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There's loads of Blackthorn and Hawthorn here but I've only ever trapped one EM. 🤷

Nice 👌

A Chestnut was species number 2 of the year last night in Cromford. #TeamMoth

Ooh, I'll watch on iplayer later 🙂

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In which case 😁

That makes me feel a little better 😉
I'll hold back the gif for a while though. 🤔

Seriously need to get out into habitat at this time of year here. It doesn't look possible for a while though 🙄

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5am in Cromford 😏

Highly likely here 🙄

Good luck matey 🤞
I'm having a go myself with even lower expectations than your good self 🙄

Really! That's interesting.

Nice Mottled Grey👌, seems early too. One I'd like to think I've got half a chance of on Cromford Moor 🙏

I have this

Last night's Pale Brindled Beauty appears to be my earliest record here.
#TeamMoth I don't get many, but that's probably down to lack of trapping opportunities as much as anything.

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It's nice to get something! You begin to think something must be wrong with your kit 😅

I'm finally under way here in VC57. Pale Brindled Beauty is the first adult moth of 2026 🙂 #TeamMoth

Thanks Chris. All species that are available here (probably excluding D Mas). I do try to trap in the winter months when the weather is half decent, but rarely with much success. I tend to think the moths just don't wander far from good habitat 🤷

Looking forward to your reports over a full season for sure!!

Out of interest Chris, what were your 14 species? Sorry if that's a fair bit of typing (consider yourself lucky 😅).

Impressive stats! I would assume garden habitat (given the small number of potential species at this time of year) and local weather conditions are the issues.

My last moths were 6th Dec, and they were my first for at least 3 weeks prior to that 🙄. Nothing so far this year 😪

Just what I was hoping for, but alas nothing 😑

Ever had Tissue in there?

Another Wogan here. Well done with Early Moth 👌

Never seen it, but as Steve seems to suggest, it looks good.

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A four hour session here resulted in the inevitable Wogan.

Thanks Steve, I've just ordered from ALS.

Fortunately paid for with imaginary money 😃