Whitefield, Wiveliscombe - May 12 and 13

A warmer night, min temp 14 degrees, produced over 35 species including many firsts for 2008 such as Angle Shades, Clouded Silver, White-pinion Spotted, Chocolate Tip, Lychnis, Scorched Wing, Chinese Character, Bee Moth, Coronet, Common Marbled Carpet, Grey/Dark Dagger, Grey Birch, Ingrailed Clay, Herald and only the second Great Prominent I have ever had here. Last night, with min temp only 11 degrees, there were only 19 species with Buff Ermine the only first.