Rain Stopped Play

I knew it was going to rain at some point so I put the trap out and sat in a garden chair waiting for the first few drops to come.....I still haven't been able to find a suitable cover for the bulb so I put a large garden parasol above the trap and was ready to run and unplug if the rain started. The cloud cover kept the temperature high so the trap was busy and a pleasure to watch but it was only 2 1/2 hours till the rain came, a busy enough night anyway with 4 species new to my garden so well worth the effort.

The trap was out from 9:30pm to 12.05am

Tonight's Log

11 Large Yellow Underwing

6 Lesser Yellow Underwing

7 Silver-Y

3 Riband Wave

5 Common Rustic

3 Shuttle Shaped Dart

4 Dark Arches

3 Uncertain Moth

2 Willow Beauty

2 Grey Dagger

1 Magpie

1 Small Magpie

1 Iron Prominent(ID Thanks to Peter at Back Garden Moths)

1 Flame Shoulder(ID Thanks to Graham at Back Garden Moths)

1 Ruby Tiger

1 Heart & Dart

1 Brimstone

1 Brick Moth

1 Smoky Wainscot

1 Yellow Shell

1 Straw Dot(see photo above)

1 Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing(see photo above)

2 Copper Underwing(see photo above)