Minor update

 The much-vaunted migrant influx seemingly did not materialise in Carms in contrast to SW & S England where an impressive variety of `moth goodies` turned up. We had to make do instead with fairly interesting records of locally-wandering or irregularly occurring moths in our traps. Perhaps the best in the first category was Jane Hand`s obscure wainscot at Rhandirmwyn - a species that is typical of the fens and marshes in SE Carms (as well as elsewhere along our coast eg around the Witchett Pool at MoD Pendine), but highly unexpected at upland - and the furthest inland area of the county - Upper Tywi Valley! Jane`s photo is shown below.

In the second category (infrequently trapped/thin-on-the-ground species) may be placed the shark, of which one turned up in my trap last Friday (13/6). The first photo shows its wing-tip, essential for i/d purposes.

An annual micro at my woodland edge garden is Lozotaeniodes formosana, a Scot`s pine feeder and with appropriate colouration to match that tree`s bark.

Get ready to groan....another spell of migrant activity is forecast for the late midweek period when temperatures will rise considerably and with appropriate winds. Whether it will bring migrants to Carms is at present unknown, but `if you don`t try, you don`t get`...