🐦 JULIA 🦋

I know! I was so excited. However, I have only been moth trapping for 11 months and this is my first March 😁

Dotted Chestnut

Yellow Horned

Red Chestnut

Dotted Border

Awesome March moth trap: 58 moths, 14 species & 5 NFG (Yellow Horned, Small Quaker, Dotted Chestnut, Red Chestnut & Dotted Border) #teammoth

UK, Europe & parts of Asia

Sadly not common anymore in the UK, they’ve suffered a massive decline

Peacock butterfly

Pretty in pink: Peacock butterfly 🌸🦋 #butterfly

Comma butterfly

Comma butterfly with upperwing & underwing on show #butterfly

It’s an early variety

It’s an early variety

It is drinking nectar from the centre of the flower

👍 Can’t beat sunshine and butterflies 😁🦋

A Brimstone butterfly nectaring on a Rhododendron in today’s sunshine #butterfly

Double-striped Pug

March Moth

Early Reveller

Clouded Drab

Despite competing with a full moon, my moth trap (and the surrounds) yielded 17 moths, 8 species, 1 NFY. Best of the bunch, a single Double-striped Pug, March Moth, Early Reveller (Diurnea fagella) & Clouded Drab #teammoth

Yes

Red Admiral on a daffodil

Comma

Peacock

Brimstone

Another sunny afternoon brought out even more butterflies. Spotted 4 out of the 5 overwintering adult species; Red Admiral, Comma, Peacock & Brimstone #butterfly

Found in the UK & Europe, think also parts of Asia

The UK

UK, Europe & I think Asia

Thank you

Peacock butterfly on crocuses

First Peacock butterfly of the year 🦋 #butterfly

Garden Bumblebee

It was wonderful to walk around in yesterday’s sunshine, surrounded by flowers & the buzz of bees going about their business. Snapped this Garden Bumblebee poking its long tongue into a crocus #bee

Oak Beauty

Pale Pinion

Twin-spotted Quaker

Common Quaker

With a calmer night, came a real jump in moth numbers; 35 moths, 11 species, 2 NFG. Highlights: the return of the Oak Beauty & a Pale Pinion NFG. Also got my second Twin-spotted Quaker, x15 Common Quaker & x9 Hebrew Character #teammoth

Thanks Martine 😁

Oak Beauty

First February moth trap & it didn’t disappoint. 10 moths, 5 species & 2 new for the garden: Common Brindled Brown (NFG), Common Quaker, Clouded Drab, Hebrew Character & the rather beautiful Oak Beauty (NFG) #teammoth

Thanks Rob

Great to start the birding year off with a lifer. Spotted this wonderful Woodcock today #bird #birdsofbluesky #birdoftheday

Pale Brindled Beauty

Chestnut

🎉 AND WE’RE OFF! FIRST MOTH TRAP OF THE YEAR & the start of my second year of moth trapping: Two new moths for the garden list; Pale Brindled Beauty & what I think is a rather battered-looking Chestnut #teammoth

Muntjac fawn

Adorable Muntjac fawn spotted today 🤎 #fawn #muntjac #januaryjoy #winter

❄️ Hedgerow icicles 🩵 #winter #icicles #januaryjoy

Hazel Catkins

A sign of Spring in the depths of Winter: Hazel catkins #winter #January

That’s a great result Liz. Zero in my trap last night. Tonight looks more favourable weather wise so I’ll take another punt 🤞