After a lovely warm day the temperature plummeted to around >5c so I didn't expect to catch a lot of moths tonight but I had to try the new trap out and I also wanted to try taking a photo of a moth using a halogen lamp as suggested by Ben from Essex Moths blog in response to me posting a forum entry asking if anyone could recommend a good light for photographing moths on the Back Garden Moths website(which I'm sure you're all aware of but just in case.... http://www.back-garden-moths.co.uk/index.php). The catch wasn't very big or exciting but the photographic results with the tungsten lamp are a vast improvement I'm sure you'll agree.
The trap was out from 8pm to 3:15am
Tonight's Log
2 Large Yellow Underwing
1Lesser Yellow Underwing
3 Blair's Shoulder-Knot(see photo above)
1 Common Wainscot(see photo above)
1 Willow Beauty
Not bad at all Ian, it can be difficult to get the right light in any given situation and I have kicked myself when i've taken pics of a Moth, let it go, then looked at the pictures on the computer and not been happy with them, o well there's always next year!
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