THURS 16 APRIL 

Cloudy, milder, dry, windy o/night. Highest species total of the year

29 out of 51 moths, 7 sp migrants , 4 NFY

NFY -

Spectacle, Rush Veneer- migrant, Clepsis consimilana, Magpie (larval)

Migrants -

Radfords Flame Shoulder, Silver Y, Small Mottled Willow, Angle Shades, Rusty Dot Pearl, Diamond-back Moth

Macros -

5 Common Quaker, 5 Hebrew Character, 5 Brimstone, 3 Nut-tree Tussock, 3 Early Grey, 3 Green Carpet, Garden Carpet, Water Carpet, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Early Thorn, Red Chestnut, Least Black Arches, Pebble Prominent, 2 Double-striped Pug, V Pug, Common Pug,

Micros - 4 LBAM, Twenty-plume Moth , Agonopterix heracliana

problems with photos will try & add later

WED 15 APRIL

Clear sky, windy SW F5, Shower o/night . Very poor due to wind only, only 12 moths of 9sp, 1 NFY

NFY-

Tachystola acroxantha

Macros -

3 Hebrew Character, 2 Common Quaker, 1 Powdered Quaker,

1 Shuttle-shaped Dart, Muslin Moth, Green Carpet, Water Carpet, 

Double-striped Pug 

TUES 14 April 

Wet night, no sheets, light breeze. 30 moths of 15sp, 1 NFY, 2 sp migrants 

NFY - 2 Green Carpet

Migrants - Dark Sword Grass, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl

Macros -

5 Hebrew Character, 4 brimstone, 3 early Grey, 3 Muslin Moth, 2 Common Quaker, Shoulder Stripe, Angle Shades, March Moth, Double -striped Pug

Micros - LBAM, Eudonia angustea 

Photos added 

MON 13 APRIL 

Cool, pearly cloudy, calm, Rain o/night -Sheets on the floor .

Another interesting night for the site - 38 moths of 17sp- 1 NFG, 3 NFY,2 early dates for Devon 

NFG - 

Syndemis musculana- new earliest date for Devon - previous 17/4/2003

NFY -

Tawny Shears - only 1 earlier date- 31/03/2011, Oak-tree Pug 

Acleris notana/ferrugana

Migrants -

Rusty dot Pearl, Diamond-back Moth

Macros-

6 Common Quaker, 5 Early Grey, 4 Hebrew Character, 3 Muslin Moth, 2 Waved Umber, 2 Brimstone, 2 March Moth, 1 Early Thorn, 

1 Common Wave

Micros-

3 LBAM, 2 Agonopterix heracliana-agg

New Photos added

SUN 12 April

Cool night, calm Unattended -just 18 moths of 10sp but still 2 NFY

NFY -

Garden Carpet, Peppered 

Macros -

4 Hebrew Character, 3 Common Quaker, Powdered Quaker, 2 Early Grey, 3 March Moth, Early Thorn, Flame Shoulder, Muslin Moth

New Photos added

FRI 10 APR 

Cold night, brisk SSE breeze, o/night some rain as all my sheets soaking wet and blown down 

Total of 34 moths of 15sp, 1 NFY, 3 migrants 

NFY - 1 Radfords Flame Shoulder-migrant 

Migrants - 3 Diamond -back Moth, Rusty dot Pearl

Macros -

8 Hebrew Character, 7 common Quaker, 1 Powdered Quaker, 

4 Early Grey, Water Carpet, Least Black Arches, March Moth, Brimstone, Clouded Drab, Double Striped Pug, 

Micros - 2 Agonopterix heracliana-agg, LBAM 

Photos added 

THURS 9 APRIL

Cooler conditions , brisk NW breeze, unattended , total of 51 moths of 12sp, 2 NFY 

NFY - Swallow Prominent, Silver Y- migrant 

Migrant - 1 Diamond-back Moth

Macros -

15 Hebrew Character, 12 Common Quaker, 4 Powdered Quaker, 

8 Early Grey, 3 Muslin Moth, 2 march Moth, 2 Early Thorn

Micros - LBAM , Eudonia angustea

WED 8 APRIL 

Even better than last night !. Clear sky, dry mild and calm produced 103 moths of 35sp with 11 NFY.

NFY - MIGRANTS 

Small Mottled Willow, Rusty Dot Pearl, Gem- M,

Locals -

Shuttle Shaped Dart, Common Pug, Bright-line Brown-eye, 

Frosted Green, Clouded Border- very early , Least Black Arches, Lunar Marbled Brown , 2 Epitonia immundana 

Migrants - 3 Diamond Back Moth 

Macros -

16 Common Quaker, 3 Powdered Quaker, 1 Small Quaker, 9 March Moth - site day record, 9 Brimstone, 12 Hebrew Character, 6 Early Grey, 5 Nut-tree Tussock - site day record, 3 Early Thorn, 2 Muslin Moth, 4 Waved Umber, Herald, Angle Shades, Common Wave , Shoulder Stripe, Brindled Beauty, Dotted Border, Red Chustnut, 3 V-Pug, Double -striped Pug, 

Micros -

4 Eudonia angustea, 2 Agonopterix heracliana-agg, LBAM 

Plenty of new photos added

TUES 7 April - best night of the year - clear sky, mild, dry, still breezy , total of 89 moths of 24 sp , 4 NFY

NFY - 2 very early Devon Records -

Lime-speck Pug - 3rd earliest Devon record-not recorded 2025 until3 May

Marbled Coronet - earliest devon record by 6 days 

Common Carpet, 2 Diamond -back moth- migrant 

Migrants- just 2 Dark Sword -grass 

Macros -

23 Common Quaker, 2 Powdered Quaker, 1 Small Quaker, 13 Early Grey - day record , 11 Hebrew Character, 9 Brimstone, 6 march Moth, 3 Muslin Moth, 2 Dotted Border, Oak Beauty, 2 V-Pug, Double-striped Pug, Early Thorn, Nut-tree Tussock

Micros -

Agonopterix heracliana-agg, 2 LBAM, Depressaria radiella, Water-dropwort Brown, Eudonia angustea

New photos added 

MON 6 April 

Traps on 20.15 , clear sky, dry, windy 5/6 SE- little shelter .

Total of 42 moths of 12 sp, 2 NFY 

NFY -

Brindled Beauty, Mullein 

Migrants - 2 Dark Sword-grass

Also -

14 Common Quaker, 10 Early Grey, 6 Hebrew Character, 3 March Moth, Brimstone, Winter Carpet, Pebble Prominent, Early Thorn, Oak Beauty 

New photos added

Sun 5 April 

Traps on at 20.15 - clear sky , dry, Cold - total of 31 moths but only 8sp-

8 Early Grey, 6 Common Quaker, 6 March Moth, 5 Hebrew Character, 

2 Brimstone, 2 Dotted Border, 1 Oak Beauty 

! Agonopterix heracliana-agg 

THURS 2 APRIL 

Traps switched off at 22.00 due to winds and rain . Total of 11 moths of 7sp ,but 2 NFY 

NFY - Flame Shoulder, Ypsolopha mucronella  ( Spindle moth - 2nd site record )

Macros-

3 Common Quaker, Powdered Quaker, 2 Hebrew Character, 2 double-striped Pug, Nut -tree tussock 

Photos added

WED 1 APRIL

Traps on at 20.10- light rain from 21.00, calm , cooler @ 07.00.

Total of 40 moths of 16sp, 1NFY

NFY- Shoulder Stripe 

Macros-

4 Hebrew Character, 3 Common Quaker, 6 Early grey, 5 Brimstone, 

3 V Pug, 2 double-striped Pug, 3 Waved Umber, 3 March Moth, 

2 Dotted Border, 2 Nut Tree Tussock, Muslin MOTH, Pebble Prominent, Early Tooth-striped, Oak Beauty 

Micros - 2 Water -dropwort Brown

New photos added

TUES 31 MARCH 

Traps on at 20.15- milder, dry, cloudy from 21.30 , light NW breeze

Total of 57 moths of 20sp., 3 NFY, 1 Migrant 

Joined this morning by Ella - a student at Falmouth Uni , lives in Loddiswell. Traps opened at 08.30 when Ella arrived for her first experience of mothing- She took around 500 photos with her micro lens camera 

NFY - 2 Nut Tree Tussock, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Common Plume,

Migrant - Dark Sword Grass

Macros-

14 Common Quaker, 2 Powdered Quaker, 9 Early Grey, 5 Hebrew Character, 5 Brimstone, 4 March Moth, 2 Waved Umber, 2 V Pug, 

2 Early Thorn, 1 Muslin Moth, Oak Beauty,  Early Tooth-striped, 

Dotted Border

Micros -

LBAM, Water-dropwort Brown, Agonopterix heracliana - agg

New photos added

MON 30 MARCH

Traps on 20.00, MV trap on ok, Clear sky, dry, cool, light breeze- O/night cloudy temp rose Total of. Total of 45 moths of 12 sp

11 Hebrew Character, 9 Early Grey, 8 Common Quaker, 

1 Powdered Quaker, 5 March Moth, 3 Early Thorn, 2 Dotted Border, 1 Waved Umber, 1 V Pug, 1 Brimstone 

Micro-

1 Eudonia angustea

photos added

SAT 28 March 

Traps on 19.45 - unattended , MV trap failed - possibly a bad connection Cold,.

Very poor only 10 moths of 6 sp, but 1 was NFY 

NFY - Early Moth 

Also-

4 Hebrew Character, 2 Early Grey, Red Chestnut, March Moth, Common Quaker 

Photos added 

THURS 26 MARCH 

Traps on at 19.15- o/night , partly cloudy, cool, shower o/Night, calm . Only 15 pots by 23.15 - finished with a total of 43 moths of 20 sp, 1 NFG, 3 NFY 

NFG - Agonopterix subpropinquella 

NFY - 2 Powdered Quaker, Dark Sword Grass - migrant, Streamer 

Macros - 

8 Common Quaker, 5 Hebrew Character, 5 March Moth, m4 Early Grey, 2 water Carpet, 1 Early Tooth-striped, Oak Beauty, Waved Umber, Dotted Border, Chestnut, Pale Pinion, Clouded Drab, 3 Double Striped Pug

Micros -

2 Water- dropwort Brown, Eudonia angustea, Agonopterix. Yeatiana 

photos added

MON 23 MARCH

19.30-o/night - poor only 31 moths of 9sp , partly cloudy, dry, light breeze, less mild 

10 Common Quaker, 6 Hebrew Character, 6 Early Grey, 1 Small Qkr, 

2 Clouded Drab, 2 March Moth, 2 Early Thorn, 1 Oak Beauty 

Micro-

1 Water D Brown 

SUN 22 MARCH 

Best night of the year- Traps on 19.00-o/night , Cloudy ( until 22.00), dry , light breeze & milder- these conditions produced a total of 106 moths of 22 sp , 7 NFY

NFY-

Pine Bunting - 2nd site record , last year 27/4, 2 M Muslin Moth -7/4/25 , 3 Water Carpet, Early Toothed-striped, 2 Brimstone, 

Brindled Pug, Twenty Plume Moth 

Macros-

24 Common Quaker, 3 Small Quaker, 17 Hebrew Character, 

10 Early Grey, 8 Waved Umber - site March record, 5 March Moth, 

2 Early Thorn, 2 Dotted Border, 2 Clouded Drab, 1 Oak Beauty, 7 Double-striped Pug

Micros -

7 Water-dropwort Brown, 5 Agonopterix heracliana, 1 LBAM, 

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

Plenty of new moth photos added

FRI 20 MARCH

much cooler, dry, clear sky, calm .Traps on 18.45 - o/night 

total of 47 moths of 10 sp

Macros-

16 Hebrew Charactere, 12 Common Quaker, 2 Small Quaker,

9 Early Grey, 2 Pale Pinion, 2 Angle Shades, 1 dotted Border, 1 Early Thorn, 1 Oak Beauty, 1 Chestnut

Photos added 

THURS 19 MARCH

Clear sky, dry, E wind calmed down after 22.00, v good o/night

Total of 55 moths of 11 sp

Singles of - Dotted Border, Oak Beauty, Angle Shades, Early Thorn, Dark Chestnut, Small Quaker, Clouded Drab, 22 Common Quaker, 15 Hebrew Character, 10 Early Grey 

Micros- 1 Agononopterix heracliana 

Photos added

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