Small tortoiseshell - after counting 43 around our buddleias this afternoon we thought more were arriving and got a count of 65. Thought our count of 15 earlier in the week was pretty good!

Also Painted lady 1, Red admiral 4 and Silver Y 4.

Four Small Tortoiseshells noted flying high and due south whilst watching feeding House Martins and Swallows over my garden at 14.00 today - seen through binoculars and not visible to the naked eye.

Night of 24 August: Convolvulus Hawk found in a porch

Night of 24 August, 1 Dark Sword-grass,19 Silver Y,1 Rush Veneer,3 Diamond-back.

Night of 24 August: 800 Silver Y's in three moth-traps. Also 25 Dark Sword-grass.

Night of 24 August: 1 Three-humped Prominent.

Also on view there at the Wildlife and Conservation Fair today are two Silver-striped Hawk-moths caught on Thanet last week.

Night of 24 August:

8 Diamond-back Moth, 2 Rush Veneer, 6 Rusty-dot Pearl, 1 Crocidosema plebejana, 6 'continental' Latticed Heath, 1 Convolvulus Hawk-moth, 9 Dark Sword-grass, 6 Tree-lichen Beauty and 229 Silver Y.

23/8/2013 - several migrants, two Diamond-back Moths, a Gem, four Dark Sword-grass and 65 Silver Ys. A Tree-lichen Beauty and a Turnip may also fall into this category.

Night of 23rd: possible Jersey Mocha, Dark Sword-grass, 6 Silver Y and 13 Diamond-back to MV.

Palpita Vitrealis to Mv lst night along with a wandering Latticed Heath. Atleast 6 Clouded Yellows on nearby Ham Hill 2 days ago.