kKESTREL

 Shame the light was so bad, River Witham 19th Feb 2026

LITTLE EGRET

 Still along River 16th Feb 2026

GREAT TIT

 Has got a white rump and tail, looks strange when in flight down track, 23rd Feb 2026

SHOVELOR

 Couple of really Nice Shovelor on flooded Horse field, 16th Feb 2026

CANADA GOOSE

 River Witham Feb 2026, not so many this winter.

ANGLE SHADES CATERPILLAR

 Picked this caterpillar up of my path on the 10th Feb its an Angle Shades

TUESDAY 24th FEBRUARY 2026

 Three new species for Garden 24th Feb 2026,  Two Hebrew Character, single Dark Chestnut and a Tortricodes alternella-Spring Harbinger, taking my Garden list to 276 species, also caught were Nine Common Quaker another two Agonopterix heracliana and a Clouded Drab, not on many for the year so far, 10 being the count. It will be a full year of Mothing had a few old records of bits caught but really started last July so hoping for a big list this year.

TORTRICODES ALTERNELLA-SPRING HARBINGER

 A new Moth for Garden a very dark and slightly worn Spring Harbinger, 24th Feb 2026

DARK CHESTNUT

 Never caught this Moth before so another new one for Garden 24th Feb 2026, a slightly paler individual and quite worn due to all the rain lately.

AGONOPTERIX HERACLIANA- COMMON BRINDLED BROWN

 Was only new for Garden on the 23rd so two more tonight was a good record, 24th Feb 2026

HEBREW CHARACTER

 Another new Moth for Garden two Hebrew Characters in trap this morning, 24th Feb 2026

HEBREW CHARACTER

 New for the Garden two caught on the 24th Feb 2026

COMMON QUAKER

 All nine Common Quakers for trap this morning 24th Feb 2026

COMMON QUAKER

 An amazing 9 Common Quakers in trap this morning 24th Feb 2026

CLOUDED DRAB

 Single Clouded Drab in trap this morning, 24th Feb 2026

MONDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 2026

 Better night six Moths caught of Five species, two New, March Moth and Agonopterix heracliana, then two Common Quakers 4th and 5th Record a single Epiphyas postvittana-Light Brown Apple Moth and my second ever Chestnut first was 5th Nov 2025, Garden total is now 273

AGONOPTERIX HERACLIANA-COMMON BRINDLED BROWN

 This was the first new moth of the night on the 23rd Feb 2026, a species pair with A.ciliella which has five dark distinct dark lines on Hindwing, as can be seen by specimen it only has the one so is A.heracliana

MARCH MOTH

 A really nice Moth caught last Night the March Moth, never caught this one before at old house or Boultham Mere so new for me, 23rd Feb 2026

MARCH MOTH

 Two new Moths last night, this one the March Moth and a first for Garden, 23rd Feb 2026.