16th March 2014 ... Bee Early

Confirmation from recorder that the Bee Moth caught last night is the earliest record for VC30, the previous early record was 7th April. ( D.V. Manning, Beds & Northants micro moth recorder)

Aphomia sociella, ... Bee Moth

I think this one may be Caloptilia syringella ?
But I'll wait for confirmation ....
CONFIRMED as 281 Caloptilia populetorum, new for garden and only the second for VC30 (D. Manning gen det)

Caloptilia populetorum

Twin-spotted Quaker No. 2 for the year ...

Last nights catch:-
01 x 0263 ? ... C syringella ? ....Caloptilia species to be confirmed ... Year first
01 x 0663 ... Diurnea fagella
02 x 0688 ... Agonopterix heracliana
01 x 1047 ... Acleris schalleriana, Year first

Acleris schalleriana

02 x 1288 ... Alucita hexadactyla, Twenty-plume Moth, Year first

Alucita hexadactyla

01 x 1428 ... Aphomia sociella, Bee Moth, Year first
08 x 1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla
06 x 1862 ... Double-striped Pug
10 x 2187 ... Common Quaker
08 x 2188 ... Clouded Drab
01 x 2189 ... Twin-spotted Quaker
01 x 2190 ... Hebrew Character
06 x 2243 ... Early Grey
Plus 3 Depressaria types for pos ID... Results later

5th March 2013 ... NEWTo Garden

Following a very warm day, a few moths turned up in and around the traps, but the highlight for me was a first appearance of a newt near my small fish pond.
In fact my fish pond has been the centre of attention this week with a heron seeking to devour my 6 goldfish (was 8)

Keeping an eye on my 6 remaining goldfish from the neighbours roof...Grey Heron

Smooth Newt 

Last nights Moths ....
The first Common Quakers turned up as expected and I was pleased to see a March Moth as I missed out on it last year.
4 x Agonopterix heracliana and 1 Acleris schalleriana completed the tally.

Common Quaker

Common Quaker

March Moth

Acleris schalleriana,  (To be confirmed)

21st Oct. 2012 ...Foul night, new garden macro !

Early rain eased to a misty drizzle for the night but still a good variety of moths about, including a year first November Moth (agg) and a garden first Juniper Carpet.
Thanks Captain Trappings (Matt) for spotting it straight away, and Beds county recorder Melissa Banthorpe for the confirmation.
There are a lot of ornamental coniferous trees in the nearby gardens which may explain its presence.......

Juniper Carpet, Thera juniperata a Dells garden first.

Trap results:-
1 .. 0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana
2 .. 1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla
1 .. 1764 .. Common Marbled Carpet

Common Marbled Carpet, Chloroclysta truncata

1 .. 1771 .. Juniper Carpet, garden first
1 .. 1795X November Moth agg. year first (below)

1 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
1 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
1 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
4 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 .. 2237 .. Grey Shoulder-knot
1 .. 2259 .. Dark Chestnut
1 .. 2384 .. Vine's Rustic
1 .. 2389 .. Pale Mottled Willow
1 .. 2434 .. Burnished Brass, (below)

20th Oct

Two Acleris moths, one from my trap and one from a friends house, a mile and a half away, that flew in as I walked in the front door....
.... both Acleris schalleriana I reckon but I will get confirmation....

1) From my trap

2) From my mate Sam's hallway ceiling !