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4679
Date: 21st August 2022
George Davis
Location: Maenporth, Falmouth, UK
Details: Striped Hawk Moth on night of 20th.
4678
Date: 20th August 2022
Robin Edwards
Location: Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK
Details: Vestal 20/8 to light
4675
Date: 20th August 2022
Alison Robertson
Location: WWT Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock, Dumfries, UK
Details: AMENDED TO ADD DATE & SPECIES. Daytime observation. This Convolvulus Hawk-moth was spotted on 17 August at the bottom of a dock plant right beside the footpath through a wetland area known as the "paddock". NY052656, VC72.
4673
Date: 20th August 2022
Alison Robertson
Location: WWT Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock, Dumfries, UK
Details: Daytime observation. The moth was spotted at the bottom of a dock plant right beside the footpath through a wetland area known as the "paddock". NY052656, VC72.
4670
Date: 20th August 2022
Alison Robertson
Location: Colvend, Dalbeattie, UK
Details: Single moth came to actinic light in a friend's rural garden in Kirkcudbrightshire, VC73, 19 Aug 2022 (date trap was put out). Grid ref NX874547.
4668
Date: 20th August 2022
Keith Knights
Location: Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, UK
Details: Humming-bird Hawk-moth daily, often multiple sightings per day, 15-20 August. Painted Lady, 1-3 daily from 20 July to present with just one today. All garden records.
4666
Date: 20th August 2022
Jeremy Patterson
Location: Round Hill, Brighton, UK
Details: Night of 19 Aug: single Bordered Straw and Pearly Underwing, 4 Silver Ys, 3 Rush Veneers and 2 Diamond backs to light. Hummingbird Hawks evident in area over last few days.
4663
Date: 20th August 2022
George Davis
Location: Maenporth, Falmouth, UK
Details: 17 Rush Veneer, 6 Udea ferrugalis, 3 Silver Y, 2 Bordered Straw, 2 Pearly Underwing, single Dark Sword-grass, Small Mottled Willow, Scarce Bordered Straw, Vestal, Nephopterix angustella and Convolvulus Hawk Moth - the latter very very worn. The night was not very favourable for my garden so I suspect many of these moths arrived on previous nights but a good variety.
4662
Date: 20th August 2022
Stan Taylor
Location: Warwick, UK
Details: One Small Mottled Willow and One White Point in garden trap last night
4659
Date: 20th August 2022
Julian Francis
Location: Tolpuddle,Dorset
Details: One Bordered Straw caught last night (19/8) at Tolpuddle, Dorset (VC9).
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