FlyinginFordham: A busy night! Over 500 species in style.

A really busy night on the 28th of June, my wifes birthday and subsequently I had to forfeit joining everyone at Wicken Fen.

The garden would have to do and it did very well! Staying up was mandatory as it was warm, but a bit windy sadly, still there were many moths blowing in to the garden.

Best moth of the night was a stunning Silver Barred, a common moth locally at the fens, so I guess it was only a matter of time before one winged its way to my trap.

A Small Emerald was a welcome splash of brightness and several of the micro moths were only the second record for the garden, they were Cydia nigricana & Monochroa lucidella.

11 new species for the year in one night was a huge uplift in recent times, possibly due to staying up and working the trap until nearly 1am, and then rising at 4!

It took me over 500 species for the year, 80 ahead of 2024 on the same date.

The warm weather continued until the start of July.

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 503 species

28/06/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Fen Wainscot 1 [NFY]
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1 [NFY]
Silver Barred 1 [NFG]
Small Emerald 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Bryotropha senectella 1 [NFY]
Catoptria falsella 1 [NFY]
Chilo phragmitella 1 [NFY]
Cydia nigricana 1 [NFY]
Gelechia senticetella 1 [NFY]
Monochroa lucidella 1 [NFY]
Patania ruralis 3 [NFY]