Night of 20th July

One Dewick's Plusia captured at light in Richmond Park, Surrey.

Cypress Carpet this am.

Reading about huge numbers of Silver Y in Norfolk recently my best catch in last fortnight out of a total of 3 traps run nightly is only 21 & it's hard work to bump into one on the reserve !

A single Humming-bird Hawk-moth and 2 Red Admirals along with a number of Silver Y on 21.07.2010.

6 Rush Veneer, 2 Diamond-backs, 3 Silver Y last night, Pembury west Kent.

Also Waved Black of note.

Single Gem, night of 21st July.
A few N. noctuella, single U. ferrugalis and two Y. rorrella on recent nights. (Very few Silver Y to light).

Two more Splendid Brocades last night -21/7

Night of 20th
Dewicks Plusia 1, 2nd of year and 4th for site.
Silver Y 11
Dark Sword-Grass 5

A Splendid Brocade in my MV trap last night Also 55 Silver Y's.Hummingbird Hawk-moth in the garden today. One bad photo on my blog of the Brocade.

Male Lesser Emperor today at Cliffe RSPB, Kent (16h30), near the second viewing mound (just S of the area frequented by the Southern Emerald Damsels, not that I located any today).

Wednesday July 21st

Huge numbers of Silver Y on Scolt Head today and yesterday, with several hundred thousand present today. Also small arrival of draginflies/damselflies last two days, with 10 Small Red-eyed Damselfly (including two in moth trap), 2 Emperor and small numbers fo Common Darters, Migrant Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer, Blue-tailed and Common Blue Damselfy.

Night of July 20th
Silver Y c6000 to single MV
Small Mottled Willow 1
Dark Sword Grass 4
Rush Vaneer 3
Rusty Dot Pearl 1
Diamond Back Moth 12
Marbled Clover 7
Kent Black Arches 8