Upper Thames Moths

 Dear All

This seems a good time to remind everyone about something. I had a big haul this morning, but nothing exciting. There were > 100 Vines Rustics and no Uncertains or Rustics. This is what I would expect at this time of year. In spite of this, each year I continue to receive records of Rustic that continue right into September or even later. Therefore, henceforward please look very carefully before recording anything as a Rustic or an Uncertain, because they are pretty much over (there can be the odd late straggler). Consider hard any you have recorded recently for that matter. Vines Rustic 2nd brood is clearly now building and, here at least, becomes one of the dominant species in the second half of August and early September. These days Uncertain has virtually gone here by the end of July. 

Martin T