Friday, 12th June: One Humming-bird hawk-moth at Dunster Castle, Somerset and one Red Admiral (the only one I have seen this month!) at Lynmouth, Devon

Night of the 12th 1 x Striped Hawk-moth and 1 x Rush Veneer.

Another 10 Small Mottled Willow last night along with 2 Bordered Straws.

Night of 12th; 1Bordered Straw, 5 Small Mottled Willows, 3 Silver Y & 5 Diamond-backs.

Night of 12th 2 Silver Y 2 Diamond Back 3 Rush Veneer

Small Mottled Willow, Bordered Straw and a Silver Y were good to see in my back garden 125 MV this morning amongst a much improved catch here in Bodenham.

13 June...dull overnight skies brought 13 Silver Y and 3 xylostella. Still no sign in my garden of any of the ten million Bordered Straw I estimated occupying a three mile stretch of Algarve coast a month age!!

Night of 11th June, one Small Mottled Willow in our 15w actinic trap. First record for VC 55 since 2011.

Evening of 12 June: 1 Striped Hawk-moth nectaring at Red Valerian around dusk.

Unaable to trap on Thursday evening (11 June) but 6 Silver Y and 2 Bordered Straw nectaring on our Red Valerian just after dusk.