More mothy migrants

So whilst the team is leaping up and down to the window every few minutes to try and catch a glimpse of the Yellow-browed Warbler which still seems to be in the garden, or patrolling the lengths of the lonnens in the hope of a Wryneck or Red-breasted Fly, I've been finding migrants in a much more laid-back fashion.

I've set an MV Skinner each night we've been here, and amongst the plethora of attractive Red-line Quakers, I struck (rather modest admittedly) migrant gold. A Dark Sword-grass was a welcome addition to our moth list amongst commoner migrants such as Silver Y.

Dark Sword-grass

Also present in the trap were some striking Canary-shouldered Thorns, a dashing Green-brindled Crescent, a sprinkling of Lunar Underwings, some surely unseasonable Angle Shades and this rather winsome pair - Large and Small Wainscot. It certainly makes a change from the usual London fodder of Tree-lichen Beauties and Square-spot Rustics. 

Large and Small Wainscots

One of the up-sides of getting up relatively early to turn off the trap is witnessing the first fringes of dawn over the castle. I have to report I did go back to bed.