Night of 8 August:

1 Bird-cherry Ermine, 1 Willow Ermine, 75 Diamond-back Moth, 1 Rusty-dot Pearl, 3 Latticed Heath, 4 Turnip, 2 Tree-lichen Beauty, 26 Dark Sword-grass and 376 Silver Y.

Also 2 Garden Tiger and c20 Ruby Tiger.

A Small Wainscot was the first area record and a Beautiful Hook-tip only the second. An Ant-lion was also attracted to light.

Night of 8 August:

Another GREAT DART.

4 Clouded Yellows adjacent to Upton Warren NR on clover in large field north of masts observed by Chris Thomson

Cydia amplana and Tree Lichen Beauty last night.

Night of 8 August, to garden MV:

Silver Y, 8
Tree-lichen Beauty, 3
Plutella xylostella, 6
Evergestis extimalis, 1
Palpita vitrealis, 1

(no tigers)

Night of 8 August:

2 Silver Y, 1 Dark Sword-grass, 3 Diamond-back Moth to Oxford back garden

No tigers, unfortunately, but my first record of a Gypsy Moth

45 Silver Y, 1 Dark Sword Grass and a Palpita Vitrealis in the garden trap last night.

The first night of Moth Night 2013 produced a drop in the conspicuous increase in Silver Y's the previous night. But a Painted Lady had arrived at the trap by 22.00, in keeping with an increase in daytime sightings of this species in recent days. Also a Palpita vitrealis this morning

Night of 8 August: Another Dotted Footman.