FlyinginFordham: Latest from the garden

The weather continues to test us, the conditions have been pretty dire lately and it's not much better next week with a potetial for frosts once more.

Last night the best moth was a year first Brindled Beauty, a moth that I recorded 9 of in 2022. We'll see how this spring fairs for the species.

A bonus Dotted Chestnut was found tucked in the white sheet that I put underneath my trap.

Also a dark pinky-hued Agonopterix heracliana species was checked for ciliella, turns out it is just a male heracliana and I guess the other 5 were probably the same.

I also did a spot of dusking on the patio, looking West towards the setting sun, with variable amounts of dark cloud it was quite hard to pick out any movements.

I did however strike lucky with 2 out of 3 moths netted.

Two dark form Lyonetia clerkella were the reward, another new species for the year.

Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 38 species

30/03/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Brindled Beauty 1 [NFY]
Clouded Drab 1

Common Quaker 5

Dotted Chestnut 1

Double-striped Pug 2

Hebrew Character 2

March Moth 3

Micro Moths

Lyonetia clerkella 2 [NFY]

Agonopterix alstromeriana 1