Oh no, I have just been told by Mr Tams that I have been beaten by a short head on the Buff Arches. One was caught at Swarland on 30th June!...

Buff Arches . A first for VC68. This moth became extinct in Northumberland in the 80s but now it is on the march north and what a stunner ...

225 moths of 64 species. New for the list - Above left Broom Moth and right Common Wave. Broom Moth 1 new Smoky ...

I forgot to add this one, Ingrailed Clay. New for me. Yesterday there seemed more micro's than macro's in the moth trap. I often pl...

119- Eucosma conterminana cana Still awaiting confirmation of id. If correct it will be another first!(If not, it might not be)...  [It w...

New additions last night were... Above - Left Drinker and right Single Dotted Wave. Both new for the year. Micro's are tricky...

A first for VC68! Thistle Ermine. A massive micro.... I took a day off yesterday to catch up on just two days of moth trapping in the ga...

Please.... I have no idea. Click for a bigger image Above - left, Agonopterix sp (too worn) and right, Phycitodes binaevella 1293 Chr...

Sorry about the dearth of posts on here lately. No excuses, I simply havent got time. Its the moths that do it. By the time I get in and p...

The cold NE gale on Friday and Saturday put the kybosh on any good mothing but here goes - Friday 18th. 0017 Common Swift 1 1727 Silver...