A nice Barred Sallow and a Beaded Chestnut, two of the more uncommon species from last night 18/10/25 at home in St Helens, both nfy. #mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

This Grey Shoulder-knot was the best of the 30 of 16 species recorded last night 16/10/25, at home in St Helens, the 22nd record for our area. #mothmatter #StHelensBirding

Descent night last night 13/10/25 at home in St Helens, with 50 moths of 18 species, with this nice Yellow-line Quaker one of the better ones, nowhere near as common as Red-line Quaker here. Also a late Uncertain, this being the latest record by over a month at home. #Mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

And yet another Palpita vitrealis last night in St Helens, clearly a different moth to the last one, also gaps in between trapping, and two Rusty-dot Pearl, Silver Y and Turnip Moth (no pics) #mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

Yet another Palpita vitrealis last night at home in St Helens, my 4th of the year and a slight less worn individual than the others I've had, to put it in context, there are only 12 other records for our area. #mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

Another Palpita vitrealis last night, my third one of the year but nothing else of note

Maiden's Blush last night 19/8/25 at home in St Helens, Merseyside, only the second one I've had at home. #mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

A Scarce Bordered Straw was the best of the bunch last night at home in St Helens, the first since 2015 locally. #mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

I caught this moth last night 9/8/25 at home in St Helens, Merseyside which I reckon is a Twin-spotted Wainscot, as this would be a new species for me and St Helens and is a species that I am not familiar with, I would welcome opinions on if people agree, cheers. #mothsmatter #StHelensBirding

It was a bit chaotic last night trapping at my sisters in Haydock St Helens, with 427 moths of 97 species, the highlights being another Kent Black Arches, Bordered Beauty, Round-winged Muslin and 2 Stathmopoda pedella, all pictures taken with my phone, the latter pot shot. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Had two new species last night at home, one of which is new for St Helens, they are Stigmella assimilella, 2.5 mm and the new for St Helens, Stigmella trimaculella 3mm. Almost missed them. These are quite distinctive species. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

A migrant Palpita vitrealis at home in St Helens last night, slightly better condition than the first one I had here.

A red letter day today with two new moth species for me at home in St Helens, Merseyside, the first being a Scarlet Tiger, but even more exciting was the micro moth I caught, a Anarsia innoxiella which is not only new for me but it is the first record for Lancashire. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Another Kent Black Arches last night at my sisters in Haydock, St Helens, this is the 4th one I've had at this location. Picture taken with my phone. #Teammoth

Male Four-spotted Footman, at my sisters in Haydock, St Helens, only the 2nd record for St Helens.

I'm dog sitting at my sisters for a few days so I brought my moth trap to Haydock, St Helens, I had 218/61 the best being this Spinach and a Acleris hastiana, I also had 11 Elephant Hawk-moth which is the most I've ever had in one trap. #Teammoth

Just had a Coleophora alcyonipennella confirmed by Steve Palmer, our ex county recorder, which is a new species for me and obviously for St Helens, sadly no picture. #Teammoth

A nice Green Arches last night 8/6/25, only the second one I've had at home in St Helens, Merseyside, the first being in 2015. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

This Shark was the best of the bunch last night 5/6/25, the 11th one I've had at home in St Helens, Merseyside. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

In amongst the 30+ Heart and Dart last night 31/5/25 at home in St Helens, was this Heart and Club, only the second record for St Helens. The first being in 2013. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Numbers were down on previous night last night 27/5/25 at home in St Helens but this Treble Lines was yet another new species for the garden. I was surprised that it was a new one for the garden as I have seen them several times before but obviously elsewhere. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Thoughts on this moth please, at home in St Helens, Merseyside, I'm hoping its a Poplar Kitten? Wing length 19mm #Teammoth

Had this Notocelia rosaecolana last night 24/5/25 at home in St Helens which is a new species for me, also this nice Scorched Wing #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Alder Moth was the best of the 32 species recorded last night 20/5/25 at home in St Helens, only the 3rd one I've had at home #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Another decent night last night 19/5/25 at home in St Helens with 64/38, the best being this Maiden's Blush which is new for the garden. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Best night of the year last night 17/5/25 at home in St Helens, with 77/35 being recorded, the best of which was this Puss Moth which is only the second one I've had at home, the last one being 20 years ago and the fist one in St Helens since 2011. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

A little better last night 11/5/25 at home in St Helens with 67/25 being recorded, but 22 of those were Tachystola acroxantha. The best being this tiny Psychoides filicivora, only the second one I've had. #teammoth #StHelensBirding

Poplar Hawk-moth, the best of a very poor catch last night at home in St Helens. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Early Bumblebee and Banded Demoiselle (female) on Sankey Valley, St Helens this morning #UKWildlife #StHelensBirding

Lime Hawk-moth last night at home in St Helens, this species was not recorded by anyone in our area last year, also a Swallow Prominent, also not recorded at home last year. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

A better night at home in St Helens, with Figure of Eighty, Least Black Arches (only the second one I've had at home) and Gracillaria syringella being three of several nfy. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

A couple of rubbish phone scoped pics of the Temminck's Stint at Marshside. #UKBirding

Following on from getting the Waved Umber, my calmness disappeared as I approached the trap because there sat on top was a smart Steamer, a new species for the garden, also I got a nice Chinese Character, don't get to many of these now. None of these moths were in the trap #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Well, for the first time ever I wasn't to bothered about what would be in the trap when I got up, because before I went to bed last night, I knew that I had potted what would be a new species for St Helens, a cracking Waved Umber. Chuffed! #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

A better night last night 25/4/25 at home in St Helens, with 23:18 being recorded, with Pebble Prominent (2) Lunar Marbled Brown, only my 4th record at home and Esperia sulphurella all nfy. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Another very poor night at home in St Helens, but this Iron Prominent was nfy, as was a Flame Shoulder and a Bee Moth (last two archive pictures) Hopefully it will start to improve soon!!! #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

I had 4 nfy last night 20/4/25 at home in St Helens, a smart Chocolate-tip, Pale Tussock, Seraphim and a Shuttle-shaped Dart. Still very low numbers here. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

A phone scoped picture of the Ring Ouzel at Moss Lane, St Helens, this morning, Unfortunately it was a long way off. #StHelensBirding #UKBirding

A slightly better night last night 17/4/25 at home in St Helens, with 15 of 10 being recorded, Early Tooth-striped and White Ermine being nfy, plus another Grey Shoulder-knot. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Another poor night last night 14/4/25 at home in St Helens, with only 4 of 3, but at least one of them was this smart Mullein, only the second one I've had at home, and it's only the 5th adult record for our area. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

A surprise this morning with this Black Swan being seen on Carr Mill Dam, as far as I know it's the first that has been seen in St Helens? It has a blue ring on It's left leg #StHelensBirding #UKbirds

Lots of butterflies on Bold Moss, St Helens this afternoon 11/4/25 including a few Brimstone, this one kindly stopped long enough for me to get a picture. #StHelensBirding #ukwildlife

A much better marked Shoulder Stripe last night 8/4/25 at home in St Helens, the 4th record for our area, all of which have been in my garden. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

Another poor night last night 3/4/25 at home in St Helens, but this Tawny Pinion saved the day. Only the fifth one I've had at home, and last recorded in St Helens in 2014. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

A smart Dark-edged Bee Fly at Carr Mill Dam in St Helens this morning, only the second one I've seen locally, the first being yesterday on Sankey Valley, but no pic from then, taken with my phone.

This Caloptilia that I caught on 20/3/25 turn out to be a male semifascia, which is only the 3rd record for St Helens. #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

A poor night last night 24/3/25 at home in St Helens, with low number as the weather turn cold and wet overnight, the best being this Diurnea fagella (a worn dark form) which was nfy #Teammoth #StHelensBirding

The best of the rest last night 22/3/25 at home in St Helens were, a nice Pale Pinion (only the 13th record for our area) two more Twin-spotted Quaker and a March Moth #teammoth #StHelensBirding

There have been quite a few pictures of Shoulder Stripe recently on social media, and I commented about there only being two previous records in St Helens in April 2004 here at home, well last night 22/3/25, 21 years later another appeared, sadly it's a bit worst for wear. #teammoth #StHelensBirding

41/12 species recorded last night 21/3/25 at home in St Helens, with Twin-spotted Quaker (only the 8th one I've had here), Early Thorn and Small Quaker being nfy, also another Oak Beauty. Getting better. #teammoth #StHelensBirding