On Friday night we got the old moth trap again, this time at Ashway Gap.
The weather seemed fine during the day, but unfortunately took a turn for the worse with a heavy soaking drizzle which made things a bit trickier! Nevertheless we set up under the large Beech tree and had reasonable success.
Highlights included 2 Small Elephant Hawkmoths, one of which nearly hitched a ride home! A pristine looking Ghost Moth (which was new for me!) and several colourful Brimstones and Light Emeralds.
The most numerous species being Map-winged Swifts with 14+ in the trap.
The full tally for the night as follows..
Ghost Moth 1
Clay 1
Small Elephant Hawkmoth 2
Large Emerald 3
Brimstone 2
Common Swift 3
Map-winged Swift 14+
Green Carpet 2
Ingrailed Clay 2
Flame Shoulder 2
Marbled Minor 8
Dusky Brocade 1
Sadly looks like poor weather for the foreseeable, but hopefully we'll be able to get the trap out again at some point this summer.