An auspicious start last night, while still reasonably light, and I'd only just turned on the trap, a Small Elephant barrelled into the garden, sat briefly in the ivy, and then scooted off again. I'm not sure it was even attracted to the light, just stopped by out on its rounds. Didn't go great after that though, as intermittent rain set in, which I could live with, but then the thunderstorm started moving in from the Cheshire plain. I hadn't been too concerned when it was way off in the distance, but by the time it seemed to have gotten as close as Buckley I got a bit squeaky bum about leaving an electrical appliance on outside in the rain. So at midnight I turned off the trap, covered it, put it under a garden table where it wouldn't get wet, and went to bed, knowing I had a few goodies in the fridge that I'd already potted off the wall to go through in the morning.
Nicest of these was a Phoenix, which fortunately I got pics of in the pot last night because it was damned uncooperative this morning, shooting straight out the pot and into the brambles in next door's garden! It was one of 5 new garden moths, out of 25 macros of 16 species. The others were Common Swift, Common Footman, Marbled Beauty and Currant Pug. Other highlights included Silver-ground Carpet, Pebble Hook-tip and a Flame, which unlike the last one did its proper rolled up twig-mimic thing.
Phoenix
Common Swift
Marbled Beauty
Currant Pug
Flame