Night of 19 August:

Very poor despite promising looking conditions and a very warm night.

Cypress Pug (2) *

Diamond-back Moth (1)
Rusty-dot Pearl (1)
Dark Sword-grass (2)
Tree-lichen Beauty (3) *
Silver Y (3)

* Probably breeding on site now.

eve 19th Aug 2009

Rush Veneer 62
Rusty Dot Pearl 1
Cream Bordered Green Pea 1
White Point 21
Pearly Underwing 1
Willow Ermine 1
Silver Y 2
Dark Swordgrass 1

Convolvulus Hawkmoth

Night of 17th August to 125 MV Skinner in South Brittany 57 species of which migrants:

2 Black V moth (Le L-noir in French!)
1 Convovulous (First for site)
3 Dark Swordgrass
1 Cream-bordered Green Pea (First for site)
5 Whitepoint
1 Gypsy
1 Dusky Hook-tip

I was also happy to see my first Herald!
1 Scarce Hook-tip (poss up to September here)

Night of 17 August:

Cypress Pug (1)

Diamond-back Moth (15)
Rush Veneer (1)
Dark Sword-grass (12)
Tree-lichen Beauty (2)
Silver Y (12)

Also a very unseasonal Least Black Arches.

The last photo uploaded by me was of Bordered Straw for anyone unfamiliar with the species - I forgot to mention on my previous posting.

It compares with the Scarce Bordered Straw on the previous posting.

Night of 16 August:

Diamond-back Moth (7)
Rush Veneer (6)
Ancylosis oblitella (1)
Dark Sword-grass (17)
Tree-lichen Beauty (1)
Bordered Straw (1)
Small Mottled Willow (2)
Silver Y (14)

Night of 14 August:

Scarce Bordered Straw (1) - taken on Suffolk Moth Group visit.

At Buryas Bridge near Penzance, Regular Dark Swords peaking at 9 in trap on 14th. Many rush Veneers, peaking at 35 in trap 30th July. Four Spotted Footman, started in trap 3rd August, peak so far of 32 on the 14th, presumably resident.
15th August At Porthgwarra, single Humming Bird Hawk. At Pendeen on 16th, single Bordered Straw and Clouded Yellow in same valley.

Two more sites for WILLOW EMERALD found (with Dougal McNeill), in the Deben Valley, either side of Wickham Market:
Ash Abbey (TM317546) 1 male & 5 females at very close range.
Glevering Hall (TM295566) 1 female.
Similar habitat to Staverton Lakes at both. Bare twigs preferred, in a 'sun-trap', with Alder a constant