Red Admiral butterfly nectaring on
winter pansies this morning in bright
sunlight

Silver Y trapped last night

31/12/14: Silver Y

Night of 5th Jan. One pearly underwing.

6th January
A Bloxworth Snout found hibernating in a store room of a shop in the town centre.

Belated record from 18th December, a single Rusty-dot Pearl found on a shop window.

I know they're not migrants, but I didn't think people would mind posting these records at a quiet time of year. Kevin Button and I trapped with 15 traps and sugar last night reaching the dizzy heights of 5 species!
But interesting sightings were 1 Dotted CHestnut (I know you get some autumn records as well as spring records, but how often are they seen in December?)and 1 Dark Arches - I've heard of November sightings, which are rare, but are there any other December records?

Red Admiral(2):one feeding on Mahonia nectar.

Night of 6 December: 1 Pearly Underwing

Small Tortoiseshell at Start Point, Devon this afternoon.