FlyinginFordham: The best May ever

Another massive haul on Thursday night.

I asked the good wife to plug in my trap, as I was out in the field, and when I returned the trap was humming, quite literally with plenty of Cockchafers crashing around the patio.

I'm glad I left plenty of pots by the back door, because I needed them.

20 new species was unbelievable for the time of year and included 1 new garden moth, the fen speciality Brachmia inornatella, a moth I expected to record sooner or later as it is a common moth at my local fen.

Bedstraw Hawk-moth was a clear winner, my 2nd record for here and last seen in 2023.

Agriphila straminella was a bit of a shock, I always associate this species with the month of July, so to squeak a record into May was rather eye-watering.

The new Currant Clearwing lure worked within a few hours and attracted 14 examples of the target species! A very common moth locally it would seem.

Warm days and warm nights continued towards the weekend.