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Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
1 Sep 2015	Shaded Broad-bar	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY720061	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Shiels	Warm, sunny day
1 Aug 2016	Shaded Broad-bar	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728073	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	10.00am-13.00pm
16 Jul 2017	Yellow Shell	2	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY760085	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.30 - 16.45 Breezy
16 Jul 2017	Straw Dot	2	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY760085	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.30 - 16.45 Breezy
16 Jul 2017	Shaded Broad-bar	3	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY760085	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.30 - 16.45 Breezy
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
1 Aug 2017	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY729074	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
3 Aug 2017	Straw Dot	3	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY726068	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Overcast, breezy
3 Aug 2017	Shaded Broad-bar	5	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727073	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Overcast, breezy
3 Aug 2017	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727073	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Overcast, breezy
5 Aug 2017	Udea lutealis	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727070	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
5 Aug 2017	Shaded Broad-bar	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727070	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Aug 2017	Shaded Broad-bar	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY729073	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	Dull and chilly. T14C
8 Aug 2017	Antler Moth	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY729073	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	Dull and chilly. T14C
1 Jul 2018	Straw Dot	7	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY760082	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
1 Jul 2018	Silver Y	4	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY760082	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
1 Jul 2018	Chimney Sweeper	28	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY760082	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Probably many more
1 Jul 2018	Silver-ground Carpet	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY730070	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
22 Jul 2018	Udea lutealis	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY730070	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
22 Jul 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY730070	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	10.40-15.30 Overcast What a great day !
22 Jul 2018	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY730070	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
22 Jul 2018	Antler Moth	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY730070	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	10.40-15.30 Overcast
25 Jul 2018	Silver Y	10	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727069	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	24oC 90% sun
26 Jul 2018	Silver Y	6	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727069	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018	Shaded Broad-bar	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727069	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727069	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Both seen between Smardale Gill viaduct and the railway bridge. (...)
26 Jul 2018	Gold Spangle	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727069	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Late report following ID confirmation from colleagues in Cumbria (...)
26 Jul 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Cornall	Watched for many minutes quite close. Video record taken
30 Jul 2018	Twin-spot Carpet	1	Adult	A685 road verge	Kirkby Stephen	NY715045	VC69 Westmorland	Dave Wainwright
30 Jul 2018	Straw Dot	2	Adult	A685 road verge	Kirkby Stephen	NY715045	VC69 Westmorland	Dave Wainwright
30 Jul 2018	Silver Y	8	Adult	A685 road verge	Kirkby Stephen	NY715045	VC69 Westmorland	Dave Wainwright
30 Jul 2018	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	1	Adult	A685 road verge	Kirkby Stephen	NY715045	VC69 Westmorland	Dave Wainwright	Many empty cocoons
30 Jul 2018	Antler Moth	2	Adult	A685 road verge	Kirkby Stephen	NY715045	VC69 Westmorland	Dave Wainwright
12 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	6	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY725067	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	21oC 20% sun very humid....the most I have seen for along time.
14 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY724065	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Watts	1pm, grey skies, 17oC. Both busy nectaring on thistles.
16 Jun 2019	Buff-tip	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY724066	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Watts	Sitting on gate beyond lime kilns. 3.30pm. Overcast/rain.
7 Jul 2019	Clouded Buff	2	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY761082	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	No wind in cutting and really warm when the sun shone, ~20 deg (...)
7 Jul 2019	Chimney Sweeper	6	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY761082	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	No wind in cutting and really warm when the sun shone, ~20 deg (...)
21 Jul 2019	Yellow Shell	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728071	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
21 Jul 2019	Shaded Broad-bar	6	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728071	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
21 Jul 2019	Clouded Border	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728071	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
29 Jul 2019	Yellow Shell	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY732065	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.00-15.30 Sunny last half hour
24 Aug 2019	Silver Y	2	Adult	Smardale NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY7147806169	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny 21 deg C little wind
25 Aug 2019	Silver Y	4	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728065	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	28oC Full sun.
25 May 2020	Silver-ground Carpet	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY757085	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	on some brash
29 May 2020	Chimney Sweeper	2	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY761083	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	hot sunny day almost windless day Penrith branch aggregated (...)
29 May 2020	Chimney Sweeper	2	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	SD757085	VC59 South Lancashire	Margaret and David Eastlick	hot sunny day aggregated grid reference Tebay branch
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
4 Jun 2020	Latticed Heath	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY757085	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	One fly on breezy bright day with heavy showers
8 Jun 2020	Common Plume	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727071	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	1 flying near the viaduct in sunshine.
8 Jun 2020	Clouded Magpie	5	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727071	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	In the woodland down by Scandal beck - all resting on leaves (...)
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
7 Jul 2020	Yellow Shell	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY737077	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	17.10-1840 A little sun
7 Jul 2020	Shaded Broad-bar	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY737077	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	17.10-1840 A little sun
25 Jul 2020	Yellow Shell	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY757086	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	1 flitting about on dullish humid afternoon
25 Jul 2020	Silver-ground Carpet	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY757086	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	One seen on dullish humid afternoon
3 Aug 2020	Shaded Broad-bar	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727070	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Seen in the afternoon before the sun came out - to the East of (...)
7 Aug 2020	Shaded Broad-bar	4	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727068	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
15 Aug 2020	Silver Y	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727068	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	In the Gill to the South East of the Smardale Gill Viaduct in (...)
1 Jun 2021	Crambus lathoniellus	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY763081	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Thanks MT
1 Jun 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY763081	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
20 Jun 2021	Yellow Shell	2	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY760085	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Plus two unknown Carpet Moths
20 Jun 2021	Chimney Sweeper	17	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY760085	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Probably many more
28 Jul 2021	Yellow Shell	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY759084	VC69 Westmorland	Andy Bolton
28 Jul 2021	Straw Dot	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY759084	VC69 Westmorland	Andy Bolton
28 Jul 2021	Silver Y	3	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY759084	VC69 Westmorland	Andy Bolton
28 Jul 2021	Nettle-tap Moth	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY759084	VC69 Westmorland	Andy Bolton
28 Jul 2021	Common Carpet	7	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY759084	VC69 Westmorland	Andy Bolton
28 Jul 2021	Agriphila tristella	2	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY759084	VC69 Westmorland	Andy Bolton
1 Aug 2021	Yellow Shell	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY725067	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts	12C Overcast Very Tatty
1 Aug 2021	Straw Dot	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY725067	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts	12C Overcast
1 Aug 2021	Silver Y	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY725067	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts	12C Overcast Well camouflaged
1 Aug 2021	Shaded Broad-bar	3	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY733082	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts	12C Overcast
1 Aug 2021	Common Plume	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727067	VC69 Westmorland	Howard and Penny Smith
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
15 Jun 2022	Chimney Sweeper	8	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY761081	VC69 Westmorland	IanTallon and Mike Roberts	13.45-15.10 17C Mostly sunny
20 Jun 2022	Silver Y	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY758085	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Full sunshine, sheltered from wind, early afternoon.
20 Jun 2022	Common Carpet	3	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY758085	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Full sunshine, sheltered from wind, early afternoon.
5 Aug 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728071	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	12.20-15.20 12C-15C Overcast, Showery, Sunny
30 May 2023	Silver-ground Carpet	2	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY758084	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14 C Breezy
7 Aug 2023	Udea lutealis	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727068	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Adjacent to old Railway track
7 Aug 2023	Shaded Broad-bar	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727068	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Adjacent to old Railway track. Very worn
8 Aug 2023	Shaded Broad-bar	1	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c.
8 Aug 2023	Large Yellow Underwing	1	Adult	Smardale Gill NNR	Kirkby Stephen	NY726067	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c.

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