18/8 here in Mundford VC28 overnight with Satellite, Water Carpet, Engrailed and Common Quaker nfy. Also a nfy Dark Arches caterpillar crawling over the moth sheet in the early hours #teammoth #norfolkmoths

4/3 here in Mundford VC28 overnight with March Moth nfy #teammoth #norfolkmoths

6/3 here in Mundford VC28 last night with Oak Beauty and Small Brindled Beauty nfy #teammoth #norfolkmoths

3/3 here in Mundford VC28 overnight with Spring Usher nfy #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Common Plume on the wall by the front door when I got home from work in the early hours last night. 6th species of the year here in Mundford VC28 #teammoth #norfolkmoths

3/2 here in Mundford VC28 overnight with Chestnut and Tortricodes alternella nfy #teammoth #norfolkmoths

4/3 here in Mundford VC28 overnight to get the garden moth year list up and running with Pale Brindled Beauty, Mottled Umber and 2 Winter Moths #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Final 2025 stats for my Mundford VC28 garden: Total moths to light: 5,646 (previous best 4,152 in 2024) Trap nights: 84 (highest 95 in 2024) Final year list: 578 (previous best 465 in 2024) NFG: 96 (taking garden moth list up to 810 species since moving here in Aug 2019) #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Xmas present from my wife and boys arrived today - 4 new native tree species that should hopefully boost the garden moth list over the next few years... 🤞 #teammoth #norfolkmoths

3rd part of my annual garden moth review here in Mundford VC28 is now up on my blog bit.ly/48TtSq6 covering the period July - Sep 2025 and featuring another 41 additions to the garden moth list! #teammoth #norfolkmoths

3/3 here in Mundford VC28 overnight including the #migrantmoth Dark Sword-grass #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Part 2 of my annual garden moth review here in Mundford VC28 is now on my blog bit.ly/449Eyja covering Apr- Jun 25, features a whopping 54 additions to the garden list in a crazy late spring/early summer period! #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Tis the season to reflect on the mothing year, so the first part of my annual garden moth review here in Mundford VC28 is now up on my blog bit.ly/3XLxnKt covering Jan - Mar 2025 #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Saved from the dreaded Wogan last night here in Mundford VC28 by a Feathered Thorn and a Merveille du Jour, despite a blown bulb on the twin actinic! #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Took the long walk home from this afternoon's school run and found a couple of leaf mines. 1st is P. cerasicolella but the second has me wondering - it is on birch with a strong central crease on the underside. May be messaniella but rare on birch? @vc28nature.bsky.social #teammoth #norfolkmoths

19/12 here in Mundford VC28 overnight with Scarce Umber nfy. Also the first Winter Moths of the season and a late Vine's Rustic of note #teammoth #norfolkmoths

9/7 here in Mundford VC28 overnight. A brace of December Moths were nfy, Mottled Umber was first of autumn and colour provided by Merveille du Jour and Barred Sallow. Single Diamond-back the only migrant #teammoth #norfolkmoths

10/8 to light here in Mundford VC28 overnight with Yellow-line Quaker, Streak and Sprawler nfy #teammoth #norfolkmoths

A productive morning gardening here in Mundfore VC28. New raised veg bed built and planted with shallots and garlic, and a nfy Phyllonorycter joanisi mine on a fallen Norway Maple leaf #teammoth #norfolkmoths

A couple of years ago we planted a native hedgerow alongside our front drive which is really paying off. This vacated Stigmella regiella mine found this morning is nfm, taking the garden moth list up to 808 #teammoth #norfolkmoths

22/15 here in Mundford VC28 overnight with Red-line Quaker nfy. 2 Diamond-backs the only migrants #teammoth #norfolkmoths

8/6 here in Mundford VC28 overnight for Week 33 of @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social with November Moth, Blair's Shoulder-knot and Merveille du Jour nfy. With a Stigmella salicis agg mine found on Sallow whilst setting the trap up yesterday, year list moves on to 567 #teammoth #norfolkmoths

13/11 here in Mundford VC28 overnight with Brindled Green and Large Wainscot nfy #teammoth #norfolkmoths

23/16 here in Mundford VC28 overnight for Week 32 of @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social nowt nfy but Cypress Carpet (2nd for garden), 2 Clancy's Rustic (4th for garden and 1st multiple count) and a late Garden Carpet of note #teammoth #norfolkmoths

15/11 here in Mundford VC28 last night. Nothing nfy but single Rush Veneer, Angle Shades and Turnip Moth were likely migrants. Clancy's Rustic and Carcina quercana were also notable #teammoth #norfolkmoths

14/10 here in Mundford VC28 last night, with Barred Sallow and Feathered Thorn nfy #teammoth #norfolkmoths

A good day for finding early stages here in Mundford VC28. Pale Tussock caterpillar on the walk back from the allotment this morning, and Stigmella aceris and anomalella mines in the garden this afternoon #teammoth #norfolkmoths

15/10 here in Mundford VC28 overnight for Week 31 of @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social with Green-brindled Crescent, Lunar Underwing, Ypsolopha sequella, Acleris sparsana and Eudonia angustea nfy taking the garden year list up to 556 #teammoth #norfolkmoths

22/9 to light here in Mundford VC28 overnight with Beaded Chestnut nfy and a late Treble Brown Spot the highlights #teammoth #norfolkmoths

4/4 here in Mundford VC28 overnight for Week 30 of @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social with Deep-brown Dart nfy #teammoth #norfolkmoths

57/20 here in Mundford VC28 overnight, with Antigastra catalaunalis the star - nfm and for TL79. Also RDP nfg and Autumnal Rustic, Black Rustic, Brown-spot Pinion and Musotima nitidalis nfy and a Caloptilia to check #teammoth #norfolkmoths

79/18 here in Mundford VC28 overnight for week 29 of @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social Clancy's Rustic and Four-spotted Footman nfy, single Angle Shades in the trap and Silver Y to ORI lure the only other migrants #teammoth #norfolkmoths

25/13 to light here in Mundford overnight for Week 28 of @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social with Cypress Pug nfm and new for TL79. Garden moth year list now up to 537, and garden list on 803 (with a few gen dets still to catch up on from the summer) #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Night of 11th August saw 171/69 to light in Mundford VC28. Bucculatrix cristatella was NFM, with Dotted Clay and Pyrausta purpuralis NFG and another 13 NFY #teammoth #norfolkmoths

92/31 to light in Mundford VC28 last night for Week 26 of @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social Agriphila latistria was NFG and Peacock Moth, Scalloped Hook-tip and Pine Carpet NFY. Another Trifurcula sp could potentially also be NFG bit.ly/45OWxeE #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Pretty sure this is the larva and spinnings of Fig-leaf Skeletoniser on my Fig here in Mundford VC28 this afternoon, NFG and new for TL79 @vc28wildlife.bsky.social #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Arrived back home after a 2 week break at lunchtime. Just been out to top up the wildlife pond here in Mundford and found a nfg Willow Emerald on the bulrushes! #UKDragonflies #bugsky @norfolknats.bsky.social

My first Painted Lady of the year here in Balallan, Lewis this evening #UKButterflies #outerhebrides

166/28 to MV in Balallan, Lewis VC110 last night with Haworth's Minor NFM and Minor Shoulder-knot, Dotted Clay, Dark Spectacle and Garden Rose Tortrix NFY #teammoth #outerhebrides

A few interesting leaf mines at Ardvourlie Community Woods, Harris VC110 this morning. If I've got my IDs right @vc28wildlife.bsky.social I think the 2 Stigmellas and the Parornix are new for #outerhebrides @wiwildlife.bsky.social ? #teammoth

216/35 to MV in Balallan, Lewis VC110 last night. Striped Twin-spotted Carpet, Lempke's Gold Spot and Opostega salaciella were NFM whilst Small Square-spot, Rosy Rustic, Map-winged Swift and Udea lutealis were NFY. Single Diamond-back the only migrant #teammoth #outerhebrides

92/26 to MV at Balallan, Lewis VC110 last night. Gold Spot and Eana osseana were NFM, with Garden Tiger, Beautiful Golden Y and Crescent the pick of 9 other NFY #teammoth #hebrides #outerhebrides

113/46 here in Mundford VC28 overnight with Double Lobed nfg and Maple Pug, Coxcomb Prominent, Catoptria falsella and Scoparia pyralella nfy #teammoth #norfolkmoths

357/90 in the garden trap in Mundford VC28 on Sunday night. True Lover's Knot, Lesser BBYU, Phyllonorycter acerifoliella and Clavigesta purdeyi the pick of 20 nfy, with a couple of micros still to check #teammoth #norfolkmoths

265/90 to the garden trap in Mundford VC28 overnight for Week 19 of @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social with Gypsonoma aceriana nfm, Svensson's Copper Underwing, Tachystola acroxantha and Rhopobota naevana nfg and another 21 nfy bit.ly/44xyUYN #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Monday night saw 82/45 to the garden trap in Mundford VC28 overnight. Vitula biviella was nfm with Lobesia abscisana nfg and August Thorn, Dark Umber, BBYU, Cloaked Minor, Dun-bar, Rush Veneer and Mother of Pearl nfy. Garden year list now on 400 bit.ly/46zCCSN #teammoth #norfolkmoths

88/34 here in Mundford overnight for Week 18 of @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social Star billing goes to Langmaid's Yellow Underwing - nfm and (after a quick check of @norfolkmoths.bsky.social website) maybe new for VC28! 6 others nfy #teammoth #norfolkmoths bit.ly/3ZWp3Ji

271/74 here in Mundford overnight, with Batrachedra praeangusta nfm, Aethes rubigana and Case-bearing Clothes Moth nfg and another 13 nfy bit.ly/4kfsvWE #teammoth #norfolkmoths

1079/87 here in Mundford VC28 overnight for week 17 of @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social dominated by 895 Bird-cherry Ermines! Sciota adelphella nfm, Eupoecilia angustana and Oxypteryx wilkella nfg, another 21 nfy plus T. caprimulgella and Lunar Hornet Moth to LUN bit.ly/46bLY75 #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Slowly catching up on the blog after a busy few days. The night of 13th produced 142/77 here in Mundford VC28. As well as the Netted Pug, 3 other nfm (Metzneria metzneriella, Bactra robustana and Dichrorampha alpinana) and another 26 nfy bit.ly/44gjRRz #teammoth #norfolkmoths