The moth trap year list for the end of October is now 410-13 more than my previous best year. The most interesting recent addition was a small pyralid Musotima nitidalis, an adventive species that originates from Australia or New Zealand. Other recent additions for the year are: Large Wainscot, Feathered Thorn and Barred Sallow. The ornithological highlight of the month was a Masked Shrike at Shuart in NE Kent, which the first record for the county. At Dunge a Black Redstart posed near the power station.

 Musotima nitidalis

Barred Sallow

Masked Shrike

Black Redstart