Joined a motley crew of mothers from across the country last night in the New Forest, looking for Sloe Carpet and Marbled Pug. It was a clear cold night but despite that, we had a good list by the time I left just after midnight. As well as Marbled Pug, there were: Scarce Prominent, Great Prominent, Pebble Prominent, Pine Beauty, Pebble Hooktip, Beautiful Hooktip, Emperor Moth, Frosted Green, Blossom Underwing, Lunar Marbled Brown, Purple Thorn, Early Thorn, Swallow Prominent, Lesser Swallow Prominent, Brindled Pug, Streamer, Shoulder Stripe, Garden Carpet, Scorched Carpet, Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, Engrailed and several of the more usual suspects.

Blossom Underwing

Pine Beauty