Its been a rather frustrating Spring for moth trappers locally, with a very dry period consisting of nice sunny days with blue skies and good daytime temperatures, but then turning much cooler by the evening, leading to low overnight temperatures. Such Spring weather has become the norm over the past few years and it means that if you can't get out to your regular patch of woodland or reserve, there's little point in even lighting up the trap in an urban garden, until perhaps late April or early May.

And with movement restrictions in place, following the Covid-19 Pandemic, trapping for most people over much of 2020, will be from the confines of their gardens. To date (April 28th) I've only trapped twice so far, but there have been a few odd records gathered during my short walks out and these are listed below. Its certainly going to be an interesting year.