Night of 4th Aug; 4 Small Mottled Willow, 7 noctuella

Night of 4 August:

2 Ethmia bipunctella, 7 Diamond-back Moth, 15 Rush Veneer, 1 Rusty-dot Pearl, 1 European Corn-borer, 5 Dark Sword-grass, 8 Small Mottled Willow, 2 'dark' Bordered Straw & 34 Silver Y.

Small Mottled Willow night of 3rd Aug. to garden MV Ware Herts. per Andrew Lightfoot.

Trapped at Prawle Point last night, first time this year due to being too busy and car trouble! - nothing stunning in the way of migrants, winds have got too much west in them! but here's the list: Diamond-back 2, Rusty-dot Pearl 3, Rush veneer 11, Silver Y 4. Doesn't quite compare with Suffolk!!!!

Night of 3rd
1 Ni Moth, 2 Bordered Straw and 4 Diamond-back Moth.

Two male Red-veined Darters on 03/08/2015 at Kelling Water Meadows. On track north of main pool.

Night of 3 August: Overnight rain brought an excellent selection of immigrant moths.

Highlights included Small Dotted Footman (first Suffolk record), Speckled Footman (of ssp. arenaria - (first in Suffolk for 50 years since one at Thorpeness on 05.08.65) and a Small Marbled.

The best of the rest included 13 Diamond-back Moth, 10 Rush Veneer, 2 Rusty-dot Pearl, 1 Sulphur Pearl Sitochroa palealis, 1 European Corn-borer, 2 Latticed Heath, 6 Dark Sword-grass, 12 Small Mottled Willow, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw, 1 Mere Wainscot & 44 Silver Y.

Dewick's Plusia caught at light on Sunday 2nd August.

Up to 8 Southern Migrant Hawkers have been seen in recent days. Please view from footpaths and do not stray onto the vegetation either side.

Single Monarch yesterday (2nd August)