Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Yellow Shell

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Jul 2023 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun.
12 Jun 2023 Yellow Shell 4 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD187751 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian Hot 25 Deg hazy Sun. No breeze. 41726.jpeg
4 Jun 2023 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. 100% sun. 13.25-13.55.
29 May 2023 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16C. 100% sun.
7 Aug 2022 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD189744 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.30-16.30 Overcast first hour, Sunny after 38259.jpeg
24 Jun 2022 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Cloudy.
23 Jun 2022 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY728070 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh Secretive as usual 36808.jpeg
20 Jun 2022 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 10-11.30am.
17 Jun 2022 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD191742 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 36511.jpeg
15 Jun 2022 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 13.45-15.10 17C Mostly sunny
14 Jun 2022 Yellow Shell 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
30 Aug 2021 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Newbiggin Crags Clawthorpe SD550793 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
1 Aug 2021 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 12C Overcast Very Tatty
28 Jul 2021 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY759084 VC69 Westmorland Andy Bolton
27 Jul 2021 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD488903 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
16 Jul 2021 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD206686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.30-noon. 23c. 100% sun.
8 Jul 2021 Yellow Shell 1 Adult North Walney Barrow in Furness SD171708 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.15-12.15. 17c. Overcast.
2 Jul 2021 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow in Furness SD207685 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Seen during 3 hours working on site.
30 Jun 2021 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Hampsfell Grange-over-Sands SD404800 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick
22 Jun 2021 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. 17c. 31295.jpeg
20 Jun 2021 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY760085 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Plus two unknown Carpet Moths
18 Jun 2021 Yellow Shell 5 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY758086 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm sunny afternoon Seen near entrance to reserve and (...) 31176.jpeg
25 Jul 2020 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757086 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 1 flitting about on dullish humid afternoon 27904.jpeg
11 Jul 2020 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Undermillbeck Common Winster SD418955 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Mostly cloudy 15c
7 Jul 2020 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY737077 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 17.10-1840 A little sun 27418.jpeg
25 Jun 2020 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.30-10.25. 24c. 100% sun, wind 2.
19 Jun 2020 Yellow Shell 10 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761082 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Seen over the reserve between the rain showers - humid 26790.jpeg
19 Jun 2020 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. 20% sun.
16 Jun 2020 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD398789 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
13 Jun 2020 Yellow Shell 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.00-13.00. 21C 80% sun. 26439.jpeg
13 Jun 2020 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD194748 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10-10.45am. 19C Humid.
7 Jun 2020 Yellow Shell 3 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD205687 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50% sun. 12.25-13.30.
4 Jun 2020 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757085 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass One flying on breezy bright day with heavy showers 26249.jpeg
20 May 2020 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 21c. 11.10-13.10 circular walk.
12 Aug 2019 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
1 Aug 2019 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD207686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19c. 17.45-18.15. Overcast
29 Jul 2019 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY732065 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.00-15.30 Sunny last half hour 22158.jpeg
23 Jul 2019 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Bridleway Oxen Park SD316875 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mid 20's C.
21 Jul 2019 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
27 Jun 2019 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317884 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
19 Jun 2019 Yellow Shell 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace South slag bank. Full sun. Breezy.
19 Jun 2019 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace North slag bank. Full sun. 75 mins.
16 Jun 2019 Yellow Shell 2 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD168710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. Sunny intervals. 75 min observation.
10 Jun 2019 Yellow Shell 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Northern slagbank. Overcast. 19417.jpeg
26 May 2019 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Dull....except 60 mins. sun!
25 May 2019 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
1 Jul 2018 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 28C. 95 min walk.
1 Jul 2018 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kendal NY760082 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
22 Jun 2018 Yellow Shell 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
1 Aug 2017 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729074 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon All between 16.30 and 19.15 10% Sun 11234.jpeg
17 Jul 2017 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD431847 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes 100% sun. T21C
16 Jul 2017 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY760085 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.30 - 16.45 Breezy
14 Jun 2017 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 120 mins. 80% overcast but temp in mid teens.
31 May 2017 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4990 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, light breeze.
20 Jun 2016 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 17 C. Breezy with brief sunny spells.
3 Jun 2016 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick numbers seen in 140 minutes during a Butterfly Conservation (...)
27 Jun 2015 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Winster SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Jun 2014 Yellow Shell 7 Adult Sandscale Haws Dalton-in-Furness SD199756 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny but very windy.
16 Jun 2014 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Undermillbeck Common Windermere SD4195 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Jun 2022 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Siddick NX992298 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Sunny, mild breeze. Unable to get clear photo 36401.jpeg
7 Jun 2022 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD177789 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19C. 100% sun. 15.25-16.15
11 Jun 2021 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Overcast but bright conditions
16 Jul 2020 Yellow Shell 3 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY38636001 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy In the large meadow at the north end of the reserve. 27640.jpeg
25 Jun 2020 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Mawbray Dunes Silloth NY092472 VC70 Cumberland Joan Thirlaway Lots of butterflies and moths but at 29 degrees they weren't (...) 27020.jpeg
24 Jun 2018 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386597 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 14310.jpeg
4 Jun 2017 Yellow Shell 3 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386597 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
15 Jun 2016 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
14 Jun 2016 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Dubmill Point Allonby NY000000 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
16 Aug 2015 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995308 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
27 Jun 2015 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Eskmeals Waberthwaite SD078943 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon Fairly windy 2454.jpeg
24 Jun 2015 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386579 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on waste ground adjacent to the nature reserve. 2408.jpeg
22 Jun 2014 Yellow Shell 16 Adult Dubmill Point Allonby NY077460 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
14 Jun 2014 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993297 VC70 Cumberland Martin Chadwick
8 Jun 2014 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX994303 VC70 Cumberland Stephen Lowther

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