Westcott, Bucks

Well, that was rather a poor fortnight.  Just ten moths were added to the garden list during the first two weeks of April, thanks to either cold and clear nights with a bright moon or else cloudy nights which were very windy and wet!  The additions were Pale Pinion (1st), Emperor Moth (2nd, daytime to the EMP lure), Agonopterix purpurea (5th), Nephopterix angustella (6th, mentioned in an earlier post), Mullein (9th), Brindled Pug (10th), Lunar Marbled Brown & Dark Sword-grass (both 11th) and Muslin Moth & Swallow Prominent (both 14th).  The Pale Pinion was a very smartly-marked specimen.  Dark Sword-grass was the first migrant species of the year here and quite a few of them were seen elsewhere in the country over this period. 

Pale Pinion, Westcott 1st April

Mullein, Westcott 9th April

Dark Sword-grass, Westcott 11th April

Muslin Moth, Westcott 14th April

However, the best visitor for me from this batch was the Lunar Marbled Brown.  While quite a common moth in local woodland, I rarely get to see it in the garden and this was the first to be recorded here since 2009.

Lunar Marbled Brown, Westcott 11th April

Dave Wilton Westcott, Bucks