Latest Sightings

Male and female Feathered Thorns and a single Merveille du Jour.

In view of the cool northerly air stream a surprisingly good catch - 16 sp. including singles of Yellow-line Quaker and Dotted Chestnut

Olive-tree Pearl , Red-green Carpet , Red Sword-grass , Oak Rustic f.albomacula.

24/10/18 WDorset: just seven of four species this morning, including Satellite (min 3 degC)

Eight species, including: Brick, Barred Sallow, Delicate, Vestal, ffg Flame Brocade (min 6.2 degC)

21 October: Clepsis consimilana, Dark Chestnut

Can anyone identify this mystery? Forewing is 16 mm. I've only just got round to photographing it. About the size of a Common Wainscot. Picture is in Picture Gallery.

Turnip , Dark Sword-grass , Flame Brocade , Oak Rustic - f. albomacula , Sallow.

Best I could manage here was a second brood Orthopygia glaucinalis and a Large Wainscot.

I was half-expecting empty traps from a clear and cold night - but - 2 Diamond-back Moth , Olive-tree Pearl - Palpita vitrealis , Radford's Flame Shoulder , Delicate , Clancy's Rustic , Scarce Bordered Straw.

Charmouth 21st. October.  3 Dark Chestnut, 1 Delicate, 1 Merveille du Jour and a 2nd brood Swallowtailed Moth.

Vestal , Cypress Carpet , Dark Sword-grass , Brindled Ochre , 2 Black Rustic.  2 Green-brindled Crescent , 4 Feathered Ranunculus , Barred Sallow , Sallow , Clancy's Rustic.

Delighted to get my first Figure of Eight in the garden after 23 years of waiting! Also Common and Large Wainscot.

19/10: Clancy's Rustic, Merveille du Jour.

18/10: Dark Sword-grass.

17/10: Clancy's Rustic (2).

Only 6 species here including 1 Delicate.

Ran the actinic for a change. Just 11 species on a chilly night, including FFY Blair's Shoulder-knot, a late Vine's Rustic and a Dark Sword-grass.

Fairly low catches over last two cool nights, but included: 1 Rusty-dot Pearl & 1 White-point on 17th, and a late season Treble Brown Spot on 18th.

11 species including 1 Straw Dot, 1 Delicate, 1 Red-line Quaker, 1 Large Ranunculus.

FFY Merveille du Jour, Brindled Green and Red-line Quaker. Also a very late second brood Straw Dot.

14 species including 1 Vestal, 1 Merveille du Jour, 1 Yellow-line Quaker, 1 Blair's Shoulder-knot.

13 species including 1 Swallow-tailed Moth, 1 Merveille du Jour, 1 Feathered Thorn, 1 Green-brindled Crescent.

15/10: Scarce Bordered Straw and Acleris umbrana.

16/10: Scarce Bordered Straw, Vestal, Delicate, Palpita vitrealis, Clancy's Rustic (5), Rush Veneer (3), Red-green Carpet, Barred Sallow (2), Caloptilia rufipennella, Caloptilia semifascia (2), also late records of Mother of Pearl and Zelleria hepariella, the last species presumably tempted out of hibernation.

Had the 20W Actinic on last night the only moths caught were Black Rustic-2, Turnip Moth, Feathered Thorn and two very tatty Willow Beauty by the trap.

Actinic 40w brought in 2 Merveille du Jour, White Point, Yellow Tail, Palpita Vitrealis, Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Silver Y, Gold Spot and Mottled Umber.

1 Palpita vitrealis, 1 Dark sword-grass, 3 White-point, 2 Clancy's Rustic & 2 Silver Y. Also late Swallowtail Moth and Carcina quercana

Another still, warm night with some rain.  Another good night for migrants: 1 Diamond-back, 2 Rusty-dot Pearl, 2 Palpita vitrealis, 2 Vestal, 1 Delicate, 1 Dark Sword-grass, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw and 1 Silver Y.  FFY Dotted Chestnut (a very uncommon moth here).  Also 2 Clifden Nonpareil.

18 species. Highlights were FFG Clancy's Rustic and FFY Merveille du Jour.  Also of note were White-point (3) and Feathered Ranunculus (3).

An elegant collection today with migrants Vestal (2), Silver Y and Spoladea recurvalis joining countrymen Merveille du Jour and Brindled Green to brighten up today's soft and soggy morn.

Charmouth, 16th October. 2 Delicate, 1 Green-brindled Crescent, 1 Vestal and 2 Palpita vitrealis.

Twenty-five species, including: Scrobipalpa costella, Brick, Green-brindled Crescent, Beautiful Hook-tip, Angle Shades, Cypress Carpet, Red-green Carpet, Large Ranunculus, White Point, Silver Y.  Ffy: Tawny Pinion, 4 Vestal

Nice Oak Rustic...first ever here; 4 Palpita vitrealis, 3 Silver Y, a Feathered Thorn and L-album...otherwise none of the colourful autumnal spp which graced the trap a week or so ago. Plenty Black Rustics, Turnips, RLQs and yellow underwings still.

4 Rusty-dot Pearl , Riband Wave , Vestal , Scarce Bordered Straw.

Decent selection of migrants: 2 Palpita vitrealis, 1 Box Tree Moth (2nd in a week), 1 Dark Sword-grass, 1 Flame Brocade & 1 Scarce Bordered Straw.

Still and warm with a little rain.  31 species.  An interesting night for migrants: 1 Rusty-dot Pearl, 2 Palpita vitrealis, 2 Vestal, 1 White-speck and 1 Silver Y.  FFG Dark Chestnut and FFY Flounced Chestnut (the first one in years).  Also 2 Clifden Nonpareil.  And 164 Large Yellow Underwing in two traps!  Also a second generation Yellow-tail.

A much quieter night, the only minor highlight another Clancy's Rustic.

Rain and wind but less than last night.  14 species including 1 Delicate, 1 Vestal and 2 Silver Y.  Also FFG Brick.

40 species. Highlights and migrants were Plutella xylostella (4), Acleris sparsana, Pseudargyrotoza conwagana, Udea ferrugalis, Palpita vitrealis, Vestal (2), Silver Y (5), Scarce Bordered Straw (3), Clancy's Rustic (3), Large Wainscot, Barred Sallow (2), Sallow, Red-line Quaker (2), Satellite, Feathered Brindle (3), Delicate (2), L-album Wainscot, and a Dark Sword-grass. Also a possible Tuta absoluta.

Best here the rare immigrant Scarce Light Plume (Crombrugghia laetus). Also an amazing 8 Barred Sallow, Clancy's Rustic, Red-green Carpet (2), November Moth agg, Red-line Quaker (3), White Point (8), Pinion-streaked Snout, Straw Dot, Caloptilia semifascia (3), Crocidosema plebejana, Green-brindled Crescent.

Migrant interest here in the form of Pale-lemon Sallow, 5 Vestal, Silver Y, Angle Shades.

Ran my 20W Actinic last night very mild and wet and the best result was my 1st Merveille du Jour

18 species. Highlights were FFG Caloptilia semifascia (tbc) and FFY Brick. Also of interest were Udea ferrugalis (1), a late Gold Spot, Feathered Brindle (1), L-album Wainscot (1 - not the same one as last night), White-point (2), Feathered Ranunculus (8) and Delicate (8).

Good range of migrants: Udea ferrugalis (1), Palpita vitrealis (2), Blair's Mocha (1), Vestal (1), White Point (4), Clancy's Rustic (2), Scarce Bordered Straw (1) and Porter's Rustic (1). Also FFY: Feathered Thorn (1) & Red-line Quaker (2)

The night started with strong winds, then they dropped and heavy rain began later.  29 species including 2 Vestal and 1 Scarce Bordered Straw.  FFG Agonopterix alstromeriana.  Also a second generation Mother of Pearl.

18 species, the highlights being Plutella xylostella, FFY Palpita vitrealis, Swallow-tailed Moth, L-album Wainscot, Delicate, Feathered Ranunculus (7) and White-point (2).

24 species, highlights being Plutella xylostella (3), Crocidosema plebejana, Vestal (2), Swallow-tailed Moth, Silver Y, Scarce Bordered Straw (3), Feathered Ranunculus (8), Delicate, White-point (5), Clancy's Rustic, Dark Sword-grass, and Turnip.

Also, Phyllonorycter platani mines at Bridport (on London Plane).

Good catch in view of high winds: 17 sp. including singles of Cypress Carpet, White Point, Scarce Bordered Straw & Merveille du Jour.

Very strong, gusty winds and heavy rain.  12 species including FFY Merveiile du Jour and Red Underwing.

A rather windy mild night, only result was 5 moths in the trap this morning, Silver y, Black Rustic, Shuttle-shaped -Dart, Lunar Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing. Edit as found another 3 moths in the egg trays when sorting them out for trapping with the 20W actinic tonight Another Shuttled-shaped Dart and Lesser Yellow Underwing along with a Red-line Quaker

Probable migrants - 1 vestal and 1 box tree moth Cydalima perspectalis the latter new for me

Winterborne Stickland. A good selection given the weather conditions- 19 species of macro including 1 Delicate, 2 White-point, 4 Barred Swallow, 1 Yellow- line Quaker, 2 Chestnut and a rather surprising garden- tick in the form of a Blair's Wainscot (which was sitting by the trap at 22.30)- I'd love to know where that came from... Mark Forster.

A good start to the night but then heavy rain and southerly gales set in.  Only 11 species.

20 W Actinic, Best moths from the trap 1-Silver y, 1-Black Rustic, 1- Turnip Moth, 2-Red Green Carpet and 2-Common Marbled Carpet.

22 species including 1 Sallow, 1 Gold Spot, 1 Merveille du Jour, 1 Rosy Rustic, 2 Black Rustic, 1 Feathered Thorn, 1 Brindled Green, 1 Pink-barred Sallow

24 species including FFG Tawny Pinion and FFY Dark Spectacle (at last) and Barred Sallow.  Singles of Four-spotted Footman (male), Delicate and Dark Sword-grass.

Eleven macros species using my 40w Actinic. New for garden is Oak Hook-tip (a bit late) Also Merveille du Jour, Yellow-line Quaker and a White-point

2 Rusty-dot Pearl , male Four-spotted Footman , Dark Sword-grass , Scarce Bordered Straw , 3 Silver Y.

It was still 17C at 23.00 last night!  After that there was some rain.  27 species including 1 Rush Veneer and 8 Silver Y.  FFG Calybites phasianipennella.  FFY 1 November Moth.

Charmouth, 10th October. 1 Blair's Shoulder-knot, 2 Clancy's Rustic and 1 White-point.

Singles of Green Brindled Crescent (different from 8th.October), Heart and Dart, Dark Chestnut and Four-spotted Footman (male)

12 species including 4 Sallow, 4 Barred Sallow, 1 Black Rustic, 1 Green-brindled Crescent, 2 Pale November Moth.

Coastal Pearl-Mecyna asinalis , Dark Sword-grass , Blair's Shoulder-knot , Green-brindled Crescent , 5 Feathered Ranunculus , Dark Chestnut , Sallow , 2 Clancy's Rustic , Silver Y.

A warmer night.  17 species including 3 very fresh Silver Y and 1 Delicate.  Also a second generation Swallow-tailed Moth.

Singles of Dusky Thorn, Black Rustic,Shuttle-shaped Dart, Silver Y and Green-brindled Crescent.

21 species, including 2 Silver Y and 2 Delicate.

Charmouth, 8th. October. A Clancy's Rustic and two Merveille du Jour.

A slightly warmer night.  20 species including FFY Red-line Quaker.  Also a second generation Mottled Rustic.  Also a Black Rustic with a very white-edged reniform stigmata - I normally see them yellow-edged (photo on the Picture Gallery).

Eight species, including Brindled Green, Green Brindled Crescent, Large Wainscot, Merveille du Jour, and the third recent Clifden Nonpareil

Charmouth, 7th. October. At last (I've waited 70 years for this) a Clifden Nonpareil.

Another cold night.  Only 9 species, but 1 Clifden Nonpariel.

Clear and cold after a very wet day.  Only 8 species.

Twenty species, including: Red-line Quaker, Yellow-line Quaker, Merveille du Jour, Brick, Large Wainscot, Satellite, Green Brindled Crescent, Feathered Thorn, Nomophila noctuella, Eudonia angustea, Archips podana

Rather unusual; two Mottled Rustic in the trap this morning. Possible second brood?

Charmouth, 5th October. Singles of Autumnal Rustic, Green-brindled Crescent and Merveille du Jour.

Rather low catch but 1 Clancy's Rustic, also a male four-spotted footman on 3rd October

Treble Brown Spot the most unusual moth here! Also 2 Clancy's Rustic, 2 Barred Sallow and a Merveille du Jour.

A slightly chillier night.  27 species including FFG Mecyna asinalis and Clancy's Rustic.  Also another stunning Clifden Nonpareil.

04 October / fourteen species, including: Archips podana, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 70+ Lunar Underwing

03 October / sixteen species, including: Pinion-streaked Snout, Silver Y, Frosted Orange, Brick, ffy Merveille du Jour, second for year Clifden Nonpareil

A downturn from yesterday, the only migrants were Delicate and 2 Udea ferrugalis. Otherwise the first two Green-brindled Crescent of the autumn and a Large Wainscot.

Ran my MV50 W Robinson trap last night for the Garden Moth Scheme, only caught 11 moths,3 Willow Beauty, Square-spot Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing-3,a Lesser Yellow Underwing, a worn Common Marbled Carpet . But the best were a Silver y and my 1st Dewick's Plusia.

Olive-tree Pearl - Palpita vitrealis , Feathered Brindle , Black Rustic , Clancy's Rustic.

32 species, including FFG Mecyna asinalis and Mallow and FFY Sallow, Beaded Chestnut, Red-line Quaker and Large Wainscot.  Singles of Rusty-dot Pearl and Silver Y. An extraordinary total of 163 Lunar Underwings.

A still, warm night.  A lovely selection of autumnal moths - 34 species - including Brown-spot Pinion.  FFG P. messaniella.

Charmouth 4th. October. Singles of Barred Sallow, Clancy's Rustic and Cypress Pug.

Autumnal rather than migratory fare this morning with Black Rustic, Feathered Ranunculus, L-album Wainscot, Pink-barred Sallow, Lunar Underwing, Red-line Quaker, Square-spot Rustic, Blair's Shoulder-knot and Barred Sallow all turning up for breakfast. But who will see the first Flounced Chestnut this year I wonder?

c150 moths. 3 Rusty-dot Pearl , Coastal Pearl-Mecyna asinalis , Single-dotted Wave ! , Common Marbled Carpet , 2 Brimstone , Swallow-tailed Moth , 3 Light Emerald , Ruby Tiger ! , White-point , 2 Common Wainscot , 2 L-album Wainscot , 4 Feathered Ranunculus , Black Rustic , c30 Lunar Underwing , 3 Beaded Chestnut , 2 Barred Sallow , Sallow , Angle Shades , 2 Large Wainscot , Vines Rustic , 2 Clancy's Rustic , Pale Mottled Willow , Scarce Bordered Straw , Gold Spot , Silver Y , Straw Dot , 4 Pinion-streaked Snout.

An amazing night here, the best for ages with two new garden macros: Golden Twin-spot and Brindled Ochre. An excellent back-up cast including 4 Clancy's Rustic, Brindled Green, Feathered Brindle, Large Wainscot (2), Sallow (2), Swallowtail, Smoky Wainscot, Pinion-streaked Snout (2), Red Underwing, Wax Moth and Mecyna asinalis. Also a very high count of 76 Lunar Underwing.

16 species including 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Angle Shades, 1 Brindled Green, Red Underwing and a very welcome Clifden Nonpareil, first for this site.

Here...Clancy's Rustic (4), Delicate (2), Green-brindled Crescent, Feathered Ranunculus (2), Black Rustic (2), Pink-barred Sallow, Silver Y and fine range of Lunar Underwings: thankfully not as time consuming as mothing on the Costa Blanca!

Highlights: 2 Clancy's Rustic, 4 Sallow, a late Pebble Hook-tip, Pinion-streaked Snout and Carcina quercana.

15 species including 1 Ypsolopha sequella.

Diamond-back Moth , 5 Rusty-dot Pearl , Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing , 2 Common Wainscot , 2 Black Rustic , 8 Feathered Ranunculus , 27 Lunar Underwing , Pink-barred Sallow , 2 Sallow , Knot Grass ! , 5 Angle Shades , Vines Rustic , Clancy's Rustic , Silver Y , Straw Dot , Snout.

A milder night with more cloud cover than of late, and much reduced moon.  Setaceous Hebrew Character (5), Lunar Underwing (13), Large Yellow Underwing (8), Straw Dot (1), Black Rustic (1), Sallow (1), Autumnal Rustic (2), Wainscot (1), Merveille du Jour (1), Beaded Chestnut (2), Snout (1), Small Wainscot (2).

Nothing of interest in the trap (3 species) but a Hummer caught overnight in the garage.

Charmouth, 2nd. October. Clancy's Rustic, Delicate, and a 2nd. gen. Swallowtailed Moth.

10 species including 1 Merveille du Jour, 2 Barred Sallow.

Best here was the second Clifden Nonpareil of the year. Best of rest were Clancy's Rustic and an exceptional count (for here at least) of 65 Lunar Underwing.

Cool, mostly clear and dry night.  Black Rustic (1), Lunar Underwing (14), Setaceous Hebrew Character (4), Common Marbled Carpet (2), Large Yellow Underwing (3), Light emerald (1).

Just eight species, including Dk Sword-grass, Broad-bordered Yellow U/wing, Blk Rustic, E.postvittana Ffy Red-line Quaker

29 September: nine species, including 3 Large Ranunculus, Silver Y, Brindled Green Ffy Blair's Shoulder-knot