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Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
15 Jun 2016	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	2000	Adult	Lowca rugby club brows	Lowca	NX979219	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason	Counted 100 then tried to gauge similar size areas. Suspect a (...)
11 Jun 2016	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	250	Adult	Lowca rugby club brows	Lowca	NX980217	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason	Many more than 250 and more beginning to emerge.
24 Jun 2016	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	59	Adult	Walkmill Nature Reserve	Whitehaven	NY006187	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason
25 Jun 2018	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	35	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Dalton-in-Furness	SD198754	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
7 Jun 2016	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	19	Adult	Lowca rugby club brows	Lowca	NX980217	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason	Only counted resting moths as several 6 spot present. Could not (...)
24 Jun 2022	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	12	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD188711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Cloudy. Pairing of 6 spot with narrow-bordered 5 spot
14 Jul 2021	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	9	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY311538	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SE part of reserve. Mostly cloudy but warm, 12:00 - 12:35.
4 Jun 2018	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	9	Larva	A684 verge	Sedbergh	SD602921	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Larvae and freshly made cocoons, larvae still visible inside. (...)
16 Jul 2021	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	7	Adult	Cavendish Dock Road waste ground	Barrow-in-Furness	SD206686	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	10.30-noon. 23c. 100% sun.
14 Jul 2021	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	7	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY307537	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SW part of reserve. 11:30-12:00 and 13:25-13:40.
14 Jul 2021	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	6	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY307541	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve. Increasingly sunny, 12:50 - 13:25.
1 Jul 2022	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	5	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD187751	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
30 Jun 2017	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	5	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD458837	VC69 Westmorland	David Gower
15 Jun 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	100% sun. 23C.
3 Jul 2019	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	4	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY311538	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SE part of reserve. Some unidentified flying Burnet Moths also (...)
3 Jul 2019	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	4	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY307537	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SW part of reserve. Some unidentified flying Burnet Moths also (...)
11 Jul 2022	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	3	Adult	Newsham Rd	Threlkeld	NY329248	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Including one very recently emerged from cocoon
20 Jun 2022	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	3	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Siddick	NX995305	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh
9 Jul 2018	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	3	Adult	A684 verge	Sedbergh	SD598925	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Keiller	One settled enabling ID. Also several empty cocoons. Cloudy but (...)
21 Jun 2014	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	3	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Dalton-in-Furness	SD199756	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet. #new
16 Jun 2014	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	3	Pupa	Killington A684 Verge	Killington	SD600921	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Narrow-bordered 5-Spot Burnet unhatched pupae (Known from this (...)
20 Jul 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY31115384	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Both rather worn. Sunny 17C, around 11:50.
19 Jul 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439826	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	12.30-13.15. 20% sun. Tatty.
7 Jul 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Roadside, Sunbiggin Tarn	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY674077	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Still, sunny intervals, Late morning.
21 Jun 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze.
21 Jun 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	2	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze
19 Jun 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD505934	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife	Quite damp, but patches of sunshine
17 Jun 2022	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD191742	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian	unsure of Id please confirm.
8 Jul 2017	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
9 Jul 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Holme Park Fell	Clawthorpe	SD541789	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	100% sun 20c.
9 Jul 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	19C. 95% sun.
22 Jun 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Woodside	Keswick	NY222324	VC70 Cumberland	Nicole Towler	I’ve spotted these a number of times in. Y garden. This is the (...)
18 Jun 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Silver Meadows Nature Reserve	Dubwath	NY198309	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift	On wild valerian
18 Jun 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Woodside	Bassenthwaite	NY222324	VC70 Cumberland	Nicole Towler	I’ve seen these a number of times in my garden. Photos from (...)
20 Jul 2022	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD505930	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Overcast, gentle breeze 21C
8 Jul 2021	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15.15-16.20. 18c. Overcast.
3 Jul 2019	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY307541	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve. 20degC sunny, light breeze. Some (...)
30 Jul 2018	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	1	Adult	A685 road verge	Kirkby Stephen	NY715045	VC69 Westmorland	Dave Wainwright	Many empty cocoons
12 Jun 2018	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189716	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
6 Jul 2017	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3054	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve.

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