Welcome

Hello and welcome to my moth Blog. I now reside in a small village in East Cambridgeshire called Fordham. My Blog's aim is to promote and encourage others to participate in the wonderful hobby that is Moth-trapping.
Moth records are vital for building a picture of our ecosystem around us, as they really are the bottom of the food chain. They are an excellent early indicator of how healthy a habitat is. I openly encourage people to share their findings via social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.
So why do we do it? well for some people it is to get an insight into the world of Moths, for others it is to build a list of species much like 'Twitching' in the Bird world. The reason I do it....you just never know what you might find when you open up that trap! I hope to show what different species inhabit Cambridgeshire and neighbouring counties.
On this Blog you will find up-to-date records and pictures.
I run a trap regularly in my garden and also enjoy doing field trips to various localities over several different counties.
Please also check out the links in the sidebar to the right for other people's Blogs and informative Websites.
Thanks for looking and happy Mothing!

KEY

NFY = New Species For The Year
NFG = New Species For The Garden
NEW! = New Species For My Records

Any Species highlighted in RED signifies a totally new species for my records.

If you have any questions or enquiries then please feel free to email me, I have now removed commenting as the bots were starting to appear
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

My Latest Notables and Rarities

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

A glimmer of Spring

Recently we have had some lovely sunny warm March days, coupled with some rather chilly nights, although Monday night was cooler during the day at 14 degrees, but we held onto thick cloud for the evening, levelling off at around 10 degrees by 6am.  

30 moths of 11 species were sorted and sifted, and with the inclusion of two new species for the year.

A rather pale and worn Satellite was the first one, a regular moth in fairly small numbers in Spring and again in Autumn.

The second new species was an Early Thorn, the first of this group to come on the wing, and always a frequent moth here usually in 1's and 2's per session.

An even warmer day today with highs of 19 degrees, but currently dropping like a stone with clear skies.

 

Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 40 species

16/03/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
 
Macro Moths 
  
Early Thorn 2 [NFY] 
Satellite 1 [NFY]
Chestnut 1 
Clouded Drab 4
Common Quaker 5
Double-striped Pug 2 
Early Grey 1
Hebrew Character 3
March Moth 6
Oak Beauty 5
Red Chestnut 2 
Small Quaker 2

Micro Moths 
 
Diurnea fagella 3
 
Satellite

Early Thorn 1

Early Thorn 2

 
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 22:36