How early is early?........

.........well, I'd say it's quite early! Compared with last year anyway. Here is a few very recent comparisons in the garden of the earliest examples seen-

2010 records-

2011 records-

• Pale Brindled Beauty- 4th Feb- 22nd Jan
• Common Quaker- 12th March- 17th Feb
• Hebrew Character- 13th March- 22nd Feb
• Dotted Border- 14th March- 21st Feb
• Clouded Drab- 15th March- 19th Feb
• Oak Beauty- 16th March- 25th Feb
• Small Quaker- 18th March- 24th Feb

Probably pretty unscientific, but a big difference........

........and just for you Trent, in the garden I've currently trapped 96 moths of 19 species, (16 macro, 3 micro)