Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Mother Shipton

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 May 2023 Mother Shipton 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16C. 100% sun.
27 May 2023 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Graham Robinson
27 May 2023 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY127015 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 17C. 100% sun. Breezy.
23 May 2023 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Eskmeals dunes Ravenglass SD0833494758 VC70 Cumberland Irene Boston 41044.jpeg
11 May 2023 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
14 Jun 2022 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY129021 VC70 Cumberland Andy Bolton
14 Jun 2022 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
2 Jun 2022 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Marina Village Barrow-in-Furness SD205686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. Overcast. 60 mins circular walk.
2 Jun 2022 Mother Shipton 1 Adult River Esk near Longtown Longtown NY37106796 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Pristine specimen found on grassy river bank. 36106.jpeg
29 May 2022 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Bowerhouse Bank Eskdale Green NY139009 VC70 Cumberland David Jackson
28 May 2022 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 May 2022 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD190748 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Field trip. 13.15-14.45. Mainly sunny
19 May 2022 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD488910 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
18 May 2022 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Full sun.
14 May 2022 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80% sun 15 oC....all in usual place
22 Jun 2021 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. 17c.
12 Jun 2021 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 22c
9 Jun 2021 Mother Shipton 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
2 Jun 2021 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY273569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10:25-11:05am, sunny spells but breezy. 30902.jpeg
29 May 2021 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15-19C. Sunny intervals. 30649.jpeg
24 Apr 2021 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC and full sun.....freshly emerged.
6 Jun 2020 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317883 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
30 May 2020 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Bampton Bampton NY510182 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 May 2020 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Killington Reservoir shore Old Hutton SD598914 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould flying around
28 May 2020 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Fields Across From Solway Drive Walney SD178697 VC69 Westmorland Eileen Carroll
28 May 2020 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 25934.jpeg
26 May 2020 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD207685 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Full sun. 12.45-14.00
25 May 2020 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Scout Scar Brigsteer SD486908 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows There are some Pyrausta out - I suspect despicata, but could not (...)
20 May 2020 Mother Shipton 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 21c. 11.10-13.10 circular walk.
14 May 2020 Mother Shipton 3 Adult Whinlatter Forest Park Cockermouth NY182266 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
11 May 2020 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Maryport Coastal Park Maryport NY028359 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
9 May 2020 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Claife Heights area Wray SD381975 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm day.
6 May 2020 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Nectaring on cuckoo flowers
9 Jun 2019 Mother Shipton 5 Adult Irton Fell Nether Wasdale NY129020 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
6 Jun 2019 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY126018 VC70 Cumberland David Phillips 90% sun. 14-15c SW breeze. 2 hour visit from 11.45 hrs. 19322.jpeg
3 Jun 2019 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
28 May 2019 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Satterthwaite Moor Satterthwaite SD327905 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Barbara Dixon
26 May 2019 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Dull....except 60 mins. sun!
25 May 2019 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
17 May 2019 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Wind 2.
17 May 2019 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Jockey Shield area Carlisle NY569554 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan Sunny and windy 18degrees.
17 May 2019 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 May 2019 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Hutton Roof Burton-in-Kendal SD549777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 60% sun breeze
9 Jun 2018 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD1778 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Full sun, 23 degrees
5 Jun 2018 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029359 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
3 Jun 2018 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC
1 Jun 2018 Mother Shipton 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13555.jpeg
31 May 2018 Mother Shipton 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2.15pm-4.15pm. 20c
31 May 2018 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Whasset Milnthorpe SD5181 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
29 May 2018 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Hutton Roof NNR Hutton Roof SD540775 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.30-9.30 am. !00% sun.
23 May 2018 Mother Shipton 1 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD171721 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
23 May 2018 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD204685 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.40-12.10 First visit here. Thanks for tip Helen W.
22 May 2018 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD167706 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90 min walk. 100% sun.
19 May 2018 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 110 minutes slow walk around the N slag bank. Full sun, light (...)
17 May 2018 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
9 Jun 2017 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
31 May 2017 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Low Ploughlands Kirkbampton NY279567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Near the ponds
31 May 2017 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 9344.jpeg
26 May 2017 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2.5 hours. Full sun.
25 May 2017 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD542787 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun..just emerged...first for this site?
25 May 2017 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Hutton SD548777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC
25 May 2017 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Glasson Maryport NY0336 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 19deg, 100% SS, wind- N1. Salmoor Way to Marina
25 May 2017 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
19 May 2017 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace partially hidden in grass.
12 Jun 2016 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD201758 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 17c. Between 11am-12.30pm
3 Jun 2016 Mother Shipton 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick numbers seen in 140 minutes during a Butterfly Conservation (...)
1 Jun 2016 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454773 VC69 Westmorland Louise McGurk 5194.jpeg
30 May 2016 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Slag banks north of the railway bridge in 2 hours
29 May 2016 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD460848 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 5095.gif
29 May 2016 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Lillyhall Workington NY045265 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
29 May 2016 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Grune Point Silloth NY128567 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan
27 May 2016 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY124019 VC70 Cumberland Ewan Munro
22 May 2016 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Derwent Howe Workington NX991278 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
16 May 2016 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995303 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 4973.jpeg
15 May 2016 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
12 May 2016 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Jun 2015 Mother Shipton Adult Logan Beck Ulpha SD183902 VC70 Cumberland James Brockbank
27 Jun 2015 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY1302 VC70 Cumberland N Godden, C Clay GR edited by MT 14/10/15
12 Jun 2015 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY134023 VC70 Cumberland Allan Rodda GR edited by MT 14/10/15
25 May 2015 Mother Shipton 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick A pair copulating 2042.jpeg
1 Jul 2014 Mother Shipton 1 Adult High Raise Bampton NY454130 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
20 Jun 2014 Mother Shipton 1 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY567030 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Thyme. 755.jpeg
19 Jun 2014 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Burnbanks, Haweswater Shap NY490163 VC69 Westmorland Karen Mclellan
8 Jun 2014 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX994303 VC70 Cumberland Stephen Lowther
31 May 2014 Mother Shipton 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488481 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Specimen in good nick but with only one antenna!
18 May 2014 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton 369.jpeg
17 May 2014 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Braithwaite Moss Braithwaite NY232252 VC70 Cumberland Gary Hedges
13 May 2014 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD188749 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
30 Apr 2014 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick

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