Welcome

My Blog's aim is to promote and encourage others to participate in the wonderful hobby that is Moth-trapping.
So why do we do it? well for some people it is to get an insight into the world of Moths, for others it is to build a list of species much like 'Twitching' in the Bird world.
The reason I do it....you never know what you might find when you open up that trap!
I hope to show what different species inhabit our Country by getting people aware of what is out there.
On this Blog you will find up-to-date records and pictures.
I run a trap regularly in my garden here in Hertfordshire and enjoy doing field trips to various localities within Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.

Please also check out the links in the sidebar to the right for other people's Blogs and informative Websites.

Thanks for looking & happy Mothing!

KEY

NFY = New Species For The Year
NFG = New Species For The Garden
NEW! = New Species For My Records

Any Species highlighted in RED signifies a totally new species for my records.

If you have any questions or enquiries then please feel free to email me
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

Herts Recent Notables and Rarities Reported

Thursday, 11 April 2019

Frosted Green heralds the start of frosty weather!

Just 4 species last night here in Stevenage, North Herts, huge slump in numbers and Orthosia tailing off now here. Quite surprised as it seemed very mild and calm last night with dominant cloud cover.
The poor return was redeemed as I got to the second to last egg tray inside the Robinson.
Only my 3rd garden record of Frosted Green (With 2 only last year). 

 No trapping recently here, as it has just been far too cold with temps dipping to -1c and light frosts.

Garden species count for 2019 now upto 37.







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