Many of us are still waiting for warmer nights and dryer days. I would like warmer nights hoping to catch more moths in our moth trap. This spring has been a disaster for those of us who count moths and butterflies. Except for Orange Tips in early May, I have hardly seen any butterflies at all. The numbers of moths I have recorded is easily half of those in the same time period for the last two years. Fortunately I am still getting some beauties like Maiden's Blush and Ruby Tiger.
I have had distressing reports from the north of our county of Brown Long-eared bats brought into care in need of feeding. This is more evidence of lower numbers of moths there as well.