First half of May - terrible for moth trapping

The weather during the first half of May has more or less continued where April left off, but without the frost, very variable with wet cool nights, therefore trap catches have been very poor indeed    We can only hope that things pick up soon - and here's a sobering thought - it's only just over a month away until the nights will start drawing out again!!

Updated chart attached below.

Just a reminder of the target species to look out for (below) and please remember you can join in with this challenge when ever you like, just let me know here, what you've recorded.

The target species added in May (or let me know if you’ve already have recorded one) are; -

9) Yellow-barred Brindle (1 point)

8) Tawny Pinion (2 Points)

7) Any migrant hawk moth – this might seem rather unlikely, but it does of course include the Humming-bird Hawk-moth, so everyone will have a chance to record one of these (3 points)

The target species to look out for which were added in previous months are; -

6) White-marked (1point)

5) Pine Beauty (2 points)

4) Oak Nycteoline (1 point)

3) Blossom Underwing (2 points)

2) Shoulder Stripe (1 point)

1) Small Brindled Beauty (2 points)

Peter.