Night of 15 October: Death's-Head Hawk-moth light-trapped.

Night of 14 October: 1 Dewick's Plusia.

Sunday night 15.10.17
Four-spotted Footman
Silver Y
Rusty Dot Pearl

Late news
2 traps over past 3 nights
12 Oct 17
Large yellow underwing 10
Rusty-dot 6
Dark spectacle 4
Silver Y 4
Straw dot 1
Scarce bordered straw 1
White-speck 1
13 Oct 17
Rusty-dot 12
Silver Y 5
Gem 1
Pearly underwing 1
Delicate 1
14 Oct 17
Rusty-dot 9
Rush veneer
Gem 2
Delicate 1
Vestal 1
Silver Y 1
Brindled ochre 1
Buff ermine 1

night of 14th 3x MV traps
4 Vestal of dark tan with dark brown line
1 Silver Y
1 Delicate
2 ferrugalis
2 L-album probably migrant in this location

total of 30 species on the night, including a very fresh Swallow-tailed as an unusual 2nd brood.

A very dark lined Vestal last night, Probably home grown as there were no other migrants.

ALERT for tonight somewhere that can find some shelter. It is 5pm.
A Convolvulus Hawk Moth has just appeared in the last five minutes on my house wall - it is overcast and drizzling.It might have been displaced from somewhere but perhaps has just arrived! Last night was again a disappointment as has been this autumn with a single Pearly Underwing, Delicate, P.vitrealis, Rush Veneer, 2 Silver Y and 20 Udea ferrugalis.

Night of 14 October: 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 1 Vestal, 94 Rusty-dot Pearl, 1 Rush Veneer, 1 Silver Y

Night of 14 October: 1 Scar Bank Gem

Night of 14th October --- Palpita vitrealis 4 Rusty-dot pearl to garden MV.