24th July was an improved night in Burntisland with 476 of 110 species but considering the excellent weather conditions this was still well below par especially for numbers. 22 NFY among them but nothing too exciting. 3/3.

28th July was finally a good night for trapping in the garden with 824 of 130 species, diversity was about where I would expect but numbers still down on what I would expect. No NFG for weeks now, well seems to have run a dry on that front. 13 NFY, garden year list now 348. 1/2.

28th July was finally a good night for trapping in the garden with 824 of 130 species, diversity was about where I would expect but numbers still down on what I would expect. No NFG for weeks now, well seems to have run a dry on that front. 13 NFY, garden year list now 348. 2/2.

575 of 108 31/07 Burntisland. NFG was Carcina quercana, garden list moves to 640. Nine NFY in total bringing garden year list to 357. By comparison, the last two years the end of July running species totals have been 395 and 416 which reinforces how poor this year has been. 1/2

575 of 108 31/07 Burntisland. NFG was Carcina quercana, garden list moves to 640. Nine NFY in total bringing garden year list to 357. By comparison, the last two years the end of July running species totals have been 395 and 416 which reinforces how poor this year has been. 2/2

Decent overnight conditions 01/08 in Burntisland resulted in 877 of 121, 11 NFY. Diversity OK but numbers still below par. This may well be the last 'big night' of the year here now, a year in which there have only been a miserly handful of well below par 'big nights'. 1/3

Decent overnight conditions 01/08 in Burntisland resulted in 877 of 121, 11 NFY. Diversity OK but numbers still below par. This may well be the last 'big night' of the year here now, a year in which there have only been a miserly handful of well below par 'big nights'. 2/3

Decent overnight conditions 01/08 in Burntisland resulted in 877 of 121, 11 NFY. Diversity OK but numbers still below par. This may well be the last 'big night' of the year here now, a year in which there have only been a miserly handful of well below par 'big nights'. 2/3

2nd August in Burntisland the temperature dropped away quickly in the night and the resultant total of 468 of 89 species was expectedly disappointing. Nonetheless four useful NFY added so worth lighting up.

4th August was a warm but wet night in Burntisland with 11mm rain and more during the evening before. I had thought it might be decent but the rain before dark must have put a dampener on the moths and only 408 of 83 showed up including 4 NFY.

05/08 Burntisland 1,185 of 122. Best was new to VC85 Ypsolopha nemorella among a total of 9 NFY. There were also some interesting record single night counts including 89 Acrobasis advenella, 5 Buff Arches, 5 Shaded Broad-bar, 8 Flame Carpet, 9 Yellow Shell, and 10 Fan-foot. 2/2.

Just like many I'm slowly transitioning to Bluesky. Similar handle scorpion-nv. I shall be astounded however if that is of any real interest to anyone!

76 of 28 in Burntisland overnight 26th April. A good showing for the time of year (but last night greatly exceeded this). 8 NFY also included Syndemis musculana, Flame and Spruce Carpet, and Grey Dagger in addition to the photos. #teammoth

111/43 27th April Burntisland, beat previous best April night for diversity which was 30. 7 NFY included Scrob. acuminatella, Common Carpet, Foxglove Pug and Spectacle. Nearby White-pinion Spotted by day at Kinghorn Loch recently arrived and establishing well in Fife #teammoth

Burntisland 28th, 196/46. Record diversity night for April. Early Tooth-striped NFG. In addition to photos Iron Prom, Sandy Carpet, Lychnis, Brown Silver-line & Garden Tiger (larva) were also NFY. Red Sword-grass very late. Record counts of hexadactyla 15 & Least Black Arches 10

A bit cooler overnight 29th April and a slight drop off to 172 of 43 species in Burntisland. Four NFY Coleophora albicosta, Aphomia sociella, Lesser Swallow Prominent and White Ermine. #teammoth

30th April Burntisland 301/74! 4 NFG Phyllonorycter lantanella, Puss Moth, Poplar Grey & Green Silver-lines, 24 further NFYs inc. some very early dates. Garden list moves to 650, year list to 124, previous best end April was just 64. #teammoth

Third attempt timed well for one of the three White-billed Diver off Inverkeithing to come in fairly close.