Sunday, August 23, 2026

SPECTACLE

 Last of the season, eight caught last year, a record 29 this year, 23rd August 2026




NUTMEG

 Another common Garden Moth caught in good numbers some nights, 23rd August 2026



SMALL DUSTY WAVE

 Common in Garden two last Night 23rd August 2026


SQUARE SPOT RUSTIC

 Common Garden Moth, 11 last Night, 23rd August 2026



STRAW UNDERWING

 Very Common in Garden, Ten Last night, 23rd August 2026





Saturday, August 22, 2026

SATURDAY 22nd AUGUST 2026

FLAME SHOULDER

Best Moth of the Night, only 23 Garden Records and the last of this season, 22nd August 2026



 

ROSY RUSTIC

 Ninth of the year and only the twelfth for Garden, 22nd August 2026




CHINESE CHARACTER

 Nine caught this year, 22nd August 2026


NOMOPHILA NOCTUELLA-RUSH VENEER

 Seventh for year, two caught in 2025, 22nd August 2026



CENTRE BARRED SALLOW

 Two caught last night were the 8th and 9th of the year, 22nd August 2026






Friday, August 21, 2026

FRIDAY 21st AUGUST 2026

 A very poor Night with only 97 Moths caught of just 19 Species

Highlights for 21st August 2026

Carcina quercana-1
Straw Underwing-11
Flounced Rustic-31
Pale Mottled Willow-2
Yellow Shell-1
Brimstone-1
Celypha striana-1

BRIMSTONE

 Very common but still a really Nice Moth to catch, 21st August 2026


CARCINA QUERCANA-OAK LONGHORN

 Sixteenth one caught this year 21st August 2026



FLOUNCED RUSTIC

 Very Common 31 Last night, 21st August 2026



SQUARE SPOT RUSTIC

 Common Garden Moth, 21st August 2026




Thursday, August 20, 2026

THURSDAY 20th AUGUST 2026

 Very slow last Night with only 110 Moths Caught of 27 Species

Highlights for 20th August 2026

Udea Ferrugalis-3
Brimstone-1
Straw Underwing-5
Flounced Rustic-35
Small Ranunculus-1
Celypha striana-1
Single Dotted Wave-1
Blood Vein-1
Light Emerald-1
Evergestis forficalis-1

BLOOD VEIN

 Only the second one this year, Eight caught last year, 20th August 2026




EVERGESTIS FORFICALIS-GARDEN PEBBLE

 Nineteen this year and three in 2025, 20th August 2026




SINGLE DOTTED WAVE

 Recorded in low numbers from May through June, July and into August, 20th August 2026



Wednesday, August 19, 2026

CELYPHA STRIANA-BARRED MARBLE

 Many records this year, 20th August 2026



WEDNESDAY 19th AUGUST 2026

 Starting to slow now at night with the amount of Moths caught only 135 last night of 30 Species again nothing New for year or Garden.

Highlights For 19th August

Chinese Character-1
Light Emerald-2
Oak Hook Tip-1
Straw Underwing-10
Flounced Rustic-38
Nutmeg-4
Ruby Tiger-1
Delicate-1, 2nd Garden Record
Centre Barred Sallow-1
Rusty Dot Pearl-1
Cydia splendana-1
Cydia fagiglandana-1, 2nd Garden Record
Grapholita funebrana-1

CYDIA FAGIGLANDANA-BEECH MAST PIERCER

 SECOND GARDEN RECORD

First was two nights ago so another good catch, 19th August 2026




DELICATE

 SECOND GARDEN RECORD

First was three nights ago so good to catch another, 19th August 2026




OAK HOOK TIP

 First for Garden was on 4th July this year, twelve caught so far, 19th August 2026