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Here at Weymouth Wetlands we have probably given the impression once or twice that we hold moths in high esteem for their delicate beauty, benign demeanour, cute little faces and intriguing names. The recent wet weather hasn’t been terribly conducive to moth-trapping and the quite sensibly named...

For a few nights in the run-up to the recent flood, whenever the weather looked suitable we set up the moth trap in the back garden, which is very close to the Radipole reserve. Some nights were more productive than others, depending on the weather, but a couple of attempts gave us a few interesting...

Another colourful point of interest for those who peer into the lower tiers of greenery, as well as scan the skies and trees for the slightest movement, has been the emergence of some spectacular moths along the start of the hide path at Radipole. Over the last couple of weeks, the translucent papery...

As alluded to previously it is all too easy to get carried away with the incredible recent successes of our big birds of prey and unfairly consign the successes of other species to a place in the shade. The Oystercatcher pair on the saltmarsh have done fantastically well to rear all four chicks to fledge...

The nice thing about moth trapping is that you never quite know what’s going to appear. Overnight conditions last night weren’t too good for trapping but it still produced a few goodies (no, Bill Oddie wasn’t sat in the trap!). The Privet Hawk-moth is the largest moth the...

Its always quite controversial discussing cats, particularly on an RSPB blog but these cats really are more than welcome on our Nature reserves in Weymouth. You might be able to remember; few months ago I wrote about a rare moth that I trapped at RSPB Radipole Lake, a Small Eggar. This was a superb...

Yes folks, there is such a thing as an interesting moth! Radipole isn’t just a superb place for birds it’s also a really great place for a vast variety of other species. A few hours moth trapping last night certainly proved that when a Small Eggar flew into the trap. It’s a very local...