TUES 17 MARCH

Clear sky, cool, dry with a light breeze - total of 50 moths of 14 sp, 3 NFY and 1 earliest Devon record 

NFY -

Common Wave -previous Devon earliest record was 28 March.

Waved Umber-2- , Pebble Prominent - an early record , last year 20/4

Macros - 

14 Hebrew Character, 12 Common Quaker, 5 March Moth, 6 Early

Grey, 1 Oak Beauty, 1 Dotted Border, 1 Pale Pinion 

Micros-

3 Agonopterix heracliana-agg , 1 Agonopterix yeatiana, 1 Water-dropwort Brown 

New photos added

MON 16 MARCH 

Poor catch only13 moths of 3 sp

7 Common Quaker, 4 Hebrew Character, 2 Early Grey

SAT 14 MARCH

Traps on 18.30-o/night, unattended . Cold , light breeze, clear sky, dry . Total of 35 moths of just 7 sp-all macros 

14 Hebrew Character, 8 Early Grey, 7 Common Quaker, 1 Small Quaker, 2 March Moth , 1 Red Chestnut, 1 Clouded Drab

WED 11. MARCH

Very windy, cool, clear sky - lights off at 22.00 due to forecast of o/night gales

Only 8 moths of 4sp

3 Common Quaker, 2 Hebrew Character, 

2 Agonopterix heracliana, 1 Water-dropwort Brown 

Unlikely to be ytrapping until next Monday

Mon 9 March 

Traps on 18.40- o/night , Shower early evening, cool, light breeze,

clear sky o/night .

Total of 74 moths of 14 sp, 1 NFY- 59 macros 

NFY- 2 Small Quaker 

Macros - 23 Common Quaker, 16 Hebrew Character, 10 Early Grey-

record day count, 2 Clouded Drab, 1 march Moth, 1 Early Thorn, 

1 Angle Shades, 1 Red Chestnut, 1 Pale Pinion, 1 Dotted Border

Micros -

13 Water-dropwort Brown, 1 Depressaria radiella, 1 Agonopterix heracliana-agg

Photos added

SUN 8 March 

Traps on at 18.40- 22.15, foggy, wet with a light SE breeze.

Just 14 moths of 8sp, 1 NFY

NFY - 1 Angle Shades 

Macros - 

2 Oak Beauty ( having a good year ), 5 Common Quaker, 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Red Chestnut, 1 Eaarly Grey

Macros -

2 Water-dropwort Brown , 1 Agonopterix heracliana -agg 

Photos added

FRI 6 MARCH 

Traps on at 18.40 - cool, cloudy, calm & dry conditions - only 4 pots

by 22.15 , risk o/night of 29 moths of 8 sp, only 1 micro

Possible migrant - Pearly Undertaking

Macros - 11 Common Quaker, 8 Hebrew Character, 1 Red Chestnut, 

3 Early Grey, 2 Early Thorn, 1 Oak Beauty

Micro- 1 Water-Dropwort Brown

Photos added

WED 4 MARCH-

Clear sky, cooler, dry & calm . Traps on 18.45-o/night , total of 52 moths of 14sp, 5 NFY, 32 macros ( good o/night )

NFY- Clouded Drab, Pale Pinion, V-Pug, Red-green Carpet, LBAM 

Macros -

11 Common Quaker, 10 Hebrew Character, 3 Twin-spotted Quaker, 

Dotted Border, Oak Beauty, 2 EarlyThorn 

Micros -

14 Water-dropwort Brown, 4 Agonopterix heracliana -agg, Eudonia angustea 

Photos added

TUES 3 March

Traps on 18.30-o/night , Clear sky, calm, dry & mild . Best night of the year with 52 moths of 14sp, 5 NFY, , possible migrants , 19 macros 

NFY- -1 March Moth, 1 Twin-spotted Quaker, 1 Herald, 1 Eudonia angustea, 1 Pearly Underwing -possible migrant 

Macros -

4 Double-striped Pug, 1 Dotted Border, 1 Early Thorn, 3 Common Quaker, 2 Early Grey, 4 Hebrew Character

Micros - 27 Water-dropwort Brown, 4 Agonopterix heracliana, 1 Agonopterix yeatiana

Photos added

Mon 2 March 

Traps on 18.30- o/night- mild , parke cloudy, calm , light drizzle early am

53 Moths of 8 sp , 1 NFY 

NFY - Dotted Border, 

Macros - 6 Hebrew Character, 1 Early Thorn, 1 Early Grey, 

2 Double-striped Pug 

Micros - 

35 Water-dropwort Brown , 5 Agonopterix heracliana -agg, 

2 Depressaria radiella

WED 25 FEB 

Cloudy, dry , stiff breeze S/SE, mild . Was not as good as anticipated - very little after 22.00. Total of 75 moths of just 8 sp

NFY -Depressaria radiella 

Macros -

3 Early Thorn, Oak Beauty, Early Grey, Common Quaker, 

Micros -

65 Water-dropwort Brown, 2 Agonopterix heracliana-agg, 

Agonopterix yeatiana 

TUESDAY 24 FEB 

Clear sky, highly S/SE breeze, dry , 8/9 degrees.

Big improvement with traps on from 18.00- 22.30 and 0/night 

Total of 64 moths of 11 sp

NFY -3 Oak Beauty, 3 Dark Chestnut, 1 Chestnut, 1 Red Chestnut, 3 Hebrew Character, 2 Early Thorn, 

Also- 

2 Early Grey, 3 Common Quaker, Double-striped Pug

Micros -

37 Water-dropwort Brown, 8 Agonopterix heracliana-agg

Photos added

Thursday 19 FEB 

Cool, wet with a light breeze , traps on 18.00-22.00 mostly unattended. 8 Moths of 4 sp -2 NFY

NFY- Common Quaker, Double-striped Pug 

Also- 4 Water-dropwort Brown , 2 Agonopterix heracliana/ cilella

Quaker was inside a trap!

FRI 13 FEB 

Cold & windy-NE 4/5. Lights on 18.00-21.45

13 of 4 sp

NFY- Early Grey, Dep. Daucella-6, Agon. yeatiana 1

Agon. Heracliana/ ciliella -6

6 FEB 

NFY - 2 Agonopterix heracliana/ ciliella

21 Jan & 22 Jan 

5 Winter Moth , 2 December Moth , next day 4 Winter Moth

MON 12 JAN 2026 

First rap of the year , mild but very wet o/night .

Only 2 moths of 2 species -

1 Winter Moth . 1 Large Yellow Underwing - probably hibernating 

Need drier weather before next trap