Last night of trapping on St Agnes, was last night - 21/10. Thanks for all the great moths you trapped with me - Robin Hemming, Kevin Button, Les Finch and Steve Watkin;
Diamond-back x 1
Rusty-dot Pearl x 20
Rush Veneer x 10
Gem x 5
Dark Swordgrass x 5
Radfords Flame Shoulder x 1
Pearly Underwing x 4
White-speck x 95
Angleshades x 15
Silver Y x 1
Turnip x 12

Night of 20 October: 1 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 1 Clancy's Rustic

Hummingbird hawk-moth seen by Paul Sperinck in his garden this afternoon (5.25pm, 21.10.16).

Night of 20 October: 2 Diamond-back Moth, 1 Crocidosema plebejana, 3 Rusty-dot Pearl, 2 Rush Veneer, 1 Delicate, 1 Turnip Moth and 2 Dark Sword-grass.

Photo of the Golden Twin-spot taken at Ivy on the night of 10th October

We're now up to 13 Radford's trapped on the island this autumn. Totals for 9 traps plus ivy were as follows;
Rusty-dot Pearl x 44; Rush veneer x 18; Turnip x 12 (all on ivy); Dark Swordgrass x 8 (6 on ivy); Radford's Flame Shoulder x 2; Pearly Underwing x 5 (4 on ivy); Delicate x 1; White-speck x 147 (105 on ivy); Scarce Bordered Straw x 1; Pale Mottled Willow x 1 (presumed migrant); Silver Y x 2
(and resident species on the ivy was another Bloxworth's Snout)

Radford's Flame Shoulder, 2 trapped overnight

A cold, clear and still night reducing the numbers in on the ivy and in both traps - 313moths/35sp:

4 Diamond-back Moth; 105 Rusty Dot Pearl; 5 Rush Veneer; 3 Turnip Moth; 6 Dark Sword Grass; 4 Pearly Underwing; 1 L-album Wainscot; 61 White Speck; 7 Angle Shades; 1 Scarce Bordered Straw; 5 Silver Y; 2 Bloxworth Snout

A good night in the trap with plenty of species given the time of year and some decent migrants too. The totals are from two actinic traps and dusking - 470moths/35sp:

3 Diamond-back Moth; 2 Crocidosema plebejana; 75 Rusty Dot Pearl; 5 Rush Veneer; 8 Turnip Moth; 4 Dark Sword Grass; 1 Pearly Underwing; 1 L-album Wainscot, 110 White Speck; 13 Angle Shades; 2 Clancy's Rustic; 11 Silver Y
2 Bloxworth Snout

Hummingbird Hawkmoth this afternoon in garden (20 October). Also single Red Admiral still.