Sunday 11 August 2024

Home moths

An inadvertently late start for the trap (after 7:30) but no obvious sign of escapees and, with no garden birds, predation here isn't an issue. This was the first morning with no Swifts calling overhead just deafening Herring Gulls with their high pitched, begging youngsters.

82 of 30 is a decent catch here but @SwaySteve's continuing posts are either inspirational or deeply frustrating- today 452/91!!! And more species in a year that I've ever seen. Gggrrrr!!

So best of the bunch was Lychnis and four other NfYs. Seven tigers, 4:3 Jersey to Garden.

This Salticus scenicus was on the fence panel behind the trap.

Bottom, below Blastobasis rebeli, new only last week, is now only an also ran.