7/6/2010 : Painted Lady Butterfly seen feeding on Red Valerian flowers in our garden this afternoon.

Saturday 5th June
22 Diamond Backs to two 125 MV

First Diamondback Moth of the year last night. Also Cream-bordered Green Pea and July Belle both first records for the site.

7 Silver Y in grassland mosaic early afternoon on 6th June, several nectaring on Red Clover.

2 Silver Y in Warndon garden MV trap overnight

Sudden influx of silver Y at dusk this evening. At least 10 feeding on Red Valerian

Night of 5/6/10 : Diamond-back (2) & Flame Wainscot (6) ? these local or migrants.

Immigrant moth alert!

Scarce Chocolate-tip Clostera anachoreta light trapped on the night of 5 June (R. Clamp).

Saturday 5th June
5 Silver Ys at Lords Wood
8 Silver Ys plus2 Painted Ladies at Haugh Wood.
500+ Wood Whites at Wigmore Rolls this Week.
Also a Small Blue today which was new for VC36, confirmed by Michael Harper.
Garden Moth trap humming nicely!

One Painted Lady being blowen along on the brisk easterly wind on the pier at Berwick.

Night of 3rd.June2010
Small mottled willow
Rush veneer
Previous night
Rusty-dot pearl
Dark swordgrass
SilverY