Migrants 25/10/2006. A better night than lately. 48 Rush veneer, 29 Rusty Dot., 2 Vestal, 2 Pearly Underwing, 3 Small Mottled Willow, 5 Silver Y, 2 Delicate, 4 Scarce Bordered Straw.

24th Oct

Delicate 4
Pearly Underwing 4
Rush Veneer 25
Scarce Bordered Straw 1
Silver Y 4
Small Mottled Willow 3

Convolvulus Hawkmoth in garden trap - 23rd October

Night of 23/10:
Delicate (2); Small Mottled Willow (1); Pearly Underwing (1); P. vitrealis (1)

Night of 20 October:

Golden Twin-spot (2)
Clancy's Rustic (1)

Thanks to N Mason who kindly emptied the traps whilst I was on Scilly for the day.

Just to confirm to James Grundy that the Crimson Speckled recorded here 21/10/06 has been cofirmed as the 1st record in this VC for 45 years and has had independant identification[as if i doubted myself anyway!]

22/10. Slender Burnished Brass and 2 Cosmopolitan

Night of 22nd October 2006

Single Cosmopolitan caught at MV

Had a Crimson Speckled Utetheisa pulchella last night 21/10/06 to 125w MVL
Quite a suprise.

Night of 20th October 2006

Single Palpita vitrealis & Vestal