Reposted by Will ClennellSteve Nash @stevenash71.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Some of newly hatched Convolvulus Hawk-moths. #teammoth 3321
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Pick of last night's petit catch in the OC was this White-point. Noice. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0211
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Least Carpet lining up nicely for this composition. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0130
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026First post in a while. Got distracted. 40/17 to actinic in VC27. Highlights were the Black Rustic, 2 Clancy's Rustics and a lovely contrasting example of Lunar Underwings. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0170
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 27/07/2026A couple of nights trapping in Painscastle, Powys produced around 45 spp. and c100 #moths per night. Gorgeous surroundings and good times with the Welshies. #teammoth #Cymru 0160
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 21/07/2026My jardin keeps coming up with surprises. This morning, sitting in the actinic, was this very cool Gypsy Moth. New for me and quite the character. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0290
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Best moth of a small catch hier soir was this Tree-lichen Beauty. #teammoth 0270
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Can't remember if I've had both of these moths on the same night before. The Lychnis and Campion. Noice. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0290
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Star of the show last soir was this, my first ever, Twin-spotted Wainscot. Gorgeously subtle and completely off my radar for VC27. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0250
Reposted by Will ClennellSteve Nash @stevenash71.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Another good moth from St Mellion last night is this Mocha - confirmed by Leon as the first modern record for Cornwall (there's an old VCH record from Looe in 1890). #teammoth 1432
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The freshest of Dusky Sallows this morn. What a moth. #teammoth 1290
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 14/07/2026A couple of nutty boy moths from last soir. Nut-tree Tussock and Nutmeg. Noice. #teammoth 0140
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Another #moth that could not resist the Orange Wall. Every time one gets flighty during my Vogue Moth photo shoots, they land there. Hawthorn Leaf-miner this one. Bloody miniscule. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0130
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Two fresh Elephants in the catch this morning. Always a pleasure - this one checking on the courgettes. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0294
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Silver Y, Nutmeg, Clay and Grey Pine Carpet to actinic in Old Catton. #moths #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0211
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Black Arches, Small Mottled Willow, Flame and Pearl Grass Moth all very welcome in VC27 last soir. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0250
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 13/07/2026An excellently varied trap last soir. Undoubted highlight was this new for me Evergestis extimalis. Cracking moth. #teammoth #nofolkmoths 0220
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Another new for me moth was this Italian Bark Moth (Metalampra italica) - small but quite snazzy. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0130
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Life has been getting in the way of mothing lately, but a few recent highlights: Marbled Clover (nfm), Dusky Sallow, a flamboyant Brown-tail and the latest Pale Tussock caterpillar update. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0210
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 08/07/2026This Dusky Sallow. Tidy. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 3290
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Think the Fig-leaf Skeletoniser may well be back in town. #teammoth 090
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 28/06/2026A Sunday clean-out of the Pale Tussock caterpillars and they have piled on the weight! Surprisingly easy to sort out and keep under control with a trusty little paintbrush. #teammoth 1241
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Life has been a sweaty drip of hecticness lately, so not much a-mothing has been going on. Managed a trap Friday night, from which this Festoon was the star. Noice. #teammoth 0250
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Two gorgeous Greens. Scarce Silver-lines and Green Silver-lines. Both nfy in VC27, Old Catton. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 1351
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Transferred my Pale Tussock caterpillars to a more comfortable abode this morn. C.50 and all seem to be doing well. Don't worry, I added lots of leaves for their brunch. Cherry Plum still their preference. Hawthorn in second place. #teammoth 1230
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Will get the trap back on ce soir, after some very wet weather. My Pale Tussock caterpillars have kept me busy though. They seem to prefer the Cherry Plum leaves atm. #teammoth 0130
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Heart & Club posed nicely as it was added to le notebook. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0230
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Freyer's Pug and Clepsis consimilana were the pick of a small bunch last soir. VC27. #teammoth 0110
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Moth of the night was definitely this Lesser Pearl (Sitochroa verticalis). New to me and, tbh, never even knew it existed 😀. Boom. #teammoth #norfolkmoths Old Catton VC27. 2452
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Green Oak Tortrix was the pick of a slightly soggy bunch hier soir. #teammoth 0130
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The Hawks are back in town. Cooler and wetter night but two Elephants and a Poplar were most welcome. #teammoth 0231
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 29/05/2026It's going to take another coffee, at least, to get through what was a crowded trap. Here's a White-point chilling with its Treble Lines homie, as an amuse-bouche. #teammoth 0210
Reposted by Will ClennellSteve Nash @stevenash71.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Moth of the night in St Mellion was an Eastern Bordered Straw (Heliothis nubigera), a rare visitor from North Africa. This was my first since May 2006, which was a very similar month for migrants as the current month (hopefully bodes well for the rest of the year!). #teammoth 2524
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Pairs of #moths for your delectation. Male and female Marbled Brown and Buff and White Ermine. Happy with that quality #mothing. Teammoth #norfolkmoths 0150
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Never really noticed how nice a Mottled Rustic is. Nfy in Old Catton, VC27. #teammoth 1160
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 27/05/2026A selection of recent mothage. Leche's Twist Moth, Red-barred Tortrix, Purple and Gold and Treble Brown Spot. All to actinic in VC27. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0200
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 27/05/2026A couple of Cinnabars that came to actinic light. Noice. #teammoth 0200
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Love these little Womble #moths. Phtheocroa rugosana - I get just one or two a year. Another one who fell in love with the orange kitchen wall. #teammoth 0260
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 26/05/2026It's taking a while to tot things up today, so here's an Orange Swift as hors d'oeuvre. #teammoth 1220
Reposted by Will ClennellPortland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Chief prize from overnight mothing was a Little Thorn - the first at the Obs and only the second for Portland after we were gripped by @birdbeard.bsky.social finding one last year on East Weare when he wasn't even seriously mothing! 471 Diamond-backs & 114 Small Mottled Willows amongst the Obs catch 1577
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 25/05/202660/25 to actinic this morn. Quite a number of nfy, including these 2 Bee Moths and a nice Mottled Pug. 2 Diamond-backs hint at migration. #teammoth 0170
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Light Emerald is always welcome here in VC27. First one this year came on Friday soir. #teammoth 0241
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Two different individuals that look to me to be Mallow Seed Moth (Platyedra subcinera). Anyone agree/disagree? #teammoth #norfolkmoths 280
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Ethmia quadrillella (Comfrey Ermine) to actinic in VC27. Probably my favourite #moth of '26 so far. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 1320
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Common Pug sat nicely for me this morn. Just totting up another decent trap. #teammoth 0141
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 22/05/2026The first of the Wainsocots - a Common. To actinic. #teammoth 1344
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Scalloped Hazel. New for my garden and the first I've seen for 5 years. VC27. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0240
Will Clennell @birdbeard.bsky.social · 20/05/2026More of the Marbled Brown. #teammoth #norfolkmoths 0261
