Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Common Carpet

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Apr 2024 Common Carpet 1 Adult Siddick Ponds Workington NY000302 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Bright sunshine 46195.jpeg
17 Aug 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY207617 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh 44914.jpeg
7 Aug 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451768 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
29 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 44001.jpeg
26 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Willington wood Ulverston SD294751 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
24 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Borrowdale Grange in Borrowdale NY252168 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh In woodland, resting on bracken. 43804.jpeg
20 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Aira Force Dockray NY399212 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 16c aira high force to ulcat row 4 to 5pm. first field (...)
20 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Great Mell Penruddock NY406247 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hazy sun 16c 6to7pm
16 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Forest Track Sleetbeck NY496757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown cloudy windy brief sunny intervals 15c 11.30. nectaring but (...)
22 Jun 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY253587 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 13:10-14:50 Warm and mostly sunny.
6 May 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Track Talkin Head NY553564 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm some cloud
3 May 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15C. 90% sun. 40400.jpeg
13 Aug 2022 Common Carpet 1 Adult Portinscale Portinscale SD452773 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh Free flying, early am
24 Jul 2022 Common Carpet 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Jun 2022 Common Carpet 1 Adult Country lane Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
23 Jun 2022 Common Carpet 1 Adult Raven Crag Keswick NY303188 VC70 Cumberland Roger Fellows
1 Jun 2022 Common Carpet 1 Adult Armboth Thirlmere NY30551776 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife
27 May 2022 Common Carpet 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Overcast 12C 36080.jpeg
18 May 2022 Common Carpet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Full sun.
18 May 2022 Common Carpet 1 Adult Verge Uldale NY250368 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
17 May 2022 Common Carpet 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 35927.jpeg
13 May 2022 Common Carpet 1 Adult Footpath Oxen Park SD317876 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
10 May 2022 Common Carpet 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD185747 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
1 Sep 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18C. 80% sun. 13.45-15.15.
19 Aug 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Eskdale Fell Boot Eskdale NY188040 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace On path from Burnmoor Tarn to Eel Tarn.
19 Aug 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Eskdale Fell Boot Eskdale NY187026 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace On path from Burnmoor Tarn to Eel Tarn.
4 Aug 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Newlands Beckside Thornthwaite NY236251 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Amongst thorny scrub by Newlands Beck
4 Aug 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Sunbrick Lane Baycliff SD287730 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Between Sunbrick & Baycliff
3 Aug 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult The Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Observing 11.20-12.30. Approx. 17C. 20% sun.
25 Jul 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 9.20-10.40
13 Jul 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
27 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Walled path Oxen Park SD317876 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On wall.
22 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Orton Moss NR Great Orton NY339543 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10:40am - 12:10pm, mostly sunny.
3 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Field trip. 14c. Overcast & some drizzle.
2 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY275567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 30894.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY763081 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
30 May 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240923 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. 12.30-14.15. 60% sun.
27 May 2021 Common Carpet 1 Adult Marina Village Barrow in Furness SD206685 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.10-11.30. 15c. 100% sun. 30605.jpeg
31 Jul 2020 Common Carpet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
24 Jul 2020 Common Carpet 1 Adult Blackwood Farm Braithwaite NY237250 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh In vegetation bordering Newlands Beck 27889.jpeg
28 May 2020 Common Carpet 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 26274.jpeg
27 May 2020 Common Carpet 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Disturbed from Ivy.
26 May 2020 Common Carpet 1 Adult Aikbank Wigton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
20 May 2020 Common Carpet 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Disturbed in the garage
9 May 2020 Common Carpet 1 Adult Braithwaite Moss Portinscale NY243249 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Flying around at approx 8.30am today 25505.jpeg
2 Aug 2019 Common Carpet 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD196754 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 22c.11.30-13.30. 10% sun.
18 Jul 2019 Common Carpet 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Grizedale SD333966 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
21 Jun 2019 Common Carpet 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
18 Jun 2019 Common Carpet 1 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards sunny and warm
18 Jun 2019 Common Carpet 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
10 Jun 2019 Common Carpet 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey To light
25 May 2019 Common Carpet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
22 May 2019 Common Carpet 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm and windy
20 May 2019 Common Carpet 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
28 Aug 2018 Common Carpet 1 Adult Swinside stone circle Broughton in Furness SD171881 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
16 Aug 2018 Common Carpet 1 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm 16730.jpeg
8 Aug 2018 Common Carpet 1 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY230604 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 4.15pm - 6.15 pm Breezy
30 Jul 2018 Common Carpet 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
22 Jul 2018 Common Carpet 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY730070 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15586.jpeg
22 Jul 2018 Common Carpet 1 Adult Latterbarrow Hawkshead Hawkshead SD363991 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
22 Jun 2018 Common Carpet 1 Adult Disused Railway Winton Cumbria NY796100 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey .Full sun, strengthening SW wind.
8 Jun 2018 Common Carpet 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD3188 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley (Argent
4 Jun 2018 Common Carpet 1 Adult A684 verge Sedbergh SD602921 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Intermittent sun, 21 deg.C.
29 May 2018 Common Carpet 1 Adult Hutton Roof NNR Hutton Roof SD540775 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.30-9.30 am. !00% sun.
15 Aug 2017 Common Carpet 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
30 Jun 2017 Common Carpet 1 Adult Arnside Knott/Heathwaite Arnside SD450768 VC69 Westmorland David Gower 3.30 -4 PM, sunny
31 May 2017 Common Carpet 1 Adult Cross hall Sedbergh SD688939 VC65 North-west Yorkshire Helen Wallace Hiding in long grass in damp field. Early evening. Very warm.
31 May 2017 Common Carpet 1 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4990 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey I should have identified this as a Wood Carpet from the photo, (...) 9365.jpeg
14 May 2017 Common Carpet 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 May 2017 Common Carpet 1 Adult Beetham Milnthorpe SD496794 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sunshine slight breeze. One of each sex. 8700.jpeg
10 Aug 2016 Common Carpet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
21 Jul 2016 Common Carpet 1 Adult Hyton Bootle SD085877 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Overcast. 17C. Hedgerow west of Hyton
27 May 2016 Common Carpet 1 Adult Helsfell Nab Kendal SD503935 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
25 May 2016 Common Carpet 1 Adult Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY124016 VC70 Cumberland Ewan Munro
6 May 2016 Common Carpet 1 Adult Ulverston Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Landed on garden fence this morning
19 Sep 2015 Common Carpet 1 Adult Tarn Sike Orton NY665076 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Disturbed around Heather. 4033.jpeg
3 Jul 2015 Common Carpet 1 Adult The Helm Oxenholme SD529891 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Aug 2014 Common Carpet 1 Adult East View, Potter Fell Burneside SD520988 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
11 Jun 2014 Common Carpet 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY759083 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
17 May 2014 Common Carpet 1 Adult Braithwaite Moss Braithwaite NY232252 VC70 Cumberland Gary Hedges
29 Apr 2014 Common Carpet 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Dalton-in-Furness SD199756 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards

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