Single Hummingbird Hawk today 12/8 in Penzance. Also Clouded Yellow on St. Mary's Scilly on 8/8.

11th August 2008

4 Tree Lichen Beauty(trapped by D. Brown), 8 Dark Swordgrass, 1 Rush Veneer, 5 Silver Y, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl and 10 White-point

eve of 11/8/08 : Hummingbird Hawkmoth seen feeding on Valerian flowers.

eve 7th August

highlight was the first Langmaid's Yellow Underwing, also 3 Dark Swordgrass, 1 Pearly Underwing, 3 Rush Veneer, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl and 3 White-point.

8th August

4 Rush Veneer, 7 Rusty Dot Pearl, 4 Silver Y, 7 White-Point, 5 Dark Swordgrass and a Vestal

Night of 8/8/08 : Pearly Underwing (1) & Diamond-back (3).

The trickle of migrants continues. Night of 8th. Rush venneer-1, RDP-4, Dark Sword-grass-7, Silver Y-3. 158 Four Spotted Footman was a garden record for 1 night.

Vine Moth Eupoecilia ambiguella- one to 125W MV 06/08/08.

Painted Lady at Fall Bay, Gower, S Wales, on 29 July.

A Scarce Bordered Straw in Philip Bradleys garden trap a mile South of Bodenham. Large numbers of Yellow Underwings last night here including 10 Least which were totally absent here last year. A Pearly Underwing here last week.

eve 6th August 2008

Finally some migrants starting to arrive. The Highlight of the night was 2 Dewick Plusia's also 8 Rush Veneer, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Dark Swordgrass, 8 Silver Y, 1 Delicate and 3 Pearly Underwing