Mild weather is in charge currently, but cheesus (As my son would say) has it been windy! it's also been rather wet at times so not ideal for pristine moths.
It had been two full weeks since the trap had had its last outing, owing to it being either too cold or too windy, but come Saturday night, the odds were in favour of attracting at least something.
On Saturday night I managed 14 moths of 6 species
On Sunday night I managed 8 moths of 6 species.
Both good returns for my flat open garden with very little winter habitat or shelter.
The best moth was a Grey Shoulder-knot on the Saturday night. Sunday brought about another new species for the year, a 'brilliant white' Agonopterix alstromeriana, one of the commonest moths in my garden, with 100s of records throughout the year.
It's getting even milder as we head into the middle of the week.
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 14 species
21/02/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
Grey Shoulder-knot 1 [NFY]
Chestnut 2
Common Quaker 4
Hebrew Character 2
March Moth 4
Pale Brindled Beauty 1
Micro Moths
There were none!
22/02/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
Chestnut 1
Common Quaker 3
Pale Brindled Beauty 1
Micro Moths
Agnopterix alstromeriana 1 [NFY]
Acleris schalleriana 1
Agonopterix heracliana 1
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| Grey Shoulder-knot |