FlyinginFordham: A duo of catches whilst the nights were a bit cooler

Well it's all change again, for a few nights only (last night and tonight) with highs of 29 degrees and lows of 18 at night, tonight could be just as busy as last night was.

More on that in subsequent posts.

I ran my trap on the 2nd and the 5th of July last week, daytime temperatures were hampered a bit and we struggled to hit 22 degrees, great for working outside in I must add!

Some nights went as low as single figures, and so it was decided that it wouldn't be worth running a trap on those nights, and another night it rained heavy for most of the night... another dark night.

But on the two ocassions I did run the trap, there were some quality over quantity to be had.

Who would turn down a garden first Large Emerald for example! What a moth.

And to top that off, the next outing for the trap turned up a Delicate, another new addition to the garden.

I also attracted my 5th Dusky Clearwing, again in really good condition.

Temperatures look great tonight, maybe for a few nights after then it's back to some challenging conditions.

Only new for year species listed below.