Whilst the day-flying moths on the wing early in the year seem to have done poorly, the burnet moths have been present in good numbers.  There have been very strong numbers of Narrow-bordered Five-spot in two colonies I check regularly in Midsomer Norton, whilst I have turned up a few new colonies of Six-spot Burnet, two quite large, whilst surveying for butterflies.

Chalk Carpet was seen on the Butterfly Conservation field trip to Draycott Sleights on 3 August.  Afterwards I went looking for Grayling on the former quarry by the reserve entrance, where a number of Chalk Carpet could be found, exhibiting fine camouflage against the exposed limestone.

Also present were at least five of these micros, which I think are Pyrausta cingulata (could someone please confirm?)