FlyinginFordham: Double garden post catch-up

The need to combine two posts has been heralded by the prospect of warm weather hitting us within days, and I don't just mean by day, but by night too!

With possible highs of 30 degrees on Saturday and lows of around 16 degrees, it could be rather busy for the first time this year? So slow it's been, I had a facebook memory come up yesterday of Strawberries picked from our crop.

Currently the Strawberries are still leafing and are nowhere near fruiting as they haven't even flowered yet, crazy!

So here are Tuesday nights and Wednesday nights catches, both included numerous year firsts, and even some new garden species, one in particular was a very good record for Cambs, and no doubt a blow in on the easterly winds from the nearby Brecks.

Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 197 species

06/06/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Dark Arches 2 [NFY]
Nutmeg 1 [NFY]
Sandy Carpet 1 [NFY]
Garden Carpet 3
Heart & Dart 7
Light Brocade 2
Marbled Minor 10
Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 4
Silver Y 1
Treble Lines 4
Turnip Moth 6
Vine's Rustic 3
Willow Beauty 4
Yellow-barred Brindle 1

Micro Moths

Blastobasis lacticolella 1 [NFY]
Bryotropha terrella 2 [NFY]
Epinotia bilunana 1 [NFG]
Thisanotia chrysonuchella 1 [NFG]
Crambus lathoniellus 1
Epiphyas postvittana 5

07/06/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Common Wainscot 2 [NFY]
Elephant Hawk-moth 1 [NFY]
Large Nutmeg 1 [NFY]
Snout 1 [NFY]
White Ermine 1 [NFY]
Garden Carpet 2
Heart & Dart 5
Light Brocade 1
Lime-speck Pug 2
Turnip Moth 3