Many of you probably knew that last Sunday 29 July was International Tiger Day but I’ll bet you didn’t know that Tuesday the 31st was Jersey Tiger Day!

Well, of course you didn’t because I just made that up. And why?

Because that was the day I saw my first Jersey Tiger moths for the year.

And I didn’t just see one – I saw three of these most gorgeous of moths.

Want to know why I was so delighted to see them? Read on …