Vagrant Emperors are still present in SW England - on 18 October, 2-3 were reported from Cape Cornwall (W. Cornwall) and 1 from Dawlish Warren (Devon).

On 18/10/18, Robin Hemming, Les Finch and I ran 9 traps and ivy with moth migrant counts:
Rusty-dot Pearl x 116 (3 on ivy)
Rush Veneer x 5
Gem x 14
Dark Swordgrass x 8(5 on ivy)
Turnip x 10(7 on ivy)
White-speck x 117(82 on ivy)
Angleshades x 23(18 on ivy)
Silver Y x 5(1 on ivy)
Scarce Bordered Straw x 1
Palpita vitrealis x 5(1 on ivy)
Blairs Mocha x 1
Vestal x 3
Pearly Underwing x 1
Delicate x 2
Uresephita gilvata x 1
and possibly best moth of the night - Autumn Green Carpet trapped by Mike Hicks - maybe first record for Scilly?
migrants good again and ivy productive.

Night of 16 October: 13 Diamond-back Moth, 7 Rush Veneer, 1 Antigastra catalaunalis, 1 Spoladea recurvalis, 2 Palpita vitrealis, 6 Vestal, 39 Silver Y, 2 Pearly Underwing, 3 Dark Sword-grass, 1 Small Mottled Willow, 18 Delicate, 3 Scarce Bordered Straw and 2 Plumed Fan-foot.

Night of 17 October: 5 Diamond-back Moth, 1 Rusty-dot Pearl, 4 Rush Veneer, 1 Palpita vitrealis, 2 Vestal, 1 Silver Y, 7 Dark Sword-grass, 2 Clancy's Rustic, 5 Delicate and 1 Plumed Fan-foot.

Night of 18 October: 1 Diamond-back Moth, 1 Silver Y, 4 Dark Sword-grass and 2 Delicate.

Night of 18/10: 3 Delicate, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 1 Turnip Moth & 1 Rusty-dot Pearl.

Night of 18th Oct 1 Delicate, 2 Dark Sword-grass.

Long-tailed Blue (female) seen at Bixley Heath on 18 October.

Night of 16 October: Spoladea recurvalis trapped in Newport Pagnell.

Night of 16 October: Spoladea recurvalis trapped in Brantham.

Belated news of a few recent migrants which are rarely recorded for us here:

1 x Gem (night of 10/10/18)
3x Scarce Bordered Straw (night of 14/10/18)

Still running three traps nightly in the hope of Clifden Nonpareil which is well on the move through the county this year.

17 Oct: Dark Sword-grass, 2 Delicates, 3 Vestal, Silver Y, Turnip and Angleshades