Carlton Marsh Update 24/5/26

A Barn Owl was hunting the field on Royston Road at 21.15hrs last seen heading towards the reserve. 

Single Pipistrelle and Noctule Bats flew over the scrape at dusk and Tawny Owls called after dark during a moth session.

Using the M V lamp with Chris Parkin 15 species of macros caught up to midnight that included Green Silver Lines, May Highflyer, 6 Pale Tussock, Knot Grass, Rustic Shoulder Knot, White-pinion Spotted and Scalloped Hazel.

6 Micros were also identified. 

                                     Green Sliver Lines

                                       Knot Grass
 

                                               May Highflyer

Rustic Shoulder Knot

                                              Pale Tussock