Diamond-back 7+, afternoon and evening of 30 May in just a small area of my garden. Brought in on the strong northerly winds. Many of them very pale.

Twenty Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella to 125W MV light in Newhaven, E. Sussex last night (30th).

An influx of P. xylostella hit Tynemouth overnight, 70 in two traps & 21 on surrounding fence and bushes

Night of 29/5/16 : Silver Y (1) & Diamond-back (1)

White-point (Mythimna albipuncta) last night

Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon) at light, last night

Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon) this morning

Pearly Underwing this morning. Moth trapping has been poor up to now although have managed 8 Diamond-backs, 6 Silver Y, 3 Rush Veneer & 3 Dark Swords so far this year. Only record of any note was the second site record of Spruce Seed Moth on the morning of 8th May (with another in a garden in Felixstowe 1.5 miles north of here at about the same time).

Last nights catch included 3 Diamond-back Moths here in the garden

Single Diamond-back Moth and Rusty-dot Pearl in last night's MV trap were my first migrants of the year.