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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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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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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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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