Where the hell did the time go? Feels like I've been cheated, short changed or robbed. I've barely posted bugger all this year, and it appears nothing since early June. But, for a change, that's not because there was nothing to post about. But between bouts of activity I've been pretty busy and work and, you know, stuff. I'll have a bit of catch up one way or another, though not chronologically (or indeed following any logic). For a starter, here's a few new for garden moths and one or two highlights that haven't been posted.
Black Arches - new for garden, 29/07/2023
Bordered Straw - 27/07/2023, third garden record
Bordered White - 12/06/2023, the first here since 2002
Box-tree Moth - 30/06/2023, surprisingly the first here since adding it
to the VC55 list in 2017
Crescent - 27/07/2023, fifth garden record
Dewick's Plusia - 28/07/2023, a return after adding to garden list last
year
Obscure Wainscot - 12/06/2023, another return after adding to garden
list last year
Small Elephant Hawk-moth - new for garden, 24/06/2023
Small Rufous - 27/07/2023, fourth garden record
Toadflax Brocade - 19/07/2023, recorded for fourth consecutive year
here
Apotomis lineana - new for both garden and me, 09/08/2023
Lesser Treble-bar - new for garden, 15/08/2023
White-point - an overdue new for garden, 20/08/2023
