Warm day but cool by night

We got to 16 degrees here yesterday, very pleasant in the sunshine out of that brisk wind, if you could escape it that is!

By night the temperature fell away under clear skies to 4.5c, chilly to say the least.

There were just 2 moths out there when I decided to turn in, the best was a new for year Early Thorn, a species I did not see in my garden last year. For a common moth, this was most unusual.

 

By morning and at 6am, I was surprised to count 17 moths of 9 species, with quite a few of that count residing inside the trap.

Another good moth was a year first Powdered Quaker.

 

Some fairly mild days appoaching.

 

Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 49 species

 

29/03/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

 

Early Thorn 1 [NFY]

Powdered Quaker 1 [NFY]

Brindled Beauty 2

Clouded Drab 3

Common Quaker 4

Early Grey 1

Hebrew Character 2

Micro Moths

 

Emmelina monodactyla 2

Epiphyas postvittana 1

Powdered Quaker

Early Thorn

Common Quaker