Tuesday nights mothing was without doubt the best yet in regard to quantity, we seem to get lots of moths and they just kept coming from putting the lamp on until close at 0130hrs.  I have listed below the species we had and did manage to identify perhaps 75% but very grateful to Steve Palmer for getting the others. 

Here is the list (of already identified)

Ingrailed Clay

Large Yellow Underwing (15+)

Light Emerald (10+)

Beautiful Golden Y (3)

Brimstone (3)

Clouded Border Brindle - both forms

Coxcomb Prominent

Smoky Wainscot

Dark Arches

Flame Shoulder (several)

Peach Blossom

Gold Spot

Snout

Small Magpie (micro)

Straw Dot

Flame (3)

Clouded Silver

Peppered Moth (2)

Common White Wave

Plain Golden Y,
Dusky Brocade
Scoparia ambigualis (most were the dark grey form)
Marbled Minor type - could be ark form of Marbled, Rufous or Tawny Marbled
Heart and Dart
Small Square-spot
Silver-ground Carpet,
Burnished Brass,
Dark Spectacle
Crambus lathoniellus



And here is the link to the photographs  PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK TO SEE THE PHOTOS:

http://bryanyorkesnaturalhistory.fotopic.net/c1542321.html
Cheers,
Bryan.

ps - forgot to mention earlier, whilst we were mothing we had two parties of Oystercatcher calling and going overhead.  They would more than probably be heading to the West at this time of the year.

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