With a garden which is just 100ft long, I'm spoilt for choice when it comes to setting up the moth trap. The past 4 locations have been at the bottom of the garden, where Buckthorn, Pyracantha, Guilder Rose, Cherry, Fig, Buddleia, Lavender and Rosemary all grow.
Last night the trap was placed 20 feet from the Conservatory in an area surrounded by Roses, Jasmine, Honeysuckle, Passion Flowers, Purple Loosestrife, Evening Primrose and Ivy growing.
Here are the results: 22 moths of 7 species.
Moths Recorded:
#1 - Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa (x6)
#2 - Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis (x1)
#3 - Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea (x1)
#4 - Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes (x5)
#5 - Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea (x3)
#6 - Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa (x4)
#7 - Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba (x2)
As I was putting the trap back out for tonight's trapping, two Hummingbird Hawk-moths Macroglossum stellatarum were around the Buddleia again
#1 - Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa
#1 - Another Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa
#2 - Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis
#3 - Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea
#4 - Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes
#5 - Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea
#6 - Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
#7 - Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
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Portland Recycling Centre
En route and the return journey there were dozens upon dozens of Swallows heading south. Whilst at the recycling centre there was a Goldcrest calling from the hedgerow by the exit.