May has arrived. Moth trapping in the later part of April was difficult, mainly due to cold winds a lot of the time. Moth list at the end of the month was 49. Interesting records in April included my 2nd ever Bloxworth Snout, a Grey Pine Carpet, aand a female Emperor Moth at Oare Marshes KWT Reserve, where a Ring Ouzel was also seen.
Bloxworth Snout
Grey Pine Carpet
Emperor Moth
Ring Ouzel
During March the moth trap added 7 new species to to year list, bringing it to 27. Best was the micro Agonopterix propinquella, which was new for the garden list. The Engrailed and Oak Beauty are always good to see. Interesting birds seen in march included 2 Red Kites at Oare Marshes.
Agonopterix propinquella
Engrailed
Oak Beauty
Red Kite
I seem to have missed a monthly update for January, in which month I spent 2 weeks in South Korea. Bird pictures form this trip can be found on my Flickr site. I did no moth trapping until February due to the mainly wet weather, and the trap didn't really produce much until the last week in the month when mild conditions produced a couple of my best ever catches for the month of Feb. So the year list stands at 19, which compares to 8 at the same time last year. It has been mostly the "usual suspects" for the time of year but Twin-spotted Quaker and Yellow Horned are not ones I get every year. Interesting birds seen in Kent this year include Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Bittern.
Bittern
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 
Yellow Horned
Twin-spotted Quaker
Well it's nearly the end of another year. During November and December just 4 species of moth have been added to the garden year list for 2025: Scarce Umber, Winter Moth, December Moth and Grey Shoulder-knot. These records bring the year list to a record 434 which has been my best year since 411 in 2020. It has also been a good year for new garden records with first records for with 22 firsts for the garden. These have included Galium Carpet, Alder Moth, Small Marbled, Light Crimson Underwing, Ni Moth and Bloxworth Snout. Birds seen in the last 2 months include a male Scaup and Purple Sandpiper.
Grey Shoulder-knot
December Moth (F)
Another month has come and gone. In October I managed to add 13 of the regular Autumn species to the garden year list, which now stands at 430. New moths for the year this October included: Merveille du Jour, Brindled Green, Green-brindled Crescent and Feathered Thorn.
Merveille du Jour
Brindled Green
Green Brindled Crescent
Feathered Thorn
Late with my monthly report due to being away. At the end of September the year's garden moth list stood at 418, which surpasses my best ever year total of 411 in 2020. new species for the year included Pink-barred sallow, Orange sallow and Scarce Bordered Straw. Interesting birds seen in September included Arctic Skuas over Oare Marshes KWT Reserve.
Pink-barred Sallow
Arctic Skua
Orange Sallow
Scarce Bordered Straw
Another month has gone with 3 new species for the garden list in August. Best was the Ni Moth on the last day of the month. There were also 2 micros: Celypha rufana and Nemapogon koenigi. Interesting birds photographed were 2 Water Rails and Whinchats at Oare Marshes. Year list 405.
Ni Moth
Celyph Rufana
Water Rails
It's the 1st August and the yearly moth list stands at 362, which is better than any previous year at this stage. New records for the site in July include Light Crimson Underwing, Eudemis porphyrana, and Pediasa contaminella. Interesting birds seen in July included 100's of Manx Shearwaters from Falmouth Boat Trip.
Light Crimson Underwing
Eudemis porphyrana
Pediasa contaminella
Manx Shearwater
July has arrived with the recent hot weather creating a busy moth trap. Garden moth list is 289 species which is well ahead of any previous year at this stage. New species for the garden list in June were: Small Marbled, The Magpie, Balsam Carpet and the micro Eidophasia messingiella.
Small Marbled
Magpie
Balsam Carpet
Eidophasia messingiella
Another month and the yearly moth list stands at 141 species, which is better than last year at the same time. Best in May was and Alder Moth, which was new for the garden list. Among others were Dewick's Plusia and Dingy Shell. I also spent a week in Spain, Photos from this trip can be found on my Flickr site and include this Ortolan Bunting pic.
Alder Moth
Dewick's Plusia
Dingy Shell
Another month and the garden moth list for the year stands at 53. In April Bloxworth Snout was new for the garden, with a new form of Oak Nycteolene, and a Chocolate Tip also recorded. Best bird of the month was a Ring Ouzel near Oare Marshes Reserve at Uplees Copse.
Bloxworth Snout
Chocolate-Tip
Since my last post I've been slowly getting a few moths in the trap. Year list is 24 now which is fewer than the same time last year. Oak Beauty and Lead-coloured Drab probably the most interesting, along with an Emperor Moth in the garden which didn't pose for a photo. Interesting birds since my last post include: Long-eared Owl at Elmley, Smew at Dungeness and Mandarins at Selling Pond.
Oak Beauty
Lead-coloured Drab
Mandarins
Well January came and went with just 1 species of Moth recorded: Mottled Umber. Interesting birds seen in Kent during January included: Little Owl, Purple Sandpiper and Snow Buntings. Pictures from my recent Canada trip can be found on my Flickr site.
Little Owl
