Garden Tiger - caught on the 25th July

Garden Tiger (Arctia caja)

This was caught in my garden at St Margaret's. on July 25th. Love these, they used to be much more common when I was a kid, but then so did horse and carts!

Sandwich 18th July

Yellow-tail, frequent throughout most of Southern Britain becoming more local in the North.

Yellow Shell, common and often seen in the daytime.

Wormwood Pug, a rather worn individual.

Pebble Prominent, common but an attractive moth.

Smoky Wainscot, present in large numbers along the ancient highway and probably the commonest moth in the trap.

Six-spot Burnet, common and present in good numbers at Sandwich.

Saltern Ear, another local moth found in suitable habitat around the coasts of England and Wales, from the Humber to Morecambe Bay.

Reed Dagger, a Nationally Scarce B moth found predominantly in East Anglia but at a few other sites in the South-east. The pick of the catch.

Garden Tiger, common but a nice moth to show to the kids.

Dusky Sallow, common in the south of England especially on calcareous soils or shingle.

Drinker, my six year old son called this one the sub-marine moth!

Another view of a Drinker.

Many thanks to the staff of Sandwich Bay Bird Obervatory.