SATURDAY 7th MARCH 2026

 Only five Moths caught of 3 Species, still wet and cold at night,

Common Quaker 2

Hebrew Character 2

Agonopterix Heracliana-Common Brindled Brown

AGONOPTERIX HERACLIANA-COMMON BRINDLED BROWN

 Very worn far to wet lately, 7th March 2026

HEBREW CHARACTER

 7th March 2026

COMMON QUAKER

 7

th March 2026

COMMON QUAKER

Two Common Quaker in trap 7th March 2026

HEBREW CHARACTER

 Two Hebrew Character in trap 7th March 2026

FRIDAY 6th MARCH 2026

 Slow night again but very cold in early hours down to 5 degrees in Garden, 3 caught

Hebrew Character 14th

Clouded Drab 9th

March Moth 4th

HEBREW CHARACTER

 Fourteenth of the year, 6th March 2026

MARCH MOTH

Fourth of the year, 6th March 2026

CLOUDED DRAB

 Clouded Drab 6th March 2026, 9th this year.

RED KITE

 Some of the best pics i have ever got of Red Kite over Garden, 28th Feb 2026

THURSDAY 5th MARCH 2026

 A good night in Garden fourteen Moths caught of 9 Species, with 3 New for Garden, Lyonetia clerkella-Apple Leaf Miner, Agonopterix alstromeriana-Hemlock Moth which flew off when i tried to get a picture, and two cracking Dotted Border, i also had my second Tinea pellionella-Case-bearing Clothes Moth, 5 Common Quaker, single Epiphyas postvittana, my second ever Small Quaker third March Moth and eighth Clouded Drab, so not a bad night for early March.

DOTTED BORDER

 Two stunning Dotted Borders in trap this Morning, a new Species of Moth for my Garden, 5th March 2026, three new species today.

DOTTED BORDER

 Both of the Dotted Borders together, 16th Species of Moth for the year

SMALL QUAKER

 Second record for Garden of Small Quaker, 5th March 2026

MARCH MOTH

Third record for garden 5th March 2026 

 

APPLE LEAF MINER-Lyonetia clerkells

 Took this one from off wall in my house, a new Moth for me. Lyonetia clerkells, 5th March 2026

CLOUDED DRAB

 Eight caught this year so far, 5th March 2026

COMMON QUAKER

 Five Common Quaker in trap bringing year total to 23

COMMON QUAKER

 Fifth one of the Night, 5th March 2026

LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH-Epiphyas postvittana

 Common in my Garden, with large numbers in the Summer, 5th March 2026

WEDNESDAY 4th MARCH 2026

 Four Moths in trap this morning but only 3 species, Common Quaker, Clouded Drab and 2 Hebrew Character, Patchy cloud a breeze with a full Moon all not good for catching Moths

HEBREW CHARACTER

 Two more caught this evening taking garden total to 13 this year, 4th March 2026

COMMON QUAKER

 Commonest Moth for me so far this year with 18 caught now 4th March 2026

CLOUDED DRAB

 7th Clouded Drab for Garden 4th March 2026

7 SPOT LADYBIRD-Coccinella septempunctata

 Over 40 along fence at side of track to River and several in Garden. 5th March 2026