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Currently arrival conditions
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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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