The trap was switched on after dark and off around dawn so it most have been flying during the hours of darkness. This probably isn't that surprising for such a highly migratory species.
Numbers recorded in Derbyshire fluctuate markedly from year to year, it can be quite scare in some years and abundant in others. It is not a migrant strictly speaking as individuals which do arrive in the UK from continental Europe or even North Africa will not return southwards although some of their progeny might.
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