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5413
Date: 14th October 2022
Atropos
Location: St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, UK
Details: Night of 12 October: 3 Palpita vitrealis, 2 Vestal, 1 Gem, 1 Convolvulus Hawk-moth, 3 Scarce Bordered Straw.
5410
Date: 13th October 2022
Julian Clarke
Location: Crawley Down, UK
Details: Last night, of 12th Oct, to MV garden trap
C kadenii (Clancy’s Rustic) - one male, 1st site record
M confusa (Dewick’s Plusia) x1
M vitellina (Delicate) x1
N noctuella x5
Also, 2 very worn C fraxini (Clifden Nonpareil), this is resident locally on aspen.
5407
Date: 13th October 2022
Paul Butter
Location: Lyme Regis, UK
Details: 12th Oct 3 P.vitrealis, 8 N.noctuella, 1 Udea ferrugalis at MV trap
5406
Date: 13th October 2022
Atropos
Location: Brixton, Plymouth, UK
Details: Night of 12 October: 5 Vestal to light.
5404
Date: 13th October 2022
Atropos
Location: Portland Bird Observatory
Details: Night of 12 October: Southern Brindled Green to light - first UK mainland record.
5402
Date: 12th October 2022
Ralph Parks
Location: Pelistry Farm, Green Lane, Maypole, Isles of Scilly, UK
Details: Night of 11/10/22, Purple Marbled, Convolvulus Hawk Moth, Vestal 4, Gem 1. Other highlights to date: Radfords Flame Shoulder 1 on 09/10/22, Tebenna micalis and Convolvulus on night of 25/09/22. Migrant totals from 24/09/22 to date (inlcuding last night) RDP 175, Rush Veneer 210, Vestal 10, Gem 1, White Speck 416, Gold Spot 1, Silver Y 6.
5400
Date: 12th October 2022
John Worth
Location: St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, St. Martin's, Higher Town, Isles of Scilly, UK
Details: Night of 11th October, 2022 at Little Arthur.
1 Vestal, 4 White-speck, 1 Small Mottled Willow, 1 Rusty-dot Pearl, 38 Rush Veneer, 1 Scarce-bordered Straw. At least 20 Rush Veneer by day (11th) while walking on the western half of St Martin's and White Island.
5397
Date: 12th October 2022
Atropos
Location: St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, UK
Details: Night of 11 October: 7 Vestal, 3 Gem, 2 Palpita vitrealis, 55 White-speck, 1 Pearly Underwing, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 1 Clancy's Rustic and 1 Small Mottled Willow to light.
5396
Date: 11th October 2022
John Worth
Location: St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, St. Martin's, Higher Town, Isles of Scilly, UK
Details: Night of 10th October at the Old Quay.
Rusty Dot Pearl 6, Rush Veneer 4 and Vestal (pink) 1.
Rush Veneer by day on St Martin's 8th and 10th, and on Tresco 9th.
5393
Date: 10th October 2022
Atropos
Location: Stoke Point (VC3)
Details: Night of 9 October: 1 Small Mottled Willow.
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