The reserve at night...

So here I am, it's 10pm and I am sitting in the wildlife garden with my moth trap waiting to see what comes in. It is only early April so our team of twelve mothers (that's mothers... not Mothers....) are not expecting anything earth shattering but as we have never trapped here in this season almost everything will be new for the reserve. So far we have definitely caught a Twenty Plume, a Ruby Tiger, an Early Thorn and best of all a female Emperor! ! Hopefully we may be able to show you some of these tomorrow in the centre so watch this space... Plenty of nighttime sounds out here including the reeling Grasshopper Warbler, giggling Little Grebes, singing Lapwings and Redshanks and of course the ever noisy Marsh Frogs. .. More in the morning. .. good night for now!