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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
15 Jul 2015	Chimney Sweeper	3	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY719061	VC69 Westmorland	Nigel Maden
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
6 Aug 2016	Gold Spangle	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7206	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Keiller	Gold Spangle (Autographa bractea)
6 Aug 2016	Brown-line Bright-eye	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY7206	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Keiller	Brown-line Bright-eye (Mythimna conigera)
6 Aug 2016	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY714061	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	between Brownber and Smardale viaduct on former track bed
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	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
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.
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
8 Aug 2019	Large Yellow Underwing	5	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY714061	VC69 Westmorland	Ian and Isabel Watts	25c, 100% sun, light breeze.
25 Aug 2019	Silver Y	4	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728065	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	28oC Full sun.
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 (...)
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
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 (...)
12 Jun 2021	Clouded Magpie	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Smardale	NY728072	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Sunny and warm
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
23 Jun 2022	Yellow Shell	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Smardale	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Secretive as usual
23 Jun 2022	Smoky Wave	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Smardale	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Smoky Wave (ID confirmed by Liz Still)
23 Jun 2022	Brimstone Moth	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Smardale	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh
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
8 Jun 2023	Clouded Magpie	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Smardale	NY731079	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
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

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