Uncinus obductlla (Marjoram Knot-horn), indoors, 12 July 2026, Putney Heath, SW London (VC17). Not the first site record of this rare but increasing resident pyralid. #TeamMoth

Hmm... British by birth, Norwegian ancestry - my great-grandparents were immigrants (on a boat!) Just as well I'm not a fan of football; however, may the best team win! #WorldCup

Yponomeuta rorrella overnight 8 July 2026, Putney Heath, SW London (VC17). #TeamMoth

Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), 19 June 2026, Tittesworth Reservoir, Staffordshire. Digiscoped, and a bit of post. #UKBirding

Terrible images of what is believed to be a worn Sloe Pug (Pasiphila chloreata), overnight 17 June, Cheadle Towers (VC39). #TeamMoth

18 species to 80W MV at my dad's last night, Ravensden (VC30). I also found a vacated Small Eggar larval nest while out birding. #TeamMoth Speaking of which, I was delighted to find and scope from a distance an occupied Yellowhammer nest in a nearby country lane. Happy days! #UKBirding

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea), B660 roadside, Ravensden, Bedford (VC30) - 1 of 3 just now, 15 June. #UKButterflies

A mixed week Welsh birding and mothing as the weather was not ideal for either most of the time, so nothing unexpected recorded. About to do a quick stop at Goldcliff, Newport to scope the estuary, then traveling back to SW London.

Martin's Haven,Pembrokeshire. Let the birding commence...

Early doors to assist with a BTO Wetland Bird Survey between Nottage and Sker Point, Glamorgan.

Travelling to Glamorgan this morning to stay with the outlaws for a week of Birding, moffs and fine wine! What's not to like!

No exotic migrant moths in either my Staffordshire/SW London traps; however, it is great to see so many fellow moth-ers recording them - especially recent newcomers to the hobby. 👍 [Image: 29 May 2002, Fenny Stratford (VC24)] #TeamMoth #MothsMatter

The local Red Kite over Ravensden, Bedford, this morning. Also in residence a Lesser Whitethroat singing in earshot of my dad's home. #UKBirding

Hobby (Falco subbuteo) over my garden, Putney Heath, SW London. Always a delight to see them. #UKBirding #UKWildlife

Wishing Sir David Attenborough a very Happy 100th Birthday! Here's a photo I took of him during a short, private session back in 2007, when Sir David announced the introduction of Butterfly Conservation's National Moth Recording Scheme at the Zoological Society of London. >>> #TeamMoth

I've just got back from leading a group of cubs and beavers on a bird walk. One young lad wanted to use my binoculars, he then said he wanted to smash them on the rocks! I politely declined. Still a good walk though with Hobby the best of the evening.

Does anyone recognise this mine on Birch? I have my thoughts but I believe it would be too early. Putney Heath, SW London. #TeamMoth

Probable Nomada goodeniana (Gooden's Nomad Bee) at rest, Putney Heath, SW London.

I've put out a couple of lures', namely VES & OAK (for S. conopiformis - not British but you never know in London!) in Putney Heath, SW London. It's getting close to the flight period for the former (S. vespiformis). Nothing to VES but 4 Machalite beetle (Malachius bipustulatus) to OAK! #TeamMoth

Sufetula diminutalis (Walker, 1866), 17 May 2025, Wolverhampton (VC39) by Darren Taylor. New to the British Isles, confirmed by barcoding. #TeamMoth

Yours truly navigating the Shropshire Union (Llangollen arm) from Fenn’s, Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses to Ellesmere this weekend #narrowboat #Shropshire

Chilling out on a narrowboat on the Shropshire Union adjacent to Fenn’s, Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses on the Shropshire/Powys border. So far Emperor Moth to the EMP lure, and numerous male Brimstone butterflies jousting over very few females. I've never seen so #BoatLife

Epichnopterix plumella (Plumed Bagworm) on-the-wing this afternoon, Putney Heath, SW London (VC17). #TeamMoth

The VC30 Bedfordshire trap is on for a couple of nights. #TeamMoth

Well that's possibly 3 new tetrads in VC30 Bedfordshire for Saturnia pavonia (Emperor Moth) with 3 males coming in quickly to the EMP lure in each tetrad in the Ravensden area. ##TeamMoth

While birding this morning on Putney Heath, I noticed a white micro-moth flying around Gorse. It settled and I managed to get a smartphone shot. Unless I'm mistaken, this is a male Grapholita internana (White-underwing Piercer), which would constitute a very good Surrey/London record. #MothsMatter

Abrostola triplasia (Dark Spectacle) overnight, 16 April 2025, Putney Heath, SW London (VC17). #TeamMoth

Herts. and Middx. Moth Group ( @lizgoodyear.bsky.social et al.,) hit the big time last night on BBC's "Have I got news for you" presented by (of all people, friend to moths) Monty Don, when the brilliantly named "Moth Mumblings" newsletter got a mention. Good episode, too. #teammoth

1:1 overnight, Cheadle Towers (VC39), so just scraped by without triggering a #Wogan. A Hebrew Character saved the day, or should that be night? Anyway, back to my coffee and whatever the day brings. Image from 2019 #TeamMoth

Anticlea derivata (Streamer) overnight Cheadle Towers, Staffordshire (VC39). In pristine condition and new for the garden... which is nice! #TeamMoth

Colostygia multistrigaria (Mottled Grey) overnight, Putney Heath, SW London (VC17). Not a common or abundant moth in Surrey or SW London. #MothsMatter

Archiearis notha (Light Orange Underwing) male, Putney Heath, SW London - feathered antenna seen through binoculars at rest on Birch, with Aspen about 100 metres away. #MothsMatter

Not much happening at Putney Heath Towers recently; however, Lead-coloured Drab has made a couple of appearances. #MothsMatter

Well, 3 days of DIY and I've not broken out in bleeding once. That's a result for me! 😆

A replacement bin for my home-made Robinson moth trap back at Putney Heath Towers - £9.99 from ALDI. No comment re last night's Cheadle Towers stats 🤦‍♂️ ##MothsMatter

I'm absolutely putting my trap out at Cheadle Towers this evening, no matter the weather. ##MothsMatter

Orange Underwing just now, Putney Heath, SW London. #MothsMatter

A bit of a late start for 2026 in Putney Heath.For the period 5-21 February, 20 species and 1,813 individuals, with the top species by a mile being in descending order: Small Brindled Beauty (534); Tortricodes alternella (472); March Moth (345) and Spring Usher (228). Phew!! #MothsMatter

MapMate Users! The MapMate Taxa Library is no longer supports updates via patches. Updates are now available via a new, downloadable TaxaLibrary.MDB file. This file is containing the latest updates is now available to download from mapmate.info/taxalibrary..... #MapMate

Martin Townsend and I are drafting an article for the Ent. Record about Paranthrene tabaniformis D(usky Clearwing), including its rediscovery at Tubney, Berkshire. Literature searches since Marc Botham’s article have only come up with Colin Plant’s follow-up and 2 pieces by David >>> #MothsMatter

A well-founded argument casting doubt on the inclusion of Pieris mannii (Southern Small White) as a British species, based on an image and no supporting specimen is published in the Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 138 (2026). Was it merely an aberration of P. rapae (Small White)? #UKButterflies

Hi all, I'm delighted to announce the latest version of the MapMate Taxa Library is now available to download from the new MapMate Support website at mapmate.info/taxalibrary..... #MothsMatter

I've not done any mothing recently, but #TeamMoth activity is going on in the background with the new Surrey Moths website, and more recently QGIS mapping, more specifically creating an atlas. With respect to QGIS and atlases, I can produce and atlas with just a single dateband; however... >>>

Work continues on the new Surrey Moths website at www.surreymoths.org.uk. It's still lacking images, and some species accont detail (the admin is in place to start writing them), but it's now functioning well and like a good wine will improve with age. #MothsMatter

No mothing for me for the past 2 weeks while on holiday. However, I'm almost done building a new website for the Surrey Moth Group. There's not much content in it, just info on the group and sending in records to the newly-formed Verification Team. All well be revealed in a few days! #MothsMatter

More military aviation shenanigans with a pair of Eurofighters sparring with high-g turns and afterburners over Winterton-on-Sea 😄. Other things with wings were less inspiring today 🫤.

I watched 6 F-15E Strike Eagles fly out over the North Sea earlier, 1 came back soon after venting fuel. I guess a problem with that airframe! 🤔

It's a bit wild this morning on the Norfolk coast! It looks like a day moth report writing and a bit more nerdy SQL and macro coding. 🤓

Driving to Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, for our holiday, currently on the M25 singing Ballroom Blitz by The Sweet 😀✌️

Stigmella glutinosae/alnetella on Alder. The key on British leafminers favours the former, but both mines are vacated. I suspect this one's not doable. Wimbledon Common (VC17). @vc28nature.bsky.social #MothsMatter