Welcome

Hello and welcome to my moth Blog. I now reside in a small village in East Cambridgeshire called Fordham. My Blog's aim is to promote and encourage others to participate in the wonderful hobby that is Moth-trapping.
Moth records are vital for building a picture of our ecosystem around us, as they really are the bottom of the food chain. They are an excellent early indicator of how healthy a habitat is. I openly encourage people to share their findings via social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.
So why do we do it? well for some people it is to get an insight into the world of Moths, for others it is to build a list of species much like 'Twitching' in the Bird world. The reason I do it....you just never know what you might find when you open up that trap! I hope to show what different species inhabit Cambridgeshire and neighbouring counties.
On this Blog you will find up-to-date records and pictures.
I run a trap regularly in my garden and also enjoy doing field trips to various localities over several different counties.
Please also check out the links in the sidebar to the right for other people's Blogs and informative Websites.
Thanks for looking and happy Mothing!

KEY

NFY = New Species For The Year
NFG = New Species For The Garden
NEW! = New Species For My Records

Any Species highlighted in RED signifies a totally new species for my records.

If you have any questions or enquiries then please feel free to email me
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

My Latest Notables and Rarities

Monday 13 March 2023

A few more weeks go by...

Still super quiet in my garden here in East Cambs.
The cold weather has now eased, the snow has melted but we are left with squally winds, torrential rain but mild temperatures.
In fact, last night didn't drop below 10c, but it was just too windy.
So you can imagine my surprise when I found 5 moths around the trap this morning.
The best, a Grey Shoulder-knot which was potted up before bedtime, the 20th species for 2023.
It was rather lively and hard to photograph!
 
Little opportunity coming up so it will probably go a little quiet again.
 
We just need the wind to ease now.
 

Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 20 species

12/03/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Grey Shoulder-knot 1 [NFY]
Clouded Drab 1
March Moth 1

Micro Moths

Agonopterix alstromeriana 1
Agonopterix heracliana sp 1
 

Grey Shoulder-knot


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