190:66 in my South Hants (VC11) garden was very welcome last night. Lots of NFY & some #migrantmothuk Highlights were Puss Moth, my second here, the last a wing only, cherry bark tortrix and a green bordered green pea. Migrant interest was 5 small mottled willows, 8 diamond backs and 2 rush veneers

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The start of my mothing season has been a bit hit & miss, with being away them bogged down with work. 10/04/26 was a tad windy so not surprised to get 40:12 but was surprised to get 5 diamond backs & 1 ea nutmeg, turnip moth and Dewick’s plusia amongst the usual suspects #migrantmothuk #teammoth

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Incredible ringing recovery this AM by Stour Ringing Group of a Kestrel caught near Arne which was carrying a Dutch ring and a sat-tag. Well done for getting the data so quickly. Amazing movement for a bird that typically isn’t considered to move large distances. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

There was a modest roost of c. 150 Dunlin and 100 ringed plovers at high tide on Gunner Point, Hayling Island. Down from the c. 1000 birds a couple of weeks ago. #ukbirding

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Another bat survey today in South-east Hants, exploring tunnels on Portsdown Hill. The highlights for me were another Tissue, Buttoned Snout and Bloxworth Snout. Also a dozen or so herald moths and over 50 peacock butterflies. #teammoth

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46:18 was better than expected from my cold S Hants VC11 garden. The undoubted highlight was a clifden nonpareil, 1 silver Y the other migrant. Others bits included northern deep brown dart 1, black rustic 1, pink barred sallow 1, sallow 3 and L-album wainscot 6. #teammoth #migrantmothuk

The wonderful intricately marked Cherry Bark Moth (Enarmonia formosana) to light in the Hampshire garden last night. Ignore micros at your peril! #TeamMoth

A couple of interesting nights on the way as our weather is influenced by ex-hurricane Elin. Tonight, we could see the 1st arrivals in S. Ireland, SW Britain & perhaps along the south coast. Monday will be very warm with air from N. Africa, and perhaps the most likely night for migrants. #teammoth

82:48 to my South Hants VC11 garden last night. Some nice bits - Jersey & Garden Tigers, shaded broad-bar, rosy rustic, four-spotted footman & a diamond back, but this Gypsy Moth was the star, a new moth for me. Great antennae - face on it looks like a brown long-eared bat #teammoth #migrantmothuk

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My 29th year monitoring nightingales in Hampshire this year, and it looks like a good year. The first birds were recorded back around 7th April, at least 16 males held territory locally and 5 breeding females confirmed. So far 3 juveniles ringed in 2025, proving breeding success. #ukbirding

I'm so excited to share that this springtail, one that seems to have rapidly appeared in graveyards and gardens across the UK, now has a proper name: Entomobrya petri! I hope this will be the first of many new species descriptions, allowing us to track our rapidly changing springtail fauna. 🧵⬇️

Dark Crimson / Light Crimson Underwing ID tip - The discal spot is adjacent with the postmedian line and the antemedian line is pointed near the dorsum / The discal spot is isolated from the postmedian line and the antemedian line is curved near the dorsum. #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

182:76 to my S Hants VC11 garden last night, took a while to sort this AM. A lot NFY, some highlight were Rosy Marbled (1), Monochroa palustris, which is a real nice moth imo and a Nemapogon keonigi which was new for me also Paraswammerdamia nebulella. #teammoth

109:56 to my S Hants (VC11) garden. A few NFY inc. four-spotted footman, small blood-vein, barred yellow, Pyrasta purpuralis and small dusty wave. Very little on the migrant front, just 2 diamond backs and a silver Y. #teammoth #migrantmothuk

Early promise with a Great Oak Beauty and male Ghost Moth on the outside of my VC11 trap did not continue. Only 62:40 with little else of note, Monopis crocicapitella was the 2nd of the year as was an Ethmia dodecea. Another silver-y the only presumed migrant #migrantmothuk #teammoth

Surprise catch of 101:44 to MV in my VC11 garden last night in grim conditions. A few migrants with silver-y & delicate, an Elegia similella very local here. Other hightlights, shoulder-stripe and Ditula angustiorana, snout, (all NFY) and L-album Wainscot (a fav of mine) #teammoth #migrantmothuk

217:67 to MV, South Hants (VC11) last night. NFY’s inc. pretty chalk carpet, beautiful hook-tip, coronet, pinion-streaked snout and Lathronympha strigana. 1 each diamond back and delicate only #migrantmothuk also Clancy’s rustic, presumably not a migrant and another Bird’s Wing! #teammoth

As I have had to wait so many years to catch a Scarce Merveille du Jour in my garden, then catch a second two nights later - was it the same moth? The left hand moth was from two nights ago, the right last night. There are many differences in patterns and the first is the more worn- so no #teammoth

219:68 to MV in my South Hants (VC11) garden last night. Another Scarce MdJ! but the highlight - Bird’s Wing (NFG) - numerous NFY inc. Anarsia spartiella, Lyonetia clarkella, Ethmia dodecea, Lozotaeniodes formosana & Dark spectacle, etc. #teammoth 1 delicate the only migrant. #migrantmothuk

227:68 to MV in my South Hants (VC11) garden last night. There were 22 NFY in that haul but the Scarce Merveille du Jour stole the show. In 25 yrs of mothing here, I’ve often wondered why I’ve not caught one as it is know from the Wickham area. We’ll finally it’s happened and what a beaut #teammoth

Another early start for a bird survey on the Isle of Wight (VC10). It was a hot day with butterflies & day flying moths the most interesting species - Small Heaths were abundant with over 100, 3 Dingy Skippers & single Wall Brown & Painted Lady. Plenty of Speckled Yellow moths too. #butterflies

Insect of the day goes to this cracking female Oak (I think) Snakefly Phaeostigma notata. A species I don’t see very often at all and haven’t before in my South Hants (VC11) garden!

A very early start for a breeding bird survey but still managed to find a few moths. A local site for me so still in South Hants (VC11). There moths found as I wandered around the Hedge Beauty Albonia geoffrella, Plum tortrix Hedya pruniana and the silver grass-miner Elachista argentella. #teammoth

A cool night which was reflected in the 55:41 in my South Hants (VC11) garden. Cream bordered green pea was probably the highlight and could have been a migrant, #migrantmothuk otherwise single diamond back and rusty dot pearl. A fresh pine hawk was a real cracker as was the green carpet #teammoth

My first session for a few nights produced 89:50. 15 of those NFY, inc. Plutella porrectella, small seraphim, knot-grass, Eulia ministrana and 1 Dingy Mocha NFG, a rare moth in south-east Hants (VC11). #migrantmothuk were a Gem and 2 diamond backs. #teammoth and a male Stag Beetle.

As someone who has been monitoring nightingale populations in Hampshire for over 35 years, you get used to the idea of rarely seeing them, or only seeing glimpses. This evening all the stars aligned and this male put on an amazing show!! #ukbirding #nightingales

There has been much going on in my South Hants (VC11) garden today, but two recently fledged song thrush chicks, being fed a diet of snail has the be the highlight. Rocks and paving stones were the preferred anvil choice, before the parent, split the snail in two and let the chicks do the rest!

Only 18:13 in my South Hants (VC11) garden last night. Sadly going rapidly backwards with these NE winds. Only NFY was Light Brocade, other highlights were 3 Poplar Hawk, 3 Muslin moths and another 2 Diamond Backs #teammoth #migrantmothuk

Unsurprisingly, colder weather and moth numbers were down last night. 42:22 in my South Hants (VC11), NFY purple bar, white ermine, heart & dart & blood-vein #teammoth Surprisingly, 11 of the moths were diamond backs, presumably having arrived during the nights before #migrantmothuk

It’s looking good this year for Ringed Plovers on Hayling Is in our enclosure. We’ve now found 5 nests and yesterday had our first chicks, the earliest by about 3 weeks since we started the project. Fingers crossed they’ll fledge!! @rspb.bsky.social @wordsfromwez.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social

A respectable 99:46 to my S Hants VC11 garden last night. Too many NFY to mention, best of the bunch was Ethmia quadrillella, a new species for me. Two diamond backed the only migrants, although I did have white-point and Blair’s mocha too, which are likely residents now #teammoth #migrantmothuk

I was up early this AM for a breeding bird survey in Sussex. As the meadow warmed my first Mother Shipton moth of the year appeared. And then found this glow-worm larvae on a bit of felt that had blown of a shed roof! #teammoth

A vast improvement over the night before last night in my South Hants VC11 garden. 29:16. NFY were brimstone(2), flame shoulder(1), pale mottled willow(1), shuttle shaped dart(1) a lovely fresh campion and some migrants Dark Swordgrass and a diamond back! #teammoth #migrantmothuk

My mothing this year seems to be going backwards in my South Hants (VC11) garden, only 13:10 last night, but at least some new for year! They were Brindled beauty, Great prominent, red-twin spot carpet and Maiden’s blush!

Found this beauty today in Winchester (VC11) which I think is the green-fanged tube-web spider Segestria florentina @britishspiders.bsky.social

Nightingales singing and showing today. More enjoyable in the afternoon, once the morning's noisy gunfire had ended. #Suffolkbirding

A very underwhelming 36:10 to my South Hants (VC11) garden this AM. There was very little of note, NFY Bee moth and Chinese character (hopefully no tariffs apply), best was a well marked Blossom Underwing.