Highlights from trapping overnight 3-4/10/26 at Freshwater Bay, @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social included a pristine Brindled Ochre (now very scarce in Dorset), 4 Golden Twinspot and a worn Silver-spotted Veneer (Euchromius ocellea); also here 15+ Palpita vitrealis, 1 Bordered Straw, 3 Vestal

Thanks to Ralph Parkes at tonight’s Scilly bird log for some great moths. 7 new species for me. The next 3 are Small Marbled, Purple Marbled and Silver-spotted Veneer (Euchromius ocellea). Plus only my 4th Convulvulous Hawkmoth (all from Scilly). #teammoth

Euchromius ocellea was a nice surprise in my VC34 garden last night, all 4 Gloucestershire records seem to have been this year #teammoth

Yay!! My first ever Euchromius ocellea (Silver-spotted Veneer) in this morning’s garden moth trap. Been hoping for one for these for a few years now 😊🎉 #teammoth

Six of the seven Convolvulus Hawk-moths to light last night in the Cot Valley, Cornwall. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social #TeamMoth

This morning's highlights included my first Delicate of the autumn, Gem, 2 Scarce Bordered Straws and my pinkest Vestal so far. Ffarmers nr Lampeter VC44 @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Blair’s Mocha; to light VC5, 5 October. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Chevron Snout (Hypena lividalis), to actinic light at Portchester, Hampshire on night of 6/10. Perhaps the 5th British record. D. Holberton-jones. #teammoth

Another pink Vestal last night (different individual). Also the first Large Wainscot of the year and a late Lozotaeniodes formosana. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

A good migrant night last night, Driffield, East Yorkshire with 3 each of Clancy's Rustic and Scarce Bordered Straw, Delicate, 2 Vestal, Rush Veneer, Diamond back moth, 3 Angle Shades amongst 41 species. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Just found a Scarce Boarderd Straw Rodwell Dorset @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

05/10/26. 139/33. Good night! Porter's Rustic & Spruce Carpet NFG. Merv, Brick & Green-brindled Crescent NFY. L-album Wainscot, RDP, 5 SMW, 14 Beet Moth, White-point, 3 Yellow-tail, 2 Mallow, 10 Large Wainscot, 2 RL Quaker, Grey Shoulder-knot, #teammoth #norfolkmoths @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Dark Mottled Willow to light in the Cot Valley, Cornwall, last night - Boom 🤯 - shown here with one of the 3 Small Mottled Willows also trapped. Perhaps a first for this combo in the UK? @migrantmothuk.bsky.social #TeamMoth

Silver-striped Hawk-moth (H. celerio). Two reports overnight (5/10) -

To light, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
Attracted to a shed light, Herne Bay, Kent

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Plenty of @migrantmothuk.bsky.social interest still:
8 Vestal,1 Delicate, 3 Angle Shades; also 7 White-point, 3 Turnip, 1 each Small Mottled Willow & L-album Wainscot

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Trapped until 11pm in St Mellion: P vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl) 3 N noctuella (Rush Veneer) 4 U ferrugalis (Rusty-dot) 1 Vestal 1 Radford's Flame Shoulder 2 Pearly Underwing 3 Turnip Moth 3 White-speck 1 Delicate 4 Angle Shades 3 Small Mottled Willow 6 Scarce Bordered Straw 8 Silver Y #teammoth

Moth numbers holding up in SE Hants 125/34. Nothing new but a migrant feel to the trap (could be local breeders, who knows this year 🤷🏻‍♂️). 4x SMW, 1x RDP, 1x Clancy’s, 4x Blair’s Mocha, 1x Rush Veneer, 3x L-album W, 4x White Point, 1x Vestal and Turnip. Best of Y. sequella #teammoth #migrantmothuk

Still good conditions and 23 species in the trap including migrants gem,vestal,rush veneer,rusty dot pearl and a lot of autumn favorites including 15 black rustic! @migrantmothuk.bsky.social