An Oak Beauty, just in, is the 18th species of the year for me in VC57 #TeamMoth

No trapping last night, but a couple of Shoulder Stripe on the wildlife centre door at Carsington this morning. There's an outside chance that tomorrow night might be doable 🤞🤞 #TeamMoth

8/6 from the garden last night with the best being my earliest Shoulder Stripe. #TeamMoth

52/10 last night in local woodland including 30 Tortricodes alternella, 6 Yellow Horned, 2 Satellite and 2 Ypsolopha sp tbc (likely ustella I assume). #TeamMoth

Moths arriving here: Satellite 2, Chestnut 3, Common Quaker 1. #TeamMoth

A fairly predictable result from the garden last night with just 5/3. Given that other Derbyshire moth-ers were trapping decent numbers I'll be off out into better habitat tonight. #TeamMoth

Thoughts on this please people. Found inside bird hide at Carsington this morning. Obsidentify suggests Mompha jurassicella which would be a good record for here (gen det required obviously). #TeamMoth

Last night's Satellite. The only other adult moth was an Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella agg, and there was a now obligatory Scarlet Tiger caterpillar on the fence. #TeamMoth

Following last night's Wogan I'm having another go in the garden tonight. A quick check has just revealed a Satellite, nfy 🙂 #TeamMoth

Updated data for colour ringed Black-headed Gull "V60V" #ukbirding @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social @linacreblogger.bsky.social @nuttytussock.bsky.social

Dare we dream for something a little more like it this weekend? #TeamMoth 🙏🙏

Just 3 moths last night: 2 Chestnut, and March Moth nfy #TeamMoth

Up on Rose End Meadows this evening, with just a single Chestnut so far 🙄.I'll give it until 8ish. Barn Owl and Tawny Owl heard. #TeamMoth

I ran 2 traps in the garden last night which yielded just a single Agonopterix h/c and a Scarlet Tiger caterpillar by dawn. A post birding discovery of a Dotted Borde midway between the traps was a nice surprise. Also 3 Pale Brindled Beauty on the visitor centre exterior at Carsington. #TeamMoth

Early Moth at Carsington this morning, a nice year tick 😃 #TeamMoth

I spent a short while looking for Luffia lapidella cases in a local graveyard this afternoon. Unfortunately I didn't find any, but did find this larva which I think is Marbled Beauty? #TeamMoth

Some fairly heavy rain probably scuppered things last night, but at least the Irish man was kept at bay with a single Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella nfy. Jan stats: 6 traps, 3 Wogans, 3 moths of 3 species #TeamMoth

A Chestnut was species number 2 of the year last night in Cromford. #TeamMoth

Last night's Pale Brindled Beauty appears to be my earliest record here. #TeamMoth I don't get many, but that's probably down to lack of trapping opportunities as much as anything.

I'm finally under way here in VC57. Pale Brindled Beauty is the first adult moth of 2026 🙂 #TeamMoth

Have any of you #TeamMoth guys replaced a ceramic lamp holder for a 125W MV? I have a broken unit 😪 and am struggling to find a reasonably priced replacement.

Spurred on by the incredible sighting of a Swallow at Carsington yesterday I thought I'd have a go last night. Ever willing to punish the over-optimistic, the canny Wogan seized his chance. Lesson learned? Probably not 🙄 #TeamMoth

A few stats for 2025. 12,341 moths processed (excluding abundant micro species such as Yponomeuta and Acentria ephemerella) VC57- 521 species recorded. Garden- 460 species recorded. A couple of new species recorded elsewhere, namely Dwarf Cream Wave and Clancy's Rustic. #TeamMoth

Another collage from 2025. A combination of new for me, or just too nice not to share 😁 #TeamMoth

A few of my favourite macros from 2025. All recorded in the garden, with the exception of Suspected (Cromford Moor). #TeamMoth

I ran the trap last night for the first time in 3 weeks: Mottled Umber 4, December Moth (1 female), and a soggy LBAM. #TeamMoth VC57.

December Moths and Scarce Umber from last night. #TeamMoth

7 moths of 4 species last night in VC57. The weather is too grim to take photos 🌧🌧🌧. December Moth 4, Scarce Umber, E postvittana and B lacticolella. Lurker patrol is likely cancelled 😏 #TeamMoth

A snap decision to run last night actually paid off for once. Despite steady rain until midnight, a very reasonable 20/6 made it worthwhile. Target moth was Scarce Umber and it duly obliged. Also, 9 Mottled Umber (must be a record here), 4 Red-green C, Winter Moth and 4 LBAM. #TeamMoth

11 of 5 up at Middleton last night, with nothing new or unexpected. #TeamMoth The only other species were Brick and E postvittana.

Today's lurker patrol. #TeamMoth

A night of attrition against the dark meteorological forces, and a power cut, produced a dismal 6/5. White-point, Mottled Umber (different individual), Juniper C, a late Straw Dot, and 2 E postvittana. #TeamMoth Face it, it's over 😪

I'm only running the MV tonight (actinic is still on the roof and I just couldn't face climbing). Conditions look better with a little drizzle and no sign of the moon currently. Just one moth so far but it's the 3rd garden record of White-point. #TeamMoth

Pretty dire last night in VC57 with the Beaver supermoon scuppering any hope of a decent return. Just 5/5, but Winter Moth nfy. #TeamMoth

The wind proved to be too strong for moths to fly last night. Just 4/4 - December Moth, Red-green Carpet, Juniper Carpet and Feathered Thorn. #TeamMoth

Right Wogan, let's 'ave it 👊 It's blowing a hooly here and there's rain in the forecast too, so I must be mad 🤯. Nothing ventured... Anyone else daft enough? #TeamMoth

A new moth for me last night with this Streak. Scarce in VC57 in recent years, and probably not on the radar (also larger than I envisaged). A late Green Brindled Crescent, 2 Red-line Quaker, another Brick amongst the usual Red-green Carpets. #TeamMoth

Another wet and breezy night here in Cromford. Preliminary checks suggest 14 of 9. There is however a nfm amongst those 😃. Photos will have to wait until later 🙄 Meanwhile here's a very funky Epirrita. #TeamMoth

A few of the White-point. #TeamMoth

Lurker alert ⚠️. White-point hiding on a disused bird feeder. New for the garden year list (2nd ever here). Also Red-line Quaker in the leaf litter. #TeamMoth White-point will need some cooling off for photos, in my limited experience.

12/6 last night (wet again). I'm fairly happy with Northern Winter Moth nfy, Feathers McThorn 4, Epirrita agg, Common Marbled Carpet 2, Red-green Carpet 3 and Juniper Carpet. The NWM had forewing length 16.5mm which is within range. More wasps than all year and a Smooth Newt 🙂 #TeamMoth

What appears to be Northern Winter Moth just arrived. I'll need to look in better light tomorrow. Two Common Marbled Carpet are the only others I can see at the mo. Rain incoming soon. #TeamMoth

A decent 17/7 at a soggy Cromford with a faded Brick nfy. Mainly geometers with 5 Feathered Thorn, 6 Red-green Carpet, 2 Juniper Carpet, a late Common Marbled Carpet, Mottled Umber and a December Moth. #TeamMoth

A few moths in the end last night, despite the rain and strong wind. Red-green Carpet 3, Juniper Carpet, Large YU, Turnip Moth, Merveille du Jour and LBAM. #TeamMoth Also a Noon fly 😏

6 of 6 for me last night up at altitude. December Moth nfy, Blair's Shoulder-knot, Feathered Thorn, Juniper Carpet, Red-green Carpet and LBAM. #TeamMoth

I'm up at my daughter's tonight, so I thought I'd give it a go. Wogan has been sent packing with a nfy December Moth, Blair's Shoulder-knot and Juniper Carpet. 💪💪 #TeamMoth

I finally got round to the micro, which I'm hoping is ok for Ypsolopha ustella. Over to the Ypsolopha expert..😁 @sj84turner.bsky.social #TeamMoth

A very reasonable 28/13, last night, with Mottled Umber and Satellite nfy. Merveille du Jour, 4 Feathered Thorn, Chestnut, Barred Sallow etc, 6 Juniper Carpet etc. A micro still to process which is likely nfg. #TeamMoth

The area to watch tonight is just ahead and behind the cold front as it pushes east this evening and overnight, when the wind will drop briefly for an hour or two. It will remain fairly windy on the coast. Western and more inland spots perhaps more likely to see any migrant activity. #teammoth

19/9 here in Cromford with nothing new. A nice selection though- Merv 2, GB Crescent 2, Y-line Q 2, Red-line Q, Blair's S-k, R-g Carpet 4, Epirrita 4, Juniper Carpet 2, Large YU. #TeamMoth