20th December 2017

It's not often I get some good moths in December but after a string of very cold nights a sudden warm spell has enticed a few out. The Satellite was new for the year and I don't often see the form with a 'filled-in' kidney mark. Also new for the year and only the 3rd garden record was Mottled Umber - I've only ever trapped this all brown form but this one posed particularly nicely for the camera.

16th November 2015

After several nights of strong winds keeping the traps close to empty a night of lighter winds but heavy rain was forecast. Trap contents were again very low but on the wall by the 125w MV was this Mottled Umber - just the second garden record after one back in 2006.