BOULTHAM MERE

Friday, May 15, 2026

Thursday, May 14, 2026

THURSDAY 14th MAY 2026

A very bad night for moths but strangely 13 Shuttle Shaped Darts and a single Turnip Moth in trap.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

YPONOMEUTA ENVONYMELLA-BIRD CHERRY ERMINE

Thousands of Caterpillars feeding in these webs, looks like its on a Lilac tree with Ivy and Leylandii, i get very many Yponomeuta in garden and always thought they were Bird Cherry Ermines.

Still very slow due to poor weather 10 Caught of 4 Species but fortunately one of these was new for Garden a really nice coloured Green Pug then 5 Shuttle Shaped Darts a single Treble Lines and 3 Turnip Moths. Garden year list now at 78 and Garden life List 313, one behind my old Garden at Shakespeare Street in Lincoln

GREEN PUG

FIRST FOR GARDEN 13TH MAY 2026

Another new species caught on wall behind trap

TURNIP MOTH

Three in last nights Trap, 13th May 2026

TREBLE LINES

Single in trap 13th May 2026

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

TUESDAY 12th MAY 2026

A really poor night with 4 Moths in trap of 2 Species, night was only saved with a first for the year a really nice Flame Shoulder, with the 3 Shuttle Shaped Darts. 77 for Year

FLAME SHOULDER

New for year saved the night with this one, 12th May 2026

SHUTTLE SHAPED DART

Three in trap 12th May 2026

Monday, May 11, 2026

MONDAY 11th MAY 2026

Very cold and windy 4 Moths of 3 species in trap 2 Shuttle Shaped Darts a Turnip Moth and another Treble Lines, were is the sunshine its May.

TREBLE LINES

Single in trap was the highlight of the nights catch, 11th May 2026

Sunday, May 10, 2026

SUNDAY 10th MAY 2026

Back to normal 5 caught 5 species, Best were Treble lines and a Muslin Moth getting cold again in night.

ENDROSIS SARCITRELLA-WHITE SHOULDERED HOUSE MOTH

Single netted on trap, 10th May 2026

TURNIP MOTH

Single in trap 10th May 2026

TREBLE LINES

Only one in trap 10th May 2026

SHUTTLE SHAPED DART

Only two in last nights trap 10th May 2026

MUSLIN MOTH

Single in trap 10th May 2026

Saturday, May 09, 2026

SATURDAY 9th MAY 2026

Better night with 47 caught of 16 species and one of these Scalloped Hazel was new for Garden lifting list to 312 In trap were 24 Shuttle Shaped Darts, a single Garden Carpet and 4 Heart and Dart, another Tachystola acroxantha-Australian Orange Tip, three Common Pugs and a Waved Umber, two more Powdered Quaker a stunning Pebble Hook Tip second for year, another stunning Chocolate Tip then singles of Large Yellow Underwing, Nutmeg, and Knot Grass four Turnip Moths and finally the strange looking Angle Shades. 76 so far this year.