Night of 18/8: 185 Silver Y worth a mention. After 30 amplana yesterday, none today.
Nearby at Preston Ricky Lambert had Scarce Bordered Straw and 2 vitrealis.

afternon of 19th August

Single Humming-bird Hawk-moth and Red Admiral nectaring at garden flowers.

Single Tebenna micalis on Fleabane by the bech this evening.

Night of 18th. Rush Veneers and RDPs. 6 x Silver Y and 1 x Oak Processionary

Night of 17 August - two putative Jersey Mocha.

Summer is here at last! 3 Clouded Yellows over the week-end & the MV traps have been very full: night of 16th August, Latticed Heath (migrant) & September Thorn (2nd island record). 17th August, Rosy Underwing, Cosmopolitan, Tree-lichen Beauty, Bordered Straw & Scarce B S; also Tawny-Barred Angle (very scarce here). 18th July Toadflax Pug & Bordered Pug (both 2nd island records), 2nd brood Clouded Buff. We thought the Cydia amplana invasion had ended, but there were 83 in the traps on 17th & we gave up counting on 18th.

Night of 18/8 - At light 2 C.amplana, 2 RDP,4 Rush Veneer, 4 Silver Y. Daytime in the garden 6 Red Admiral and 2 Painted Lady all very fresh.

My first Painted Lady (quite fresh looking) of 2012- settled on bare ground.

Cydia amplana 1,Evergestis extimalis[nfg presumed migrant],Dark Sword grass 4,Ferrugalis 9,Rush Veneer 8, Bordered Straw 1,Silver Y 9.

One Painted Lady[in very good condition] at Warham Camp, North Norfolk at 6pm Saturday 18th August.
My first Painted Lady of 2012.