Things improved a bit this morning with 8 species in the trap including 4 year firsts: Angle Shades, Muslin Moth, White-shouldered House-moth & Epinotia immundana. Also I visited Bonsai Bank KWT Reserve this morning and saw about 8 Duke of Burgundy Butterflies and the pyralid Pyrausta nigrata. On the track down there were about 5 Crossbills including a nice red male. A Garden Warbler was singing close to where the "Dukes" were.

 Muslin Moth

 E.immundana

 Angle Shades

  

Well milder conditions seemed to have arrived with a low of 13.5c last night but it's still very wet. Yesterday I had an Early Grey & the 1st Bee Moth of the year. This morning had some soggy egg boxes to deal with and 1 Bee Moth, 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart & a Common Quaker-the latest I've had.

I've not reported much recently as there's not been much to report. I’ve just spent a week in Cornwall. I took the trap as the location where we stayed was mature parkland. I didn’t get anything in the trap all week. Last night was another wet one with 3 moths this morning: Pale Mottled Willow, LBAM, & E. sulphurella. Here's a picture of a Little Grebe taken last week with a prey item, but which Newt is it? (Click on picture to enlarge).

Little Grebe

Heavy rain this morning-4 moths in the trap: 2 Hebrew Character, 1 Clouded Drab and the first Cabbage Moth of the year-my earliest ever.

Still not much to report recently. This morning had 2 Hebrew Characters and the first Shuttle-shaped Dart of the year. I'm sure it was warmer in January.

While putting the trap out this evening I noticed a micro on a piece of slate in the garden. It was Esperia sulphurella-the first of the year.

Esperia sulphurella

I haven't posted much lately. A run of cold nights have only produced Hebrew Characters & Clouded Drabs, with a single Double-striped Pug & LBAM. When will it warm up?