25th July......Flying High !

The early cold gusts abated and the evening remained still and damp with intermittent drizzle. Not quite enough to soak the trap. 33 species of macro were recorded including this.......
.......JULY HIGHFLYER, a Dells garden debutante, merci beaucoup

DUSKY SALLOW..... 3 of these little beauties in the trap this morning.

My 16th SMALL RANUNCULUS of the year, on the house wall near the trap after a 5 day absence.

DUN-BAR.....a frequent visitor. I have now had 3 different colour forms

COPPER UNDERWING (not Svensson's) Last nights tally :-

16 S.S.Dart

15 Dark Arches

7 Riband Wave

5 Cloaked Minor

5 Silver Y

4 Marbled Beauty

4 Least Carpet

4 Lime-speck Pug

3 Scarce Footman

3 Dun-bar

3 Dusky Sallow

3 Small Waved Umber

3 Common Rustic agg

2 Willow Beauty

2 Lesser Yellow Underwing (no Large Yellow !)

2 Dark/Grey Dagger

2 Ruby Tiger

2 Buff Ermine

2 Uncertain

2 Scalloped Oak

Copper Underwing

Garden Carpet

Bordered Pug

Nutmeg

Small Ranunculus

July Highflyer

Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing

Sallow Kitten

Heart & Dart

Small Dusty Wave

Privet Hawkmoth

Lackey

Red/Dark Twin-spot Carpet