Still very cold here in the east, even after a warm day of 17 degrees yesterday, the temperature plummeted after dark even under a bit of cloud. The culprit is a keen eastern cool breeze that is keeping numbers down.
Highlights last night amongst very little, were a nice fresh Garden Carpet and a Brindled Pug, both new for the year.
A second Silver Y of the year was noteworthy for the date.
There were no moths actually in the trap, so the trap blanked... but the house wall and fences didn't.
Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 54 species
17/04/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
Brindled Pug 1 [NFY]
Macro Moths
Brindled Pug 1 [NFY]
Garden Carpet 1 [NFY]
Brindled Beauty 2
Brindled Beauty 2
Clouded Drab 1
Common Quaker 1
Double-striped Pug 1
Early Grey 2
Silver Y 1
Micro Moths
Emmelina monodactyla 2
Phyllonorycter sp to NIG (4th so far) 1
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| Silver Y |
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| Phyllonorycter sp to NIG |
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| Garden Carpet |
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| Brindled Pug |