.. think that should have been UAP

Don’t be embarrassed, Clare.
Most of us live in ‘ordinary’ urban / suburban / rural environments - 243spp is good!

And more in three than I’ve had in thirteen! Location etc

Stunning numbers, Dave 🤯

Commiserations, Vanna - but wishing you a brilliant 2026!

Solid work, Dave 👍🏻
Hope you have a good Christmas and an excellent 2026

Maybe one day - without being provocative - #teammoth should have a chat about chemical lures and garden etc species lists.
It’s not straightforward: light traps, extensive suitable planting and wine ropes etc are all lures.
But I wonder about the distinction between attraction and compulsion 🤷🏼

‘Favourite Wheeliebin’ candidate?

Jeremy, I think you may be the only person I follow who has a favourite gravestone.
🤓👏🏻

Living int’ Dales for many years, woodcock roding overhead was guaranteed every spring evening whilst suppin’

I got it 😉🤫
(fellow Blackadder fan)

Always channelling my inner geek 🤓

Not so different here. Scribbled A4 notes while working through egg cartons (or from photos later when tricky), CAPS = increasingly rare NFGs, ticks to left denoting recorded on County website 🤓
@norfolkmoths.bsky.social

Against the increasingly ridiculous prices of essentially plastic-tub Robinson traps, sounds brilliant!
If you’re thinking of a niche business model alternative appealing to hardcore motherati, I support you!

Excellent, Mavis. In these fractured & polarising times it’s reassuring that outstanding artistic talent celebrating the natural world is still valued 👏🏻

Old School indeed!
Maybe comforting to think that in 200 years’ time researchers may be tracking historical trends by reading your faded writing; while others puzzle over long-dead ‘USBs’ and wonder how people could store data in those white billowy things overhead