Night of 23 Sept:
Diamond-back Moth 11, Rush Veneer 11, Dark Sword-grass 1, Pearly Underwing 1, Pale Mottled Willow 3 and Silver Y 8.

Also trapped was a Silver Diving Beetle and 16 Harlequin Ladybirds.

Rush Veneer and Lunar Underwing to 15w actinic Skinner overnight

Bedstraw Hawk-moth was trapped in Wednesbury, West Midlands (VC39) on the night of 22nd September by Tony Wood to 15W Actinic Skinner trap.

Nights of 21 & 22 Sept:
Much quieter than of late.

Migrants on night of 21 Sept:
Diamond-back Moth 2, Rush Veneer 7, Dark Sword-grass 1, Pale Mottled Willow 1 & Silver Y 4.

Migrants on night of 22 Sept:
Diamond-back Moth 11, Rush Veneer 20, Pale Mottled Willow 5 & Silver Y 7.

Also Deep-brown Dart (first site record since 2007) on the night of 22nd and Feathered Brindle - first of the year.

7 Clouded Yellows on 21st Sept;29 Red Admirals on 22nd.

Night of 20 Sept:
Much quieter at the traps with clear skies and a cold NE wind.

Only 31sp noted including migrants as follows:
Diamond-back Moth - 2
Rush Veneer - 10
Silver Y - 2

Combined NMN total from the two nights stands at 99 species. An additional four species not recorded over these two nights were trapped last night: Spruce & Green Carpets, Common Rustic & Brown-spot Pinion.

NMN 18th September

Dewicks Plusia(1) 2nd site record
Dusky Lemon Sallow(1)
Feathered Brindle(1)

NMN 19th September

Fisher's Estuarine Moth(2) away from previously known colonies.

Photo of the quad of Convolvulus Hawk-moth caught on NMN Part 2 - 19th September.

Revised species total for the night of 19 Sept, now input into the computer stands at 88 species.

Night of 19/9/09 : Silvery Y (1), Diamond-back (2), Orthopygia glaucinalis (1).
Other notable records = a very fresh Barred Red (1), Dusky-lemon Sallow (2) & Feathered Brindle (1) (1st site record).
Sorry Matthew didnt trap any of your maked moths.

Two nights' trapping on the coast at Newhaven for NMN09 produced the following migrant records: Diamond-back Moth (2), Rush Veneer (2), Dark Sword-grass (1), White-point (1), L-album Wainscot (39) and Silver Y (4).

Other notable species included Channel Islands Pug, Yellow Belle, Feathered Brindle, and Pinion-streaked Snout.

48 species and 355 moths altogether over both nights.