FlyinginFordham: May, the month that keeps on giving!

May, the month that keeps on giving!

And then June came along, less said about that the better (so far, but it is still early days).

I struck lucky last Friday night with not one, but two new species for the garden!!

A splendid Striped Hawk-moth was sitting proudly on the house wall behind my trap, a species I have seen many time abroad, from Portugal through to France and all the way to Turkey.

To get one in the garden was unbelievable.

As if that wasn't enough, I also scored a Phtheochroa schreibersana, not only that but it was in really good condition and much better than the one I netted along the nearby hedgerows last year.

It's a species either making a comeback, or a genuine migrant, as there has been countless people recording it this year for the first time.

Back up new species included a tatty Goat Moth, and both Foxglove & Toadflax Pug.

A rather nicely marked Large Yellow Underwing was nice to see also.

Things didn't slow down just yet!