Species List for 30/03/2020

The High Overnight, Sunday into Monday, was the highest recorded in London with a barometric pressure of 1,049.6 millibars (mbar). It continued to send cold air from the North. No Moths on the 29th and just 3 last night.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	3

Species List for 28/03/2020

Very Cold N wind equals very few moths.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1

Species List for 27/03/2020

A clear, cold night with a Northerly wind. Very few moths.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	2

Species List for 26/03/2020

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2

Species List for 25/03/2020

It is getting colder, so not a big catch.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1

Species List for 24/03/2020

A small increase with nine moths of four species. I'm running two Robinson traps and if it continues to pick up I will add in other traps.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1	NFY
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	6
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1

March Moth

Species List for 23/03/2020

A warm day, but still a colder, clear night. The first Early Grey of the year.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	3
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1	NFY

 Early Grey

Species List for 22/03/2020

The weather remains clear but with cold nights, and therefore not many moths.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1

Species List for 21/03/2020

After a blank night on the 20th there was just one moth, but a surprise species, a Dark Sword-grass, the first migrant of the year.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1	NFY

Dark Sword-grass

Species List for 19/03/2020

A cold night, after a sunny day produced just four moths.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2

Species List for 18/03/2020

At long last I've got going this year. After several attempts when the wind and rain beat my I decided to wait until the weather settled down

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1	NFY
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1	NFY
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4	NFY

Common Quaker

 hebrew Character

Clouded Drab

Species List for 20/03/2020

 Although mothing in woodland and inland seems to be doing well, it is the normal disappointing spring tale here. after another blank night, just 3 moths.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	3