Six Merveille du Jours this morning - likely a highest count ever for us here - in our pleasing tally of 133/38. The variation is really quite something, here's three different shades of green on some of the morning Mervs. What a magnificent moth!
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Not many micros at large last night but here's a Monopis crocicapitella, which is a much nicer name than it's common English name, the Pale-backed Detritus Moth. Regular here and always smart.
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52/23 & high in quality today. Ronnie the Radford's Flame Shoulder in pole position + Clifden Nonpareil by the front door this morning, a triple scoop of Merveille du Jour, 1st November Moth agg. of '26, x3 Clancy's Rustics & a jet Black Rustic.
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This migrant macro remains rare in the county, new to Norfolk in 2021. The superb @norfolkmoths.bsky.social map below shows just how few record there have been since in the following 5 years. Chuffed with this, been on the radar a while now.
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"And it's Radford!" - I've wanted to this about this 1st for TG04 for ages 🙂! Last night, this Radford's Flame Shoulder sat on the back door, willing itself to be seen. Duly potted, with a slightly shaky hand, & enjoyed greatly this morning.
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A pleasing mix of moths at CMO last night. Feathered Thorn was NFY & was joined by Merveille du Jour, Scarce Bordered Straw, Bordered Straw (very lively & NFY), Grey Shoulder-knot, Clancy's Rustic, Red-lined Quaker (also NFY) & Chestnut.
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Fewer moths today but still a super selection. A rather different looking Vestal, a fresh-as Small Mottled Willow, a mobile Scarce-bordered Straw, a surprise Nephopterix angustella (Spindle Knot-horn) + a Buff Footman (late, but not that late).
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A few more of yesterday's star of the show, an NFG Deep-brown Dart. The 1st photographed TG04 record, this is a scarce, localised moth in Norfolk - with a distinct cluster of records in the west - although 2026 has seen many recorded countywide.
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A superb autumn night of moths at CMO HQ last night, 180/48! NFG Deep-brown Dart the big headliner + our 2nd Dusky-lemon Sallow & NFY Bunny Moth. Also Merveille du Jour, Autumnal Rustic, Clancy's Rustic, Large Ranunculus & mauve Box-tree Moth.
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Some of the autumnal moths from the last couple of productive & entertaining nights at CMO HQ.
Delicate, Black Rustic, Clancy's Rustic, Green-brindled Crescent, Chestnut, L-album Wainscot, Lunar Underwing & Large Ranunculus.
What a snazzy mix...
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The Shocking Pinks!!!
At some point, there will be a natural conclusion to the Vestal images from Cley but this might well be the Vestal to out-Vestal all others. Today's field-fringe visitor was the most outrageous one we've seen anywhere. Wow!
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Pink-barred Sallow was NFY last night & was joined by another Vestal (honestly, this is a wild autumn for them!) + Brown-spot Pinion & Barred Sallow all in the mix too. Decent return on a breezy, moonlit night.
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Nice surprise to see @pilning.bsky.social & Jan along the Drift today. Bird-free but the march of the Vestal has cranked up a notch again. The same field margin as the summer produced at least 10 Vestals in the grass & beet. Four of them 👇
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... and talking of moths on an amazing run here, up popped another Vestal this weekend. We've had so many TG04 records this summer/autumn. And every one has been different. This one a little faded but the lemon & raspberry remains...
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I've always loved a double (L-) album! The amazing run for this brilliant Wainscot in 2026 continues a pace ~ amazing that we only had our 1st L-album Wainscot last year & this autumn has produced at least eight in recent weeks.
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Three more of the Dusky-lemon Sallow from the weekend. This smart & understated moth reminds me of the upperpart colour scheme of a particularly well-marked, darker looking (dark-breasted) Barn Owl: such a neat & distinctive look 👌
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Absolutely the star of the mothing show over the weekend was this NFG a pristine Dusky-lemon Sallow. Records in TG04 are thin on the ground but this one coincided with another in the village the same night. Quite a localised moth countywide too.
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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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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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