Persistence, providence and a porch...

 Arfon Williams seems to be a clear Carmarthenshire champion this autumn, a reflection of his enthusiasm and dedication. The maxim `if you don`t try, you don`t get` is true though, on the relatively few occasions that I`ve trapped this year, I personally had minimum luck! 

Arfon has the presumed advantage too that he - as with Stephen Rundle in the hill country near Llandovery - has a good mothing site with, possibly, passing moths being funnelled along the valley where their home traps are situated. Similarly, Arfon does not have the competition with numerous urban lights that, for example, must diminish the attraction of my Llanelli trap. Also with a trap it also helps to have a good position within the trap site, one that is visible from several angles and, lastly, especially in this horribly wet year, a form of shelter helps - hence the word `porch` in the title, to avoid wet or de-scaled moths.

Anyway, on 17th October, AW had his highest number of scare bordered straws (x 6, pic below), along with one Palpita vitrealis and a rusty-dot pearl. Full marks again!