Unknown cause of rolled Hawthorn leaf.

Unknown cause of rolled Hawthorn leaf.

Unknown cause of rolled Hawthorn leaf.

Unknown cause of rolled Hawthorn leaf.

Trapped last night, despite the cool weather, with predictable results 5/3. #fomo

Noticed this rolled Hawthorn leaf yesterday, in the Brecks, but I’m at a loss to know what has caused it. Any ideas #teammoth folks? Seemed to have an orange and black ringed larval head poking out of the bottom.

Adult male(?) Peregrine

2CY Peregrine

Unusual to see two Peregrines on the church simultaneously.

Had breakfast watching one Peregrine on the church, had dinner watching two. It’s a nice job if you can get it.

#SuffolkBirding

Adela reaumurella (Green Longhorn)

Went looking for Pammene agnotana with my FUN lure this afternoon. The first record for Suffolk was only last week, and this weekend for VC26. However they didn’t want to play ball for me.

I did find a new Moth, in fact many of them. Adela reaumurella (Green Longhorn) around Gorse. #teammoth

Grapholita internana (White-underwing Piercer)

Another new Moth for me at Cavenham; Grapholita internana (White-underwing Piercer) on Gorse. Hopefully. #teammoth A fairly localised species.

Cydia ulicetana (Common Gorse Moth)

Cydia ulicetana (Common Gorse Moth)

Set out to look for Grasshopper Warbler & Green Hairstreak at Cavenham. Scored on the first but couldn’t find the second.

All that looking a Gorse paid off though. Found a new for me Cydia ulicetana (Common Gorse Moth). Way too frisky to photograph out of the pot sadly. #teammoth

Coleophora serratella (Common Case-bearer)

Coleophora serratella (Common Case-bearer)

I’m fairly happy with this as Coleophora serratella (Common Case-bearer) on Birch at Cavenham. If so, it’s new for me.

#teammoth

Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Bark Moth)

That’s rather nice. 👀 NFM
Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Bark Moth) at Cavenham Heath.

#teammoth

Gypsy Moth caterpillar

I prefer my Moths with wings, but this #57 Gypsy Moth caterpillar is new for the all stages garden yearlist.

#teammoth

Pale Mottled Willow

Just 10/5 this morning. I nearly didn’t trap, but it was worth it for this new for year #56 Pale Mottled Willow.

#teammoth

French White-winged Lark

White-winged Lark in the Carmague yesterday.

Picture taken from Global Rare Bird Alert - Facebook. Photographer unknown.

Swallow Prominent

Lunar Marbled Brown

Just 16/7 this morning, but NFG #54 Swallow Prominent was nice to see, as was, though a bit dishevelled, NFG #55 Lunar Marbled Brown, which is also new for the tetrad. 🔲

A Brindled Beauty in the FUN lure was unexpected.

#teammoth

14-spotted Ladybird (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata)

An interesting by-catch in the #teammoth trap this morning, by way of this 14-spotted Ladybird (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata)

Great Prominent.

Great Prominent.

Top billing from the #teammoth trap this morning was this NFM/NFG #53 Great Prominent, another new Moth for the tetrad. 🔲

Frosted Green

Frosted Green

Thought I was missing out a few weeks ago, when everyone else was getting these. Turns out I was just late to the party.

NFM/NFG #52 Frosted Green, it’s also new for the tetrad. 🔲

#teammoth

Shuttle-shaped Dart.

There were Moths today, oh yes. Wasn’t sure what I was looking at, at first, until I saw the darts.

#51 Shuttle-shaped Dart was first up out of the #teammoth trap this morning.

I drove 100 miles for it too. I barely even look at them out of the bathroom window now. 😂

🫢

2CY Ross’s Gull at Thornham.

My 5th Ross’s Gull, but first in 20 years, and first in this 2CY plumage. Heat haze and distance a bit of a hindrance, but well pleased to have connected.

#NorfolkBirding

42 years of hurt gone. 😅 After a tragically wrong call back in 1984 (Having already seen 2 Ross’s Gulls in Britain I twitched a Little Egret for a lifer instead) I finally have got Ross’s Gull in Norfolk.

✅ #400. (Again, after last years lump-fest)

#NorfolkBirding

Merlin™️ recording of 4 Crossbills over the garden this morning.

I didn’t have that on my bingo card for this morning. A low level pass by four #77 Crossbill! April is a new month for them too.

#SuffolkBirds

Brindled Beauty in the living room today.

After ‘Beautiful Plume-gate,’ when Mrs. Prof suppressed a lifer in the bedroom for 3 days! She has since received further training, and today discovered a Brindled Beauty in the living room, though slightly past its sell-by date. #teammoth

Lunar Marbled Moth

Early Tooth-striped

Possible Mottled Orache Miner (Scrobipalpa atriplicella)

Lunar Marbled Brown was probably my Moth of the morning from Lakenheath. @rspb.bsky.social

Head-scratcher of the morning for me was this Early Tooth-striped.

Underwhelming #teammoth of the day was this possible Mottled Orache Miner (Scrobipalpa atriplicella) which sadly needs gen. det. to be sure

Emperor Moth. Just wow! 🤩

Another very worn Early Oak Gall Moth came to the FUN lure and, I finally managed a shot of one of the three Emperors in the garden that came to EMP lure. 🤗 Boy they are fast!

Also NFM/NFG #50 Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana) came to EMP sat on a leaf, but didn’t linger for a photo. 😢

#teammoth

I do still look at birds. 😉 A pair of Garganey on Hockwold Wash this morning were new, and an Oystercatcher over the garden this afternoon as I played with my lures.
#NorfolkBirds #SuffolkBirds

Pebble Prominent

Pine Beauty

Also new for me were these two; Pebble Prominent and Pine Beauty. Both at Lakenheath @rspb.bsky.social

#teammoth

Lesser Swallow Prominent

Powdered Quaker

Very grateful I got invited to the @rspb.bsky.social Lakenheath #teammoth unboxing, as I will miss the official end of month one next week.

Some of the highlights for me were this Lesser Swallow Prominent and Powdered Quaker which were both new.

Chocolate Tip

Although just 12/8 this morning, three of those were new, including this #49 NFM/NFG Chocolate Tip, which was also new for the tetrad. 🔲

#teammoth

Seraphim

Another good Moth in my #teammoth trap this morning. #48 NFM/NFG Seraphim - it’s also new for the tetrad. 🔲

Lobster Moth

This #47 NFM/NFG Lobster Moth greeted me on the side of the bench the #teammoth trap was sitting on this morning. What a brute. 😍

Common Pug

That’s handy, #46 Common Pug on the wall by my car, and that’s before I get to the #teammoth trap.