I haven't done much birding since the weekend. A stroll around Studley today produced fly-over Redpoll and Skylark and not a lot else.
However, last night was mild and dry so I put the trap out and duly caught 22 moths of seven species. This fairly modest haul included three that were new for the year; Double-striped Pug, two Oak Beauties, and a Diurnea fagella.
The latter was my first since 2020 and appears to have undergone a name-change since I last trapped one. The English name is no longer March Tubic, but is Early Reveller. I know this because I recently invested in the latest edition of Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, and it now gives both English and Latin names for all the species featured.
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| Early Reveller Diurnea fagella |
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| Oak Beauty |
I'm also keeping up my New Year's Resolution of trying to only show moths in a natural setting. It's probably a bit irritating for the moths, and some of them (like the Double-striped Pug) just fly off before I can get a shot.
Whether this continues to be possible in the warmer weather to come, we shall see.
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