103: 46 on a fresh & breezy dawn in Southampton. The undoubted highlight was the 1st, and much anticipated, Fig-leaf Skeletoniser. Also Portland Ribbon Wave & a latish fresh looking Poplar Grey. Only 1 Jersey Tiger though. Maybe they're almost done down here.

1st home trapping for 5 days produced 157:57 in the Southampton trap. Noteables incl Epinotia tenerana nfg & Calamotropha paludella (2nd record & probably drifted up from the R. Itchen). Neither hung around for a photo though so here's a Burnished Brass.

Clear & moony overnight in Southampton. 183:48 this morning incl a whopping 77 Jersey Tigers. Migrants incl 6 Silver Y, Rush Veneer, 2 RDP, 4 Cydia amplana & the 1st Palpita vitrealis for a couple of years.

132:56 in Southampton this morning. A few migrants - D Sword Grass, 3 Small Mottled Willows, RDP & 5 Rush Veneers. The runaway winner of moth of the day was a pristine Garden Tiger. The 1st here for at least five years.

A modest 120:51 on a cool easterly breeze in Southampton this morning. 1st Toadflax Brocade & Dewick's Plusias (2) were noteworthy with Light Crimson Underwing (c.5th garden record) the highlight. #mothsmatter

185:65 in the Southampton trap this morning included a surprising 11 NFY. Highlights incl Italian Bark Moth, 3 Tree-lichen Beauties & Dark Sword-grass. Bracken Gall Moth (Monochroa cytisella) was new for the garden.

1st garden trapping of the week in Southampton after the mega mothing w/e in Kent was pretty productive with 166:64. Jersey Tigers dominated with 27 in and around the trap. Highlights were the 2nd Lobster & 1st Blair's Mocha. #teammoth

13:7 in the Mull trap incl two each of Clouded Buff & Small Angle Shades. ##teammoth

Some away mothing on Mull produced 18:11. Ghost Moth & Map-winged Swift, incl 1 of the gallicus form, were the most noteworthy along with Nutmeg.

Next generation of Toadflax Brocade well on the way in our Southampton garden this morning with 5 caterpillars found and hopefully more to come. #teammoth

It's always a good day when you find a Stag Beetle.

Just 69:38 in Southampton with 6 Diamondbacks & a Small Mottled Willow the only migrants. Burnished Brass a welcome addition to the year list. #teammoth

A moony and cool night & a smaller catch of 120:46 in Southampton. 6 Diamond backs, 3 Silver Ys & 2 Small Mottled Willows the only migrants. Bucculatrix frangutella new for the garden.

157:54 in the Southampton trap this morning including the 3rd Pine Hawk, 2nd Portland Ribbon Wave & 1st Geoff. Also, what might be Cydia coniferana. 33 Treble lines were also noteworthy.

77:37 in the Southampton garden with Figure of 80 & Cream-bordered Green Pea notable for here. 1 Small Mottled Willow & 7 Diamond Backs the only migrants. #teammoth

1st outing for the MV this yr in the Southampton garden produced 82:42. Broken-barred & Flame Carpets were noteworthy. Also the 1st Stag Beetle of the year hanging out in the flower pots.

Another excellent weekend of birds, moths, butterflies, plants and good company at portlandbirdobs.com With two Turtle Doves & 13 spp of butterfly probably the highlight. Thanks, as always to Martin & Jodie.

46:16 this morning in Cornwall. Migrants were evident with 4 Diamond-backs, 3 Small Mottled Willows, 2 Dark Sword-grass & a Rush Veneer. Also Sandy Carpet which I see infrequently. #teammoth

Plenty of Early Purps in Cornwall, too.

1st 'away' trapping of the year last night in Perranuthnoe, Cornwall. 25:15 from the actinic including 5 Small Mottled Willows. #teammoth

Dug out the actinic for the 1st time in nearly a month & trapped 10:8 on a cool & clear night in Southampton.

A cracking couple of hours birding in the #NewForest on a misty morning. Lots of activity and a decent dawn chorus. Highlights incl pr of LSWs, 15+ xbills, 12+ Stonechats & Dartford W. Best of all was a Woodcock which silently lifted from a forest stream and jinked off thro the trees. #HantsBirds

It's filling up nicely. 🙂

A cold & relatively clear dawn on the Hants coast prompted a bit of vizmiggging at Brownwich with 848 birds of 10 spp moving west up to 10:00. 72 Redpolls was a good count for here. Also 250+ Brents offshore. #HantsBirds

1st trap in the Southampton garden for a month produced 30:19. Standard seasonal stuff, but incl the 1st October Swallowtail. #MothsMatter

Great to be back on @skokholmisland.bsky.social after far too long. A Sab's gull on the boat over was great start. Plenty of birds on the move this morning & it feels rare.

1st trapping session in the Southampton garden since 25th Aug was predictably modest with just 43:18. Cypress Pug NFY & Rusty Dot Pearl the only migrant. 4 L-album Wainscots were also quite noteworthy.

Standard fare in the Southampton trap this morning with a modest 78:31. The exception was this pristine Scarce Bordered Straw - only the 2nd garden record. #mothsmatter @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Back on the Brownwich patch for the 1st time this autumn. Precious few signs of migration but some loafing Meds produced 7 colour rings read. Beast of the day was a Stoat zipping across in front of me. #HantsBirds

Small Heath added to the Southampton garden list taking it to 22 species.