I ran my moth trap for the first time in over 2 weeks overnight on August 17th and caught a rather uninspiring 75 macro moths of 30 species, of which 23 were Large Yellow Underwings. New year ticks were Orange Swift, Pretty Chalk Carpet, Dusky Thorn, Pebble Prominent, Flounced Rustic and Old Lady. Surprisingly, 1 Old Lady actually entered the trap (they tend not to, usually being seen somewhere nearby), 1 ended up in the lounge and the other flew off! However, best of all was a White-point, which is a new addition to the garden list - picture attached. White-point is a migrant moth, which appears to have established itself on the South coast, so it is interesting to speculate on the origins of this moth. It does appear quite fresh, which might point to a locally bred moth. The first Bucks record was in 2005 and there have been a few more since, but I think that there are still fewer than 10 county records.
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