FRI 28 NOV 

Heavy rain & stormy winds resulted in just 3 moths of 3 sp from 

2 traps 

Angle Shades, Rusty Dot Pearl, Rush Veneer 

Unlikely to be trapping again soon 

SAT 22 NOV

Milder conditions, 3 traps on, windy & wet o/night- only 6 moths of 6sp

Migrants- 3sp

Rusty Dot Pearl, Silver Y , White-speck 

Also - Double Striped Pug, Red- Green Carpet, plus 1 micro to be confirmed

SAT 15 NOV

Dry & cooler night with a NW breeze- just 16 moths of 7 sp

Migrants-2sp

5 Rusty Dot Pearl, Angle Shades

Also 

Brindled Ochre - fresh - 2nd record this year

3 Feathered Thorn, 2 Large Yellow U/wing, 

3 Dep. daucella, LBAM

Photos added

FRI 14 NOV

Much quieter night at Thurlestone VC3, just 26 moths of 11sp

Migrants -3sp

12 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Silver Y, Radfords Flame Shoulder

Also-

2 Feathered Thorn, November Moth, Pinion Streaked Snout, Large Yellow U/wing, Dingy Footman, Double Striped Pug,

3 LBAM, Dep daucella

THURSDAY 13 NOV 

A very wet and windy night - sheets blown down, 1 trap waterlogged, still managed 30 moths of 11 sp, mostly migrants 

Migrants -8+sp 

Scarce Bordered Straw, Vestal, Palpita Vitrealis, 2 Silver y, Cosmopolitan, 3 Radfords Flame Shoulder, 2 Angle Shades, 8 rusty dot Pearl

Also-

6 Large Yellow u/wing - possible migrants ?, 2 Feathered thorn.

3 LBAM

WED 12 NOV 

Still mild, S breeze, showers- total of 30 moths of 13 sp

NFY - 2 Cosmopolitan- 2nd & 3rd garden records after 1 in Nov 2023

Migrants- 5sp inc above 

7 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Radfords Flame Shoulder, White-speck, 

3 Angle Shades

Also-

5 Feathered Thorn - site record, 2 Feathered Ranunculus, 2 Large Wainscot, Beaded Chestnut, Black Rustic, Large Yellow U/wing.

2 LBAM 

Photos added

TUES 11 NOV 

Very, very, wet & windy- 3 traps on but no sheets - only 6 moths of 5 sp

2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Feathered Thorn, Dingy Footman, LBAM

SAT 8 NOV 

Quieter night although still mild, dry & cloudy- just 21 moths of 14 sp 

NFY - November Moth -AGG ( 485 this year in my garden - best previously 416 in 2024 )

Migrants - 3sp

7 Rusty Dot Pearl, Rush Veneer, Gem 

Also-

2 Feathered Thorn, Garden & Common Marbled Carpet, Green Brindled Crescent, Vines Rustic, Large & Lesser Yellow U/wing, 

Lunar U/wing, Double Striped Pug.

Common Plume 

FRI 7 NOV 

Light cloud, dry, still mild , light breeze, 39 moths of 17 sp

NFG- Scrobipalpa costella

Migrants - 4sp

14 Rusty Dot Pearl, Rush Veneer, Vestal - worn, Turnip 

Also-

5 Feathered Ranunculus, 2 Large W/cot, 2 Black Rustic, Vines Rustic - latest site record, Dark Chestnut, 2 Lunar U/wing, Lesser Yellow U/wing, Common Marbled Carpet, Double striped Pug

3 LBAM, Clepsis cons Ila a, Dep. daucella 

Photo added

THURSDAY 6 NOV 

Moonlight night , cooler less activity with 42 moths of 19 sp

Migrants -4sp

Old World Webworm - 3rd site record -scarce migrant from tropics., Blair's Mocha , M & F Gem , 10 Rusty Dot Pearl

Also- 

3 Feathered Ranunculus, 2 Feathered Thorn, 3 Large Wainscot, 

2 Lunar U/wing, Lesser Yellow U/wing, Set Hebrew Character, 

Red-line Quaker, Black Rustic, 3 Double Striped Pug, Garden Carpet, Dark Chestnut

3 LBAM, 3 Common Plume, Clepsis consimilana, Dep. daucella 

Photos added

WED 5 NOV

Very mild 15c at 22.30, light rain, light SSE breeze, total of 80 moths of 30sp, some migrant activity

NFY - 3 Feathered Thorn, Cypress Carpet - migrant 

Migrants -

18 rusty Dot Pearl, Vestal, Gem, Small Marbled, Palpita Vitrealis, 

2 Silver Y, Radfords Flame Shoulder, Rush Veneer 

Also=

Garden & Red -green Carpet, Blairs Shoulder Knot, Dark Chestnut, 

4 Large Wainscot, 3 Lunar U/wing, Dingy Footman, Large Yellow &

Lesser Yellow U/wing, 2 Pinion- streaked Snout, 2 Feathered ranunculus, 4 Double -striped Pug, 

17 LBAM, 4 Common Plume, Acleris hastiana & notana-agg, 

Clepsis consimilana, Tachystola acroxantha, Euoepcilia angustana

Photos added

MON 3 NOV 

Cloudy, windy ,mild evening at Thurlestone. Sheets blown down ,

Total of 27 moths of just 8 sp

Migrants -3sp

7 Rusty Dot Pearl, Silver Y, Radfords Flame Shoulder 

Also-

4 Feathered Ranuinculus, 4 Large Wainscot, 2 Lunar U/wing, 

6 LBAM, DEp. daucella