Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Yellow Shell

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

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