Yesterday produced 24 species of which Agapeta hamana and Dichrorampha acuminitana were new for the year. Also Mompha propinquella was a new micro for the garden list. This morning there were also 24 species with Bryotropha domestica, Spruce Carpet, Common Carpet, and Straw Underwing new for the year. Made a trip to Dunge today where there were 5 Wood Sandpipers (3 from the Firth Hide and 2 on Hooker's) and a Great White Egret at Hooker's too. An adult Cuckoo on the reserve seemd a bit late leaving? I also managed to see the Curlew sandpiper at Rye Harbour. As it's the end of the month I wondered how the moth numbers compared to recent years. By the end of July I've recorded 228 species which is my best ever and compares with 159 by end July last year and 225 in 2011. However it's been the micros which have been doing well with 95 species by the end of July compared to 56 by this stage last year and 79 in 2011.

Mompha propinquella

  

Dichrorampha acuminitana

Monday morning brought 28 species with Dusky Sallow, Maple Pug and Large Tabby all new for the year. Heavy rain monday night meant no trapping and this morning the species number was down to 18 but Agriphila straminella proved to be new for the garden list. I think I may have overlooked this species in the past.......

Agriphila straminella

 Dusky Sallow

This morning there 60 moths of 30 species with more micros than macros. New for the year was my 2nd record of Tree-lichen Beauty which follows the first one last year. This one was a much better specimen but legged it after 2 photographs. Also new for the year were: Swallow Prominent, Phycita roborella, Amblyptilia acanthadactyla, Blastodacna hellerella, and new for the garden was Bucculatrix ulmella. Had a walk round Samphire Hoe today where a Rose Chafer was about the most interesting thing I saw.

Tree-lichen Beauty

 Bucculatrix ulmella

 Rose Chafer

After 2 days when Willow Ermine was the only new one for the year, Friday morning brought my 2nd ever Schoenobius gigantella and the first for 8 years. There were also 2 other micros which are both new for for the list: One is Coleophora albidella or anatipennella and the other is probably Dichrorampha simpliciana-my photo looks identical to one on the Suffolk Moth Group website.
Saturday morning brought 40 moths of 27 species including yet another new micro for the list: Agapeta zoegana. Had a day at Dunge on Friday but struggled to find much of interest.

 Schoenobius gigantella

Coleophora albidella/anatipennella

 Dichrorampha simpliciana

 Agapeta zoegana

Yesterday in the trap were 49 moths of 30 species and this morning 24 moths of 21 species. New for the year over these 2 days were: Slender Pug, White-spotted Pug, Spindle Ermine, Cloaked Minor, Copper Underwing, Pale Prominent, (my 3rd ever) Rosy Footman, Scarce Footman, Cochylis hybridella, and Tinea trinotella. New for the garden were 2 micros. One is either Coleophora lutipenella or flavipenella. The other is Eudemis profundana.

 Rosy Footman

 Eudemis profundana

 Coleophora lutipenella/flavipenella

Yesterday morning after a night of Thunderstorms, apart from soggy egg boxes, there 46 moths of 31 species including several tiny micros. New for the year were: Square-spot Rustic, Cydia splendana, Bohemannia quadrimaculella, and new for the garden: 273 Bucculatrix thoracella. This morning another muggy night with less rain produced 64 moths of 24 species. New for the year were: my 2nd ever Festoon, Nut-tree Tussock, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Haworth's Pug, and Carcina quercana.

  Bucculatrix thoracella

The Festoon

 

Nut-tree Tussock

 

I spent a very hot day yesterday with the aim of photographing Golden-ringed Dragonfly at Sissinghurst. About three were seen, with one along the shady (and polluted) steam behind the smaller lake, and the second at the small pool about 300 yards east of there. There were 2 Southern Hawkers at that pool but they did not pose. Fortunately the target species did, albeit a bit distantly.

 Golden-ringed Dragonfly

 Golden-ringed Dragonfly