An away trapping session last night, more to give the generators an airing than in the expectation of seeing anything unusual, saw me spend three hours from dusk in Bernwood Forest accompanied by two MV traps. They produced getting on for 2,000 moths with, very much as expected, Small Quaker out in the lead (1,245 counted, many more seen because as ever they were still arriving in droves as I packed up). Other species around in good numbers included Yellow Horned (83), Small Brindled Beauty (75) & Oak Beauty (75), while the remainder included Diurnea fagella, Acleris ferrugana/notana, Tortricodes alternella, March Moth, Shoulder Stripe, Brindled Pug, Early Tooth-striped, Spring Usher, Dotted Border, Engrailed, Red Chestnut, Chestnut, Dotted Chestnut, Common Quaker, Lead-coloured Drab, Clouded Drab, Twin-spotted Quaker & Hebrew Character.
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| Yellow Horned, Bernwood 17th March |
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| Early Tooth-striped, Bernwood 17th March |
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| Engrailed, Bernwood 17th March |
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| Dotted Chestnut, Bernwood 17th March |
Dave Wilton Westcott, Bucks
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