First ever for me were two species: Acleris sparsana (which flew off while I was attempting to photograph it - it's in my kitchen, somewhere; perhaps I will get another chance later!) and (if I'm right) Anomalous; two captured. The photos just about show some of the markings; they were invisible to the naked eye - the monk-like tonsure was the best clue, initially. Both moths had the very silky sheen described in the field guide, but it doesn't photograph well. These pics are of one individual - the other was of the same form: are they both likely to be females?
Edit.
As promised, here's the Acleris sparsana mentioned above,
Plus this moth which I neglected earlier (in truth, I had misidentified it!) - it's Neglected Rustic, I think!
Also forgot to mention two Oblique Carpets.
A nice haul of moths there, Steve. Neglected rustic is one of the more frequent upland/rhos noctuids but always nice to catch - and variable in colour too. Anomalous is scarcer....a good find.
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