22/23rd Oct, 2013 ... Another Merv but little else.

Not a lot in the traps but always nice to see a Merveille du Jour, a species missed last year.
This one was my second for 2013
23rd Oct
Calm, clear, much cooler (4.9 deg C )  75% moon, waning
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana x 4
1795x . November Moth agg.
1937 ... Willow Beauty
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character
2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot x 2
2267 ... Beaded Chestnut
2272 ... Barred Sallow
2306 ... Angle Shades x 2

22nd Oct,
Warm, strong south wind, heavy rain showers then clearing.
0229 ... Monopis obviella
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana x 6
1937 ... Willow Beauty
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character
2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot x 2
2247 ... Merveille du Jour ... 2nd record this year

Merveille du Jour

2267 ... Beaded Chestnut
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow