11/12/18 - still not a lot to report, just 6 moths last night, 4 December Moths, 1 Winter Moth and 1 FFY Mottled Umber.  All males of course.

9/12/18 - Just 2 moths last night, both in the MV trap, a Winter Moth and a very fresh Satellite. The last Satellite I caught (in November) looked quite tatty, and worn almost to the point of difficulty in identifying it, this one perfect.

A good night with 22 moths of 7 species including a record 6 December Moths, a record 6 Winter Moths and a record 6 Mottled Umber (FFY) plus my latest recorded Silver Y.

At last a chance to trap, after a three week wait for the wind to drop!  36 moths of 11 species. Two FFY : Cypress Carpet (1) and Winter Moth (2). December Moths made up just over half of the catch (19) , Others were : Agonopterix arenella (1) ; Spruce Carpet (1) ; Red-green Carpet (6) ; Scarce Umber (1) ; Mottled Umber (1) ; Yellow-line Quaker (2) ; Chestnut (1) and Satellite (1).

A Winter Moth and 2 Mottled Umbers brought my annual tally up to a record equalling 292 macro species for the year. However I cannot think of any more species that are likely except perhaps Scarce Umber (very unusual here) or one of the White Specks that are still visiting the coast.

Just one Diamond-back Moth and two Chestnut here.

Another bunch of separatist Winter Moths on the kitchen windows last night, this time 7 scattered over 6 panes, and even the two that were sharing were keeping their distance.  Accompanying them this time was a FFY Common Plume.  Again, the traps were far less productive than the kitchen, with just 3 Winter Moths and 1 December Moth.  These few were attended by some gnats, dung flies, and a caddis, but considering the mildness of the weather and the small amount of moonlight, very disappointing.

3/12/18 - After the "excitement" of the 5 Winter Moths last evening, the traps produced a solitary December Moth, that's all.  Maybe they all got too cold, and went home to their duvets.

My first ever record of a Common Marbled Carpet in December, 5 December Moths, a Red Green Carpet and a Silver Y last night.

I have 5 male Winter Moths currently on my kitchen windows, doing their usual territorial thing with each one on a separate pane.  They don't seem to like sharing.  When I lived here a few years ago, I had different windows, with more panes, and I have had as many as a dozen or so, doing the same thing.  I wonder why?

P.S.  And here's another thing - when I switched off the fluorescent light, but left a normal light-bulb on, they all flew off, quite soon if not immediately.  Nowt so queer as moths.

A mild night so gave it a go. 18 December Moths, 2 Winter Moths, 2 Mottled Umber, a Feathered Thorn, Silver Y and LBAM....not bad!