Eve 11th October 2009

Finally the first major immigrates to the trap at the visitor cetre this October.

Clancy's Rustic 1
Scarce Bordered Straw 1
Others included
5 Large Wainscot
3 L Album Wainscot
1 Diamond Back

Night of 11 Oct:

Dark Sword-grass 1 & Pearly Underwing 1.

Night of 10/10/09 : L-album Wainscot (1).

Night of 10 October:
Diamond-back Moth 12, Crocidosema plebejana 1, Rusty-dot Pearl 25, Rush Veneer 70, the tropical pyralid Antigastra catalaunalis 1 (see photo of this exciting capture), Nephopterix angustella 1, Painted Lady 1, Four-spotted Footman 1 male, Dark Sword-grass 35, Pearly Underwing 9, White-point 1, Clancy's Rustic 1, Scarce Bordered Straw 2, Silver Y 40 and Straw Dot 2.

Residents included Mecyna asinalis 3, Cypress Carpet 1, Brindled Ochre 2, Oak Rustic 7 & Sombre Brocade 1.

13 x MV traps were operated by Matthew Deans & Paul Bryant from Suffolk; Steve Hatch and friend - (Team Devon) and Steve Whitehouse and crew (Team Whitehouse from the West Midlands).

Night of 11 October: 1 Clancy's Rustic, 26 Rusty-dot Pearl, 5 Rush Veneer, 2 Silver Y, 1 Dark Sword-grass, 1 Pearly Underwing

Night of 8th.Oct 2009
Pearly underwing 1
SilverY 6 plus 5 by day
Rush veneer 1
Night of 10th.Oct. 2009
Delicate 1
Rush veneer 4
Seeing 1 or 2 PL.s and up to 5 Red ads most days

09/10. P.xylostella (4),U.ferrugalis (132),N.noctuella (65),Four-spotted Footman (1),Dark Sword-grass (5),Delicate (3),Silver Y (10)

During the day the first Humming-bird Hawk in the garden since 9th Sept also an notable increase of Painted Lady (30) and Red Admiral (60)

Night of 9 Oct:
Diamond-back Moth 1, Rush Veneer 1, Large Yellow Underwing 150, Turnip Moth 2, Setaceous Hebrew Character 2, L-album Wainscot 3, White-point 2, Angle Shades 10, Pale Mottled Willow 1 & Silver Y 3.

Night of 9 October: 1 White-speck, 1 Pained Lady, 1 Pearly Underwing

08/10.P.xylostella (1),U.ferrugalis (119),N.noctuella (16),Gem (1),Convolvulus Hawk (1),Dark Sword-grass (2),Pearly Underwing (1),Delicate (2),White-speck (1) and Silver Y (1)