Night of 30 June: Scarce Black Arches trapped.

Night of 30th June - total of at least 48 Silver Y to three traps left overnight at private woodland site at Hockley, Essex. Only had a singleton to my garden trap a couple of miles away.

Clancy's yesterday & Langmaid's this morning - colonists or migrants ? (coincided with an increase in Silver Y's & Diamond-backs yesterday plus a larger dose this morning both in and out of the traps). Also only the 2nd Dark Swordgrass of the year yesterday.

European Corn Borer Ostrinia nubilalis in my Somerset garden moth trap this morning.

Hummingbird hawk-moth seen by Chris Handoll near Pencader on Friday 29/6.

Catoptria verellus (Marbled Grass-veneer) trapped on night of 28 June near Maldon, Essex and Shanklin, Isle of Wight.

Also singles trapped at Findon Valley, West Sussex on 19 June and at Geldeston, Norfolk on 15 June.

Night of 28 June: the third Beautiful Marbled of the season trapped.

Also 30 Diamond-back Moth & 16 Silver Y.

40+ Southern Emerald Damselfly (Lestes barbarus) were found at a site near Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire on 21-24 June - this is the first record for central England. However, they now appear to have dispersed - observers in the general area should keep an eye out!

First Hummingbird Hawk-moth of the year in the garden 0800 this morning.

Lesser Emperor dragonflies seen today at Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire and Kenfig NNR, Glamorgan.