A very cold clear night on 27th, only two moths in trap a Clouded Drab 37 caught this year and a Hebrew Character, 69 Caught this year.
Garden year list 2026= 25, 18 New
Garden list 2015-2025 =270
Garden List 2025 =264
Garden List Total =288
Micros=109
Macros=179
69 caught so far this year including this one which was in the trap this morning 27th march 2026
Another very slow night Thursday 26th, caught 7 Moths of only 2 Species, single Double Stripe Pug and six Hebrew Characters, Still on 25 Sp for the year will be better in April when more species start to emerge, also have now got a few Pheromones ready and some little Pheromone traps to hang out in the day, looking forward to warmer weather.
A very quite night 25th March, plenty of cloud and not to cold but only two Moths caught and both Hebrew Character.
Been sorting out my Moth Lists from previous years.
Boultham Mere 1995-1996, 324, Best year 1996 with 293
Shakespeare Street 1995-2013, 214, Best year 1996 with 221
Carral Close 2015-2025, 270 with 264 in 2025
Carral Close as of 25th March 2026, 288
Very cold last night so trap brought in early, only two Moths in it and both the same, 25th March 2026
Extremally poor weather through the day and worse at night, had trap out but brought it in due to High wind, rain and cold, only two Moths caught a Double Striped pug and a single Common Quaker.
Bad weather forced me to bring trap in, high winds, rain and cold, only two Moths caught, Tuesday 24th March 2026
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Even worse tonight only eight Moths in trap of Five Species these were, 2 Double Striped Pugs with three Common Quakers, then the sixth Early Grey of the year with Singles of Small Quaker and Clouded Drab.
Some of the catch from 23rd March 2026, top to bottom, 2 Common Quaker then a Small Quaker and another Common Quaker and very bottom one a Clouded Drab.
Starting to slow now towards end of March only eight in trap of six species, no new for year or Garden, Single Common Plume, and Hebrew Character the 60th one this year, single Double Striped Pug with two Small Quaker 20 caught this year, also two Common Quaker totaling 53 this year and a single but the 35th one of the year Clouded Drab. 22nd March 2026
Five caught now this year with this one 22nd March 2026, its not often they go in trap most are caught on it or in the immediate area around the light.
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Mixed bag again tonight, Hebrew Character, Clouded Drab Common Quaker and Small Quaker, 22nd March 2026
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A very cold night, dropping to freezing, trap out for a couple of hours only, 3 moths in it, two Hebrew Character and one Small Quaker, 21st March 2026
A fairly decent night on the 20th March 2026, with fifteen moths in trap of eight species, the best was a Garden First, Powdered Quaker being the 288th species for Garden and the 25th this year, also caught were two more Early Grey and a Double Striped Pug along with the usual Hebrew Character for 3, Small Quaker 5 singles of Common Quaker and Clouded Drab and the 3rd Epiphyas postvittana-Light Brown Apple Moth.
Another Garden first in trap Early Thorn taking Garden list to 287 Sp last night i trapped 16 Moths of 8 Species not bad as it was clear and cold in the night, totals were 5 Hebrew Characters with the fourth Common Plume of the year single Common Quaker with 2 Small Quaker and 2 Clouded Drab two more Early Grey which was only new for the Garden the night before and my 3rd Chestnut of the year. Garden year list now at 24.
A stunning addition to the Garden Moth list an Early Thorn in trap this morning, 19th March 2026
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