Well the bacon rolls are legendary but didn't expect them to attract a rare moth. This morning Paul Eele the warden came into work and noticed a large moth on the window to our servery. On closer inspection, it turned out to be a Clifden nonpareil. Nonpareil roughly translated means exceptional, no parallel and it certainly was exceptional.
The moth is usually seen in September and most records in the UK are presumed to be migrants. Yes this little moth flew all the way from continental europe. Well it's not that small it has a wing span of about 10cm and looked like a small bird as it flew off.
This is only the sixteenth record for Norfolk and has probably been blown over with the north easterly winds from Scandinavia.
If you are interested in this and would like to learn more about moths why not visit our homes for wildlife pages where you can get advice on how to make your garden patch more inviting for creatures like this.
Hi Robert
What a fantastic surprise for you at Titchwell Marsh
Not a small moth by anyones standards, or imagination at all
It just shows what a Bacon sandwich will do to attract all types of Wildlife anyday.
Well done to you Paul, and you are so lucky to see such an awesome Moth
Hopefully there might be other similar Moths too.
Love to hear more about any other Moths that are around in your neck of the woods in the future.
Regards
Kathy and Dave
What a beauty I can image the look on Paul’s face when he found it! 10cm blimey! What a wing span. I’m very excited for moth trapping on Friday for National Moth Night. I challenge Titchwell to find a better moth than me :-)
What a lovely Moth - and yes I have experienced the bacon sandwiches!
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!