Martin's Moths

  The first hawk moths of the year arrived on 2 May, five days later than in 2024 and six short of their earliest debut here, in the sunny ...

Moon and Mothtrap - good name for a pub maybe. Moon top right and trap bottom left; both alluring to moths Temperatures are rising nicely by...

  The moths are arriving at a very civilised rate in this lovely spell of very warm weather (though the nights are still pretty chilly becau...

  Who else could you think of but Franz Kafka when confronted in the moth trap by this pitiful sight? As our souvenir mug from a very good e...

  Competition for the prettiest moth of the year is hotting up, with the arrival of my first White Ermine of 2025. This is a very common spe...

The first big, bold moth of the year arrived last night, this Pebble Prominent with its cream-and-coffee colours, two large 'pebbles...

A solution to my morning Robin problem, as described three posts ago, unexpectedly offered itself this week. I was checking the eggboxes whi...