Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Hummingbird Hawk-moth

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
5 Aug 2016 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Allonby Springlea caravan site Allonby NY082432 VC70 Cumberland Nicholas Johnston Feeding on petunias
10 Jul 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Lanercost Pack horse bridge Brampton NY553633 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard On bridge
4 Aug 2019 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Brigham Hill Mansion Brigham, Cockermouth NY086303 VC70 Cumberland Martyn Fletcher Feeding on Buddleia. Slo-mo vid here (...)
29 Jul 2019 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Brigham Hill Mansion Brigham, Cockermouth NY086303 VC70 Cumberland Martyn Fletcher Seen feeding on budlea flower nectar. Short video recording of (...)
26 Jun 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Crummock water Buttermere NY1604117322 VC70 Cumberland Ian Haverly Thought it was hummingbird at first till Google revealed what we (...)
24 Jun 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Caldbeck Caldbeck NY323397 VC70 Cumberland James Macgregor
21 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Nectaring on buddleia at 8.30pm
29 Sep 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Nectaring on Buddleia 39790.jpeg
15 Sep 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Nectaring on Buddleia
9 Aug 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Nectaring briefly on Buddleia at 1.15pm. My first in Carlisle (...)
15 Jun 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Richardson Street Carlisle NY390545 VC70 Cumberland Rachel Fleming Found in my garden
15 Jul 2019 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Cumwhinton Carlisle NY402557 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Smith
14 Jul 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Nov 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Cedar Lane Cockermouth NY1262631193 VC70 Cumberland Tom Borg Feeding on Salvias Amistad and uliginosa
31 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Papcastle Cockermouth NY109313 VC70 Cumberland Peter Thorpe Seen in our back garden on the Buddleia 28237.jpeg
29 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Egremont NY006105 VC70 Cumberland J butterworth Flying round red flowers in the garden , very shy and was hard (...) 16950.jpeg
21 Jun 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Gosforth NY0699403473 VC70 Cumberland J French Haven't seen before in garden
13 May 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
9 May 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
15 Aug 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
8 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
16 Jul 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
28 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Millom Millom SD167803 VC70 Cumberland Margaret Rose Johnston My garden Feeding on Verbena rigida at 16.00 hours, temperature (...)
25 Jul 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Orchard Barn Mockerkin NY09032321 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke
20 Jul 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Newton Arlosh NY201552 VC70 Cumberland Tracy Armstrong Feeding on lavender
5 Jul 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden, next to How Farm Portinscale NY247243 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh My garden Feeding on Verbena Boniarensis and Buddleia 14694.jpeg
29 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 43959.jpeg
8 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple On Red Valerian
22 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Ravenglass estuary Ravenglass SD08669651 VC70 Cumberland Irene Boston feeding on sea lavender 43708.jpeg
15 Sep 2021 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Pennington Ravenglass SD084964 VC70 Cumberland Jake Gearty Feeding on red valerian in the back of the Pennington pub car (...)
3 Jul 2019 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY124558 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
10 Sep 2015 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Skinburness Old hotel corner Skinburness NY127559 VC70 Cumberland Irene Stephenson On Buddleia
9 Jun 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult St Bees train station St Bees NX970119 VC70 Cumberland Chris Roughley Around the Valerian at station car park. 14-30.
24 Jul 2017 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Blencathra Centre Threlkeld NY303255 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle
1 Aug 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
26 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon
19 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
20 Sep 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
25 Sep 2021 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift First sighting of this for me
14 Sep 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY215457 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson on verbena
5 Jul 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY215457 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Enjoying a taste of Verbena
24 Jun 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY215457 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Poss same one as yesterday
23 Jun 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Aikbank Farm Waverton NY215457 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson 6.30 on Valerium
21 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY228013 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson On Valerian
7 Jul 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on honeysuckle
17 Aug 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones visiting buddlea
23 Jul 2015 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitehaven garden Whitehaven NX980177 VC70 Cumberland Irene Stephenson Feeding on carnation pinks
25 Jun 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Workington Railway Station Workington NX995288 VC70 Cumberland David Galbraith
9 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Home garden Workington 5 shore Road CA14 5HL NX9901526586 VC70 Cumberland Victoria Bewley 42944.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Home garden Workington 5 shore Road CA14 5HL NX9901526586 VC70 Cumberland Victoria Bewley I have many videos too 42945.jpeg

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