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A much better night last night than the previous night, thanks to some cloud retaining the warmth of the day. I trapped in the garden again and although numbers weren't high, I had a nice selection of moths including some new for the garden.
Red Underwing (nfg)
Large Yellow Underwing
Lesser Yellow Underwing x5
Snout x2
Silver Y
Common Marbled Carpet x2
Setaceous Hebrew Character x3
Common Wainscot
Large Wainscot
Canary-shouldered...
Red Underwing (nfg)
Large Yellow Underwing
Lesser Yellow Underwing x5
Snout x2
Silver Y
Common Marbled Carpet x2
Setaceous Hebrew Character x3
Common Wainscot
Large Wainscot
Canary-shouldered...
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I put my 125W MV Robinson trap out last night between 20.00 - 00.30. The weather was clear and cool.
Very few moths ended up in the trap:
Large Yellow Underwing
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2 Setaceous Hebrew Character
2 Light Brown Apple Moth
Plus two new garden records:
Lunar Underwing:
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and...
Very few moths ended up in the trap:
Large Yellow Underwing
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2 Setaceous Hebrew Character
2 Light Brown Apple Moth
Plus two new garden records:
Lunar Underwing:
[Image]
and...
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A brimstone butterfly spent some time today fluttering around the garden. I spent some time pursuing it with my camera... futilely! 
A Bombus terrestris queen and quite a few honey bees visited the crocuses - and I managed to photograph these
A Bombus terrestris queen and quite a few honey bees visited the crocuses - and I managed to photograph these
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The warmer weather over the weekend brought out a few insects in the garden - including a Peacock butterfly, several honey bees, more than a dozen 7-spot ladybirds, an ant damsel bug and a shield bug (Troilus luridus).
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I was looking out of my bedroom window this morning when I saw a pair of bullfinches feeding on the buds of an ornamental prunus. I haven't seen any bullfinches in the garden for a number of years, so was extremely pleased to see these 
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