New for the year today was the ace Rhubarb & Custard (Rosy Knot-horn//Oncocera semirubella). Knot-horns are a terrific group & they are wonderfully varied in appearance. Top of them all, Rhubarb & Custard which is a proper crows-pleaser. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

Common Blue in the churchyard earlier today. Performed perfectly in amongst the grasses and knapweed of a lovely, truly "wild" part of the village. @linnetincley.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

A fabulous Chocolate-tip showing off on the garden lavender ~ remains one of my favourite all-time moths. Great name, looks fabulous. Job done! @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

Chocolate-tip CMO HQ July 18 2026 @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

Please repost to any young birders you may know.

Saturday giveaway time! I picked a copy of the (still brilliant) Macmillan Guide to Bird Identification at Cley village fete & like the last time, I want to give this copy to a really keen young birder (18 or under). Drop me a DM - or reply here - & Lynnette will pick a name from a hat. #ukbirding

This giant was the absolute star of this morning's traps ~ scurrying around inside the MV, looking huge! The ♂️ Four-spotted Footman was new for the garden & is quite unlike any other macro we've had. Not a common moth locally either. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

Moth Species per Hectad in Norfolk map. Fun fact: Norfolk officially covers (or partially covers) 74 Hectads, however moths have only ever been recorded in 70 Hectads. There are 4 unrecorded tiny bits of land on the border! (VC27 and VC28 only, aggregates not included) #norfolkmoths

Butterfly survey time near Wells today followed by a visit to Warham Camp where a few Chalkhill Blues were found roosting in the grass on a cool, breezy day. We found 7 or 8 but a couple were fantastically obliging. @linnetincley.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

A trio of Underwings from the LED ~ a chunky looking, dark as pitch Langmaid's Yellow Underwing (incredibly, our 4th in almost as many days!) + a vibrant cinnamon-toned Least Yellow Underwing & multi-striped camo Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths

Some garden gold just now on the lavender ~ a White-letter Hairstreak dropped in to feed for a time before circling up & away over the elder. Amazingly, this is our second in the garden (July 17 2021) ~ they must be closer to home than we think... @linnetincley.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social

We let the LED go solo in the garden for a little experiment last night & we got terrific results with a tally of 126/62. This super Herald was NFY & it may be the only one we get this year (they remain very scarce in our part of TG04). @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

Team Marbled came to CMO HQ last night. Marbled Clover & Marbled Beauty. Gorgeous the pair of them. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

16,290 days is the gap between my 1st UK Hudsonian Godwit (at Countess Wear) & my 2nd today on the Stour, along the Essex/Suffolk border. I was about to turn 14 when I saw the Exe bird, my first real rarity too & I was absolutely buzzing afterwards. @linnetincley.bsky.social #rarebirdsuk

Tree-lichen Beauty from y'day. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

Garden Tiger showing off a bit yesterday evening at CMO HQ. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

Across the county line for superb views of the adult Hudsonian Godwit along the sea wall near Manningtree early afternoon. Also Icelandic and Continental Black-tailed Godwits in the mix too 😎 @linnetincley.bsky.social #suffolkbirds #essexbirds #rarebirdsuk

Snap! How are you getting the carousel-effect with the photos? That's very cool.

Here's an a peachy Bordered Pug from this morning's busy CMO MV and actinic ~ super fresh & pretty much perfect. The first of the year here and one of my favourites today from our hefty total of 657/120. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth #puglove

A few more lovely macro moths from today ~ August Thorn, Leopard & Blood-vein. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

...and worthy of it's very own post, a very beautiful, pristine Small Emerald. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

Some comparison shots of the hindwings of one of our Langmaid's Yellow Underwing & the Lesser Broad-bordered Underwing from today. Also here, further comparison side by side-ish shots hopefully showing the obvious difference in shape & size. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths 3/3

We've never had Lesser Broad-bordered Underwings with hindwing patterns like these two Langmaid's. Totally in keeping with examples we had at Sandwich last week. Also here, a more standard Lesser Broad-bordered Underwing, very different look. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths 2/3

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing is a moth I became a bit obsessed with over the years, w/some near-miss intergrades last summer. An excellent in-field tutorial @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social & finding them at Sandwich had them back on the radar... @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths 1/3

Red-tipped Clearwing Cley Moth Obs July 10 2026 A bit of a surprise this afternoon, likely our latest ever example of the super moth. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

A few shots of our first August Thorn of the year. The name is something of a misnomer really, there are already plenty of records online on #norfolkmoths from June and July. Lovely moth. Actually, a lovely group of moths full stop to be fair. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #teammoth

Two Marbled Clover from the garden. Locally, quite a common on the north Norfolk coast nowadays and this year appears to be a good one for this classy looking macro. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

Sallow Kitten is such a lovely moth & this one from the MV was our 2nd of the trip here at Sandwich Bay. The three Kitten species are surely some of the smartest moths there are that can be seen at this time of year. Gorgeous thing! @linnetincley.bsky.social #kentmoths #teammoth #SBBO

A funky bug day around the Bay: first is Mogulones geographicus, a weevil found on Viper's Bugloss that has a restricted UK range ~ love the distinctive etched-patterning of this one. Also, a Tortoise Shieldbug species (either Eurygaster maura or E. testudinaria). @linnetincley.bsky.social #SBBO

With hundreds of moths to choose from (out of some 115 species), it was tough to pick a favourite from the morning's haul, but I think that it's hard to beat Pyrausta purpuralis (Common Purple & Gold). Such a cool colour scheme. @linnetincley.bsky.social #kentmoths #SBBO

#TeamMoth #KentMoths

Lift-off! Spurge Hawk-moth Sandwich Bay July 2 2026 @linnetincley.bsky.social #kentmoths #teammoth

Here at Sandwich Bay, this has to be one of the funkiest little things we've seen in ages. An Elm Zig-zag Sawfly larvae showing off it's amazing leaf-cutting prowess. Not necessarily a good thing for the trees: it's an invasive species & can be damaging to weakened elms. @linnetincley.bsky.social

An absolute highlight from Ham Fen was this Wasp Spider & its entombed damselflies in the ultra-distinctive criss-cross web. We've seen numerous Wasp Spiders in the past but never with additional damselfly prey items. Remarkable to see up close. @linnetincley.bsky.social @dungenessowen.bsky.social

It was great to meet you all today and thank you so much for sharing some fabulous moths.

A few days in Kent & an away day to Dungeness today ~ perfectly timed too with a beefy Caspian Tern on Burrowes Pit on the RSPB reserve. Never anything other than really smart, even in the shimmery heat haze of late morning. @linnetincley.bsky.social #kentbirds #ukbirding 1/2

Pretty sure that this wins "bug of the day" award here ~ three of these amazing looking weevils in the garden - we think this is Curculio venosus (a type of acorn weevil) or a close relative. Giving it maximum Gonzo at the front end. Superb! @linnetincley.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social

Highlight of another busy trap (less frenetic than recent days but still busy) was this female Ghost Moth. Still a very rare moth here, only the second we've had before ~ GM #1 was on the same date last year, June 27. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

Knocking on the door of 100 species again today & this Leopard Moth was one of our highlights, the first we've had so far in 2026. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

Just love the blue-hued & tinted darker bits and blobs on a Leopard Moth... @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

It was another 100+ species night here last night & a couple of subtle micros to enjoy. Zeiraphera isertana (Mottled Oak Tortrix) & what could be a NFG species, Acleris notana (Tawny Birch Tortrix) - it's also possibly A. ferrugana. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

Lilac Beauty was one of the most eye-catching moths from another super impressive night last night, 527/124 the final tally. We've only had this gorgeous moth in three of our previous five years we've run the traps ~ totalling 7 in all. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth