Hummingbird Hawk-moth and 2 Clouded Yellow at Porter's Mill, Fernhill Heath this morning, observed by Dave Walker

Clouded yellow in Millennium Meadow this am possibly same as last weeks also migrant hawker

Night of 17 August:

16 Diamond-back Moth, 1 Latticed Heath, 4 Dark Sword-grass, 2 Tree-lichen Beauty, 1 Dewick's Plusia (third Bawdsey record) and 182 Silver Y.

The last few nights have produced just the odd Gem, Small Mottled Willow or Bordered Straw.

Night of the 16th 6 Silver y 3 Rush veneer 1 Dark sword-grass 3 Tree-lichen beauty 1 Latticed heath

Night of 16th, 6 Diamond Back's, 2 Dark Sword Grass, 5 Silver Y and 1 Dewick's Plusia to garden MV. Other wandering 'bits' included 1 Yponomeuta plumbella, 1 Oak Hook Tip and 4 Tree Lichen Beauties.

Other migrants hard to come by recently - 70+ Diamond Back's on night of the 8th and 17 Silver Y's on night of 14th of note for here. Otherwise just 4 other Dark Sword Grass and 2 Rush Veneers all month.

Oak Processionary trapped last night at Orfordness. Viewing possible on Sunday eve in Ipswich tel/text 07753 949717.

At least 3 Long-tailed Blues still opposite Pentire House, Kingsdown

Night of 16 August

1 Male Gem

Male Clouded Yellow in brownfield area beside Ten Acre Wood (possibly same individual as 6 days ago). Also a helice female at Northala Fields, Northolt + Greenford CP.

last night - 15th August at Sparkbrook, Birmingham inner city moth trap;
18 Silver Y
(This doesn't sound much by comparison with coastal stations, but if you consider the central location in the country and no signs of major migrant corridors near me, this is an excellent count and in fact the highest count for the species in over 10 years of trapping here - so there must be a lot of Silver Ys across Britain now!)