Breezy & clear again overnight, but a gorgeously granite-like Large Ranunculus was a star NFY moth. Not far behind was the 2nd Autumnal Rustic of the year ~ another real favourite moth of mine, so elegant & subtle in appearance.
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I assume Bucculatrix bechsteinella is under recorded as it’s such an insignificant initial mine - just a small white ‘tick’ by a vein
Here are some from the garden today
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A few more of another very snazzy looking Vestal.
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Some super moths this morning after a breezy, clear night. Always enjoy a Scarce Bordered Straw & to find another Vestal, in a stellar autumn for them, was quite something. Clancy's Rustic (one of two) & a NFY Brindled Green rounded things off.
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17/09/26. 224/32. Another new Vestal, PB & CB Sallow, Sallow, and 4 Delicate (which seem to be gatting darker in tone), 3 Rush Veneer, 1 SMW, 107 LYU and falling... #teammoth #norfolkmoths @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

31/13 here in Mundford VC28 overnight with Ypsolopha sequella nfy. Singles of Small Mottled Willow and Clancy's Rustic the best of the rest #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Hard to photograph Black Rustic, NFY, to do justice to its deep black colouration. Always pleased to see it in the autumn.
Clancy’s Rustic and L-album Wainscot were other highlights last night
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15/09/26. 236/32. Relatively quiet and a bit nippy. Vestal, Sallow, 2 PB & 3 CB Sallow, Roseate Marble (Celypha rosaceana), 6 Lunar Underwing with singles of latterly double-figure species and a welcome drop down to 103 LYU... #teammoth #norfolkmoths

15/9 - Only 87/17 last night. Cooler & windy in Hunstanton. Nothing new.

Large YU 40, Lesser YU 10. Also Rush V, Sm M Willow, 4 Clancy's R*, Dich acuminatana -Common Daisy Moth*, C Wainscot* & 7 Ag geniculea* -nos dwindling now, no Beet moths. #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Two NFYs for us this morning, one of which, Orange Sallow, was only our 2nd ever garden record (after the first in 2023). Also today, the first Lunar Underwing of 2026 ~ a much commoner species here but one that's always welcome.
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14/09/26. 286/40. Nothing new. Dotted Footman, Vestal, L-album Wainscot, Large Wainscot, Chestnut, Dusky Thorn, 4 Delicate, 7 SMW, 6 Rush Veneer, 3 White-point, 2 Pink-barred Sallow, 4 Oak Hook-tip & 1 Old Lady... #teammoth #norfolkmoths @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

14/9-Just 120/25 here in Hunstanton. NFY Brown-spot Pinion*.

Large YU 51, also RDP*, Angle Shades*, 2 Clancy's R & a Saltmarsh Knot-horn* on the bench last night.
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84/24 in the garden trap overnight, including 3x Vestal, Oak Hook-tip, Sallow, Orange Sallow and ostrinia nubilalis / European Corn-borer
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Three more of the best from last night ~ seasonal excellence abounds!
Dark Sword-grass.
Black Rustic.
Frosted Orange.
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Another autumn favourite here is the Frosted Orange. They never, ever disappoint, always so smart, and with one of the best names out there ~ sounding full-on like a popular popsicle from the 50's...(probably...!).
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The very first moth in to the Actinic last night, before night-fall, was this Dark Sword-grass - there's always a buzz when we get one of these popular migrant species. Every moth's darts are different, this one's were rather modest.
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It's that time...
One of autumn's signature moths, the Black Rustic, brought its sombre & intense darkness to the MV this morning. Super fresh too in a striking purple-black, darkest of dark shrouds, with gold-leaf embellishments.
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13/09/26. 339/40. Lilac Beauty NFG. Large Wainscot NFY. L-album Wainscot, Scarce Bordered Straw, 14 Oak Hook-tip, 8 Delicate, 3 Dusky Thorn, 2 Pink-barred Sallow, Saltmarsh & Spindled Knot-horn, 137 LYU, 32 SHC, 31 Square-spot Rustic... #teammoth #norfolkmoths
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Autumn's reach has begun to show itself in our moths this weekend: Brick & Barred Sallow amongst the seasonal visitors to the garden, along with only our 2nd-ever Pearly Underwing plus a Clancy's Rustic, still a very scare species here.
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Our stellar late summer & early autumn for the migrant Vestal continued with this gorgeous raspberry & lemon individual this morning. What a brilliant run we've had locally, both here at CMO HQ & in our local grassy margins.
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