Night of 8th October 1 Gem, 1 Delicate.

Night of 8 October:

With J. Chainey & J. Spence:

5 Rusty-dot Pearl, 2 C. plebejana, 1 Humming-bird Hawk-moth, 1 Silver Y and 2 Pearly Underwing to light.

Night of 7 October: 1 Gem, 1 Palpita vitrealis, 1 Red Admiral, 7 Pearly Underwing, 49 Rusty-dot Pearl, 1 C. plebejana, 1 Rush Veneer. An increase in common migrants and the Red Admiral providing signs of migration.

Migrants - last night 7/10, (totals for 8 traps - Robin Hemming, Les Finch & me - less traps since Kevin Button went home!):
Rusty-dot Pearl 61 (44)
Rush Veneer 5 (5)
Silver Y 1 (1)
Delicate 4 (2)
White-speck 47 (90)
Turnip 15 (18)
Dark Swordgrass 5 (3)
Pearly Underwing 10 (4)
Palpita vitrealis 2 (0)
Gem 2m (0)
Ivy was OK but soggy in heavy mizzle - so less White-specks etc seen on ivy. However more sign of migrants apart from this.
Figures in brackets are previous night totals.

Night 07/10: Scarce Bordered Straw (1).

Night of 6th October -- Delicate , Turnip Moth , 2 Silver Y to garden MV.

Migrant moth totals on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly - last night 6/10, (totals for 14 traps but winds all wrong for migrants! - Robin Hemming, Kevin Button & me - last night with Kevin and all his traps):

Rusty-dot Pearl 44
Rush Veneer 5
Silver Y 1
Delicate 2
White-speck 90 (54 on ivy!)
Turnip 18 (most on ivy)
Dark Swordgrass 3 (all on ivy)
Pearly Underwing 4 (all on ivy)

Ivy was really good for the first time in 2017 dry and with gentle winds - must be coming out just right ready for National Moth Night?!

Maybe this again asks the question whether White-specks are breeding on the island?

Last night on IOW (6/10) to MV
O leucogaster (Radford's flame shoulder) x1
M vitellina (delicate) x9
And at ivy C kadenii (Clancy's rustic) x1 A gamma (silver y) x1and M vitellina (delicate) x1

night 06/10: singles of Scarce Bordered Straw & Rusty-dot Pearl.

Last night (5th Oct)
on exposed cliff top near Afton Down, brilliant harvest moon shining all night & temp a nippy 8 degrees at dawn, so was quite surprised to see P vitrealis x1 & M vitellina (delicate) x1
& near Freshwater
C fraxini (Clifden nonpareil) 1
H armigera (Sc Brd Straw) 2
U ferrugalis 2
M vitellina (delicate) 6