NORTH DOWNS & BEYOND

The first decent haul from the garden MV this year - not so much for numbers but for quality. Top billing went to the fourth garden record of Dotted Chestnut (above) although it was a flighty individual and escaped before I could get a decent photo. Also a garden record of four Oak Nycteoline (below), plus Red-green Carpet (common here now), Small Quaker, Common Quaker, Hebrew Character, Early Grey, Double-striped Pug, Clouded Drab (bottom), Diurnea fagella, Amblyptilia acanthadactyla and Emmelina monodactyla.

The past few nights has seen a little bit of back garden MV action. Additions for the year have been: 2nd March - Common Quaker 9th March - Diurnea fagella, Double-striped Pug, Small Quaker 10th March - Clouded Drab (above) Today saw one of my year highlights - the first butterfly. The 2012 award goes to a Brimstone, that was twice seen flitting through the front garden between 12.30 - 13.00hrs. 2012 back garden moth total limps to 16 species