Immigrant moth highlights from around the U.K. on the night of 20 July:-

Bedstraw Hawk-moth at Portland, Dorset.
Blair's Mocha at Lovedean, Hampshire.
Bright Wave at Bracklesham, West Sussex.

Single Great Brocade trapped last night at Alsager

Night of 20 July:

Dark Sword-grass 6
Silver Y 2

2 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Silver Y and 1 Diamond-back Moth to a 125W MV Robinson last night

Single Dark Swordgrass to 125w MV last night

I've recorded a trickle of commoner migrants through the Midlands in recent trapping;
10/7 Manifold Valley, Staffs; 1 Rusty-dot pearl, 1 Silver Y.
11/7 Dove Dale, Staffs/Derbyshire; 2 Rusty-dot Pearl, 1 Dark Swordgrass
18/7 Penn Common, Staffs; 1 Silver Y
19/7 Feckenham, Worcs; 1 Rusty-dot pearl
19/7 Sparkbrook, Birmingham; 1 Dark Swordgrass
best wishes
Dave grundy
Birmingham

Striped Hawk-moth in the garden trap this morning

Sark, last week, dozens of Large Tortoiseshells, including 11 on one oak trunk exuding sap. They are vulnerable, as the larvae feed on sucker elms, which die as soon as they are tall enough for the disease. In Alderney we have seen five adults this year, about average.

A Norfolk first yesterday at a garden trap in Norwich - Small Marbled
info here....
[www.norfolkmoths.co.uk]

Jim Wheeler
(Norfolk CMR)

Hummingbird Hawk-moth present on the reserve today.