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A friend was kind enough to come round to my house and set up a moth trap as an introductory experience into our night time visitors. I had no idea what would be waiting for us in the morning but safe to say that every species would be new to me.

When Steve returned the following morning at day break he spend time identifying everything for me and the following list developed. 61 species and 209 individual moths.

Taxon	Vernacular	Quantity	Stage
Opostega salaciella		1	Adult
Lyonetia clerkella	Apple Leaf Miner	3	Adult
Caloptilia syringella		0	Mine
Argyresthia trifasciata		1	Adult
Argyresthia brockeella		1	Adult
Tachystola acroxantha		2	Adult
Teleiodes vulgella		1	Adult
Bryotropha terrella		2	Adult
Blastodacna hellerella		1	Adult
Pandemis cerasana	Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix	5	Adult
Aphelia paleana	Timothy Tortrix	5	Adult
Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1	Adult
Lozotaenia forsterana		2	Adult
Hedya nubiferana	Marbled Orchard Tortrix	3	Adult
Gypsonoma sociana		1	Adult
Epiblema trimaculana		5	Adult
Epiblema rosaecolana		2	Adult
Cydia pomonella	Codling Moth	2	Adult
Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	5	Adult
Crambus pascuella		1	Adult
Scoparia ambigualis		2	Adult
Dipleurina lacustrata		3	Adult
Eudonia mercurella		2	Adult
Phlyctaenia coronata		1	Adult
Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	8	Adult
Habrosyne pyritoides	Buff Arches	1	Adult
Timandra comae	Blood-vein	1	Adult
Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	1	Adult
Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	2	Adult
Ecliptopera silaceata	Small Phoenix	2	Adult
Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	6	Adult
Perizoma alchemillata	Small Rivulet	1	Adult
Eupithecia exiguata	Mottled Pug	1	Adult
Eupithecia subfuscata	Grey Pug	2	Adult
Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	4	Adult
Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	2	Adult
Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	3	Adult
Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	6	Adult
Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	2	Adult
Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1	Adult
Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	2	Adult
Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	45	Adult
Axylia putris	Flame	10	Adult
Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2	Adult
Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2	Adult
Diarsia brunnea	Purple Clay	5	Adult
Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	1	Adult
Xestia triangulum	Double Square-spot	13	Adult
Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1	Adult
Melanchra persicariae	Dot Moth	2	Adult
Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	4	Adult
Acronicta leporina	Miller	1	Adult
Euplexia lucipara	Small Angle Shades	1	Adult
Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	3	Adult
Apamea crenata	Clouded-bordered Brindle	4	Adult
Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	8	Adult
Oligia fasciuncula	Middle-barred Minor	1	Adult
Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	1	Adult
Autographa pulchrina	Beautiful Golden Y	3	Adult
Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1	Adult
Zanclognatha tarsipennalis	Fan-foot	4	Adult

My once yearly pilgrimage across country to the east coast of the impressive Bempton Cliffs. This year I am a few months behind schedule and a July visit instead of the normal May visits of previous years. I should be looking at more juveniles and possible chicks on the nest with this visit rather than the frantic nest building of my visits in years past in the very early spring. The menu rarely changes with the guaranteed seven cliff specialist species: Northern Gannet, Northern Fulmar, Atlantic Puffin, Razorbill, Guillemot, Black legged Kittiwake, and Herring Gull. Other birds on show are passerines such as Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting, Linnet etc.