2008 started here with a very dull first few months moth-wise with cold nights producing in the garden trap counts sometimes down to single figures. However things have improved in the last ten days with catches of 30 to 50 species a night including the following firsts for the year - Large Emerald, Swallow-tail, Dot Moth, Wood Carpet, Engrailed (second brood), Clay, Light Arches, Four Dotted Footman (C. mesomella). Last week my sister saw the Scarlet Tigers at Hestercombe but sadly they were not flying when I went there yesterday.