Rush Veneer to MV in garden last night

Also, Silver Y now common among most trap catches and saw over 20 in field margins around arable fields on butterfly transect earlier in week

Afternoon of 26/06

4 Humming-bird Hawk-moth (all visible on one patch of Red Valerian),1Silver Y and 1Painted Lady at Upton Towans.

Night of 25th:

1 Pearly Underwing,
1 Dark Swordgrass,
1 Silver Y,
2 RDP

Paid a visit to Collard Hill NT reserve at Street, Somerset on Tuesday 25 June. The weather was warm,sunny with occasional cloud. Had 3-4 Large Blues which only flew in sunshine and promptly disappeared with it went cloudy. The flight period is way behind usual as there should be many more Large Blues about - only about 6 have been seen this year. Also had 1 Painted Lady, couple of Common Blues, 6 Small Tortoishells and lots of Meadow Browns. There was a report of a Marbled White yesterday but is was not seen today. Numerous orchid species were in flower both on the reserve and across the road at Ivythorne.

Painted Lady today feeding at Erigeron daisies on North Wirral coast at Meols. Several Silver Ys at my garden Red Valerian in Liverpool over the past week.

afternoon of 25/06

single Humming-bird Hawk-moth & Silver Y on the moors at Castle-An-Dinas.

Belated news from the 19 June:

1 Paracorsia repandalis

By day on 24/06

3 Humming-bird Hawk-moth, 2 Painted Lady, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Silver Y, 1 Rush Veneer and 1 Rusty Dot-pearl. Either feeding at Red Valerian or disturbed from grassland.

Gem in Rothamsted trap in Wallingford dated 18th June, and Diamondback moth in garden last night and night before along with Silver Y.

23/6 - daytime 2 Hummingbird Hawk-moths, 4 Painted Lady on Red Valerian