I've not been trapping here long enough to know for sure but this year seems exceptional for migrants (compared to the previous couple of years). Also recently (last few weeks) had Small Mottled Willow, L-album Wainscot, Pearly Underwing, Bordered Straw, Hummingbird Hawkmoths, up to 8 Vestals now this year, lost count of Dark Sword Grass, daily Rush Veneer for weeks now (peaking at 27 one night) etc plus what ever is going on with all these Beet Moths (up to 72 here on night). It's been really enjoyable!
Also an Old Lady which was another new for year. Garden year list 463 (unratified).
Loxostege sticticalis
Convolvulus Hawkmoth
Vestal
Dark Sword Grass
Rush Veneer
Well done Peter and there is plenty of time for more to come along!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should move back to Worminghall, having left the village in 2001!
ReplyDeleteWorminghall seems to have coped with the drought quite well, there's a brook that runs through our garden so the water table isn't far below the surface in the village and not too many signs of early autumn in the trees etc. I did wonder whether or not there was some kind of oasis effect going on here to explain why so many migrants?? Also I'm running two traps every night now, the MV and the Actinic and the Actinic is performing much better- eg the hawkmoth and loxostege were both in the Actinic (about 150 moths in the actinic and half that in the MV recently).
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