Luckily, rain the Least of our worries at Albury

I turned up at Albury Heath yesterday evening expecting to either get turned away, or get rained on and have the session abandonded. But, despite fairly cold conditions, we went ahead, and somehow, we got no rain. Even though I had to leave early, I still saw three or four new species. In all, 42 macros were seen up to 0:00.

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The first lifer was unexpected Least Carpet, not in a traditional location. Then a geometrid turned up, which happened to be a Birch Mocha, surprisingly my first one of those, despite having seen the rarer Mocha before. Finally, right at the end of my visit, a long-overdue tick of Scalloped Hook-tip arrived. Reviewing my photos this morning, I just wonder whether the second Birch Mocha which appeared, is actually a False Mocha (it looks more yellow). I'm currently in correspondence with David Gardner who was there, and he will get back to me with his thoughts (its a shame the photo is poor!).

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16th July. Albury Heath:

Marbled White Spot

Lobster Moth

Least Carpet*

Birch Mocha*

Common Footman

Scarce Footman

Buff Footman

Rosy Footman

True Lover's Knot

Brimstone

Buff Arches

Pebble Hook-tip

Yellow-tail

Dunbar

Riband Wave

Mottled Beauty

Common Emerald

Knot Grass

V-Pug

Large Twin-spot Carpet

Double Square-spot

Ruby Tiger

Buff Ermine

Small Fan-footed Wave

Large Yellow Underwing

Flame

Beautiful Hook-tip

Common Rustic sp.

July Highflyer

Flame Shoulder

Scalloped Oak

Spruce Carpet

Heart and Dart

Tawny-barred Angle

Peppered Moth

Orange Footman

Green Pug

Scalloped Hook-tip*

Small Rivulet

Engrailed

Uncertain

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Scalloped Hook-tip

Large Twin-spot Carpet

True Lover's Knot

Small Rivulet

Least Carpet

False Mocha?

Birch Mocha