A Gathering of Quakers (and others)...

 I put out the mains actinic on the flat roof last night (20/3), with the possible promise of migrants. As it transpired, there were none of the latter but, rather, a decent assemblage (variety - 17 spp. - and numbers - 99 individuals) of resident moths. Mostly my actinic attracts small numbers but, last night, the quakers in particular were out in force: 25 small quakers, 16 twin-spotted quakers and 19 common quakers. Of the scarcer moths, a pine beauty (relatively regular with me in spring - mature pines close-by) and a tawny pinion provided a little interest.

                                                    Above: tawny pinion.

Above: the actinic on its normal flat roof position, above the back-door. As rain was forecast (it did n`t happen!), I tested my new home-made cover to see if it would impact the catch (it did n`t either).