.  Catches since then have mostly been of Orthosia species but I've still managed to add a few more moths to this year's garden list, including Brimstone Moth & Dotted Chestnut (both 4th) and Nut-tree Tussock (5th).

Dotted Chestnut, Westcott 4th April

Nut-tree Tussock, Westcott 5th April

It became colder and windier again last night, the catch comprising only Small Quaker (2), Common Quaker (2), Clouded Drab (1), Powdered Quaker (1) & Hebrew Character (5), but the front door light managed to bring in another new species in the shape of a nice, fresh and rather early Yellow-barred Brindle.

Yellow-barred Brindle, Westcott 6th April

This isn't really an appropriately-named species!  Like many green geometers its colouring does fade with age and in this one's case it can turn to a creamy yellow, but I don't see that very often at all and you are far more likely to see one looking like the image here.  In 2012 and 2013 I religiously recorded the colours of those I saw and, out of 55 moths, only two could be described as "yellowish".  

Dave Wilton Westcott, Bucks