Monday 30th January 2012 Adjacent to King George VI Park Broadstairs

For a second week running, I have a moth in my trap on a Friday night in January! A Pale Brindled Beauty, again. (Perhaps it stayed in my garden all week!) (Sue Smith)

Thursday 26th January 2012 Newington Ramsgate

Three moths last night - singles of Light Brown Apple Moth, Emmelina monodactyla and Silver Y. The previous night I found the remains of another Mottled Umber stuck in a few strands of silk, behind the house downpipe where a False Widow spider is still active. It'll soon be spring. (Phil M)

Friday 20th January 2012 Adjacent to King George VI Park Broadstairs

For the first time ever, I have a moth in my trap on a Friday night in January! (See attached) Yippee!!! I'm pretty sure it's a Pale Brindled Beauty. A reason for putting the trap out after all! Have a good weekend! (Sue Smith)

20th January 2012 Newington Ramsgate

I have been running both traps every night but have taken little of any note. Last night was the best catch since the turn of the year, there being 2 Diamond Backed Moths, a Mottled Umber and a Dark Chestnut. I did get a single Diamond Back the night previous too. The only other moths I've taken during January were: Rusty Dot on the 9th, Chestnut on the 11th and 13th, Dark Chestnut on the nights of 6th and 11th plus a few Emmelina monodactyla's and Light Brown Apple Moths. (Phil M)

Tuesday 10th January 2012 East Blean Woods

Night of 9/1. I succumbed to mental illness and decided to risk an encounter with the mad axeman and tried a couple of hours moffing in East Blean. Worse than the axeman though was the appearance of Richard K; using the tracking skills that you would expect from a North American, finding me after probably no more than eight phone calls. The highs (there were none) and the lows of a 2 hour session were: 8 Winter Moths, 3 Spring Usher, 3 Mottled Umbers, 2 Chestnuts, 1 Satellite, 1 Tortricodes alternella and 4 Acleris notana/ferrugana. (F Solly)

Tuesday 10th January 2012 Eastry

Three Chestnut picking up sides this morning in the garden trap, with a Winter Moth as referee. Soon be summer now. (Bill Martin)