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Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Six-spot Burnet

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
3 Jul 2019	Six-spot Burnet	5	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY307537	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SW part of reserve. Some unidentified flying Burnet Moths also (...)
14 Jul 2021	Six-spot Burnet	12	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY307537	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SW part of reserve. 11:30-12:00 and 13:25-13:40.
6 Jul 2017	Six-spot Burnet	5	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3053	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SW part of reserve.
13 Jul 2019	Six-spot Burnet	8	Adult	Walk in St John's in the Vale	St John's in the Vale	NY318201	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift and T Dixon	Sunny
15 Jun 2022	Six-spot Burnet	12	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Siddick	NX995305	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Some cocoons still occupied and others emerging with active (...)
29 Jun 2021	Six-spot Burnet	16	Adult	Whelpo	Wigton	NY308397	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong	Slight cloud with max.sunshine and slight breeze. Very warm (...)
3 Jul 2019	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY311538	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SE part of reserve. Some unidentified flying Burnet Moths also (...)
14 Jul 2021	Six-spot Burnet	8	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY311538	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SE part of reserve. Mostly cloudy but warm, 12:00 - 12:35.
28 Jun 2017	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Recently emerged. Also 2 hatched
11 Jun 2016	Six-spot Burnet	50	Adult	Lowca rugby club brows	Lowca	NX980217	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason	Probably more than 50
4 Jul 2023	Six-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Flimby beach	Flimby	NY008325	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Only two adults seen but scores of empty cocoons.
7 Jun 2016	Six-spot Burnet	74	Adult	Lowca rugby club brows	Lowca	NX980217	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason	Only counted resting moths, most mating, as a few 5 spots have (...)
16 Jun 2020	Six-spot Burnet	3	Adult	St. Bees Head	St Bees	NX956154	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	On cliff tops between NX956154 and NX945133
14 Jul 2021	Six-spot Burnet	6	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY307541	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve. Increasingly sunny, 12:50 - 13:25.
7 Jun 2018	Six-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3054	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve. Cocoons. Could also be Narrow bordered Five (...)
26 Jul 2022	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Nectaring on Thistle at 5.40pm. The first adult of this species (...)
24 Jun 2023	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first of the year
2 Jul 2019	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first of 2019.
15 Jun 2016	Six-spot Burnet	12	Adult	Lowca rugby club brows	Lowca	NX979219	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason	Maybe more
11 Jul 2019	Six-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Mating pair. 5:40pm, sunny and breezy.
8 Jul 2023	Six-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Mating pair, around 2pm.
7 Aug 2015	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Lowca rugby club brows	Whitehaven	NX979217	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason	Looked to be on its last legs.
28 Jun 2015	Six-spot Burnet		Adult	Lowca Brows	Whitehaven	NX978220	VC70 Cumberland	Mike and Lyn Mills	Literally hundreds!
21 May 2020	Six-spot Burnet	1	Larva	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Larva feeding on Bird's-foot-trefoil
25 May 2020	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Clints Quarry	Egremont	NY007123	VC70 Cumberland	Brian and Lindsey Snell	Just emerged
26 Jun 2020	Six-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Loweswater	Thackthwaite	NY147225	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Just before rain started in the morning
29 Jun 2023	Six-spot Burnet	10	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Including mating pair
22 Jun 2016	Six-spot Burnet	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Including mating pair
27 Jun 2022	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Kingmoor Sidings NR	Carlisle	NY38565769	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	In the central scrubby area of the reserve.
2 Jul 2023	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Garden at Raughton Head	Raughton Head	NY372435	VC70 Cumberland	Claire Godfrey	In long grass at field edge- landed in garden trug
14 Jun 2022	Six-spot Burnet	3	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Winnick	Full sun 17oC
25 Jul 2020	Six-spot Burnet	27	Adult	Drigg Dunes	Drigg	SD04839847	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	From SD04839847 to SD06369709. Many on Wild Thyme
5 Jun 2018	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Mawbray	NY083472	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Comment should read: Cocoons. Most near birds foot trefoil, but (...)
5 Jun 2018	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Wolsty Banks	Wolsty	NY096505	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Comment should read: 4 final instar larvae. I stopped counting (...)
5 Jun 2018	Six-spot Burnet	36	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Mawbray	NY083472	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Cocoons. Most near bird
11 Jun 2021	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Anthony Marsh	Cocoon seen. Only one, I would have thought there would be more
9 Jul 2021	Six-spot Burnet	3	Adult	Grune Point footpath to	Silloth	NY143568	VC70 Cumberland	Steve Graham	Cloudy conditions c17C.
10 Jul 2022	Six-spot Burnet	9	Adult	Grune Point, footpath to	Silloth	NY134566	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson	6 Spot Burnet
5 Jun 2018	Six-spot Burnet	104	Larva	Wolsty Banks	Wolsty	NY096505	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	4 final instar larvae. I stopped counting the very numerous (...)
15 Jul 2019	Six-spot Burnet	50	Adult	West Beach dunes S of harbour	Silloth	NY102530	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	3-4.30pm, sunny periods, warm with light breeze. A low estimate (...)
15 Jul 2019	Six-spot Burnet	50	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Mawbray	NY083473	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	12-2pm, sunny and warm with a light breeze. A very low estimate (...)
12 Jul 2020	Six-spot Burnet	50	Adult	Drigg Dunes	Drigg	SD048984	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Watts	11am. 50% sun. Warm.
20 Jul 2023	Six-spot Burnet	3	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY309539	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	11:20-13:05 circular walk, mostly sunny 17C. Centralised grid (...)
16 Jul 2021	Six-spot Burnet	16	Adult	West Beach dunes S of harbour	Silloth	NY102530	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	11.50am-12.20pm, sunny and warm.
16 Jul 2021	Six-spot Burnet	25	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Mawbray	NY083473	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10.30-11.30am sunny and warm, light breeze.
25 Jul 2018	Six-spot Burnet	9	Adult	Glasson	Maryport	NY029359	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	1.10 - 2.30pm sunny but quite breezy. All positively (...)
4 Jul 2023	Six-spot Burnet	12	Adult	Oldside	Workington	NX996307	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh
13 Jul 2022	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Grassy wildflower embankment	St Johns in the Vale	NY315204	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
30 Jun 2022	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Aikbank Farm	Waverton	NY215459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
20 Jun 2022	Six-spot Burnet	18	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Siddick	NX995305	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh
5 Jul 2021	Six-spot Burnet	6	Adult	Dalston Cycle Track	Carlisle	NY377509	VC70 Cumberland	Bill
27 May 2020	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079995	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
4 Aug 2019	Six-spot Burnet	4	Adult	Irt Estuary	Drigg	SD063971	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson
30 Jul 2019	Six-spot Burnet	14	Adult	Irt Estuary	Drigg	SD055980	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson
7 Jul 2019	Six-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Crummock water	Crummock	NY203158	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
9 Jul 2018	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
29 Jun 2018	Six-spot Burnet	4	Adult	Grune Point	Skinburness	NY142569	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
6 Jul 2017	Six-spot Burnet	7	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
3 Jul 2017	Six-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
14 Aug 2016	Six-spot Burnet	3	Adult	Lowca rugby club brows	Lowca	NX979217	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason
27 Jul 2016	Six-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Lowca rugby club brows	Lowca	NX979221	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason
19 Jul 2016	Six-spot Burnet	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
19 Jul 2016	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2016	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
12 Jun 2016	Six-spot Burnet	12	Adult	Blitterlees Beach	Blitterlees	NY100525	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
5 Jun 2016	Six-spot Burnet	39	Adult	Lowca rugby club brows	Lowca	NX980217	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason
4 Jun 2016	Six-spot Burnet	12	Adult	Lowca rugby club brows	Lowca	NX980217	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason
3 Jun 2016	Six-spot Burnet	17	Adult	Lowca rugby club brows	Lowca	NX980217	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason
2 Aug 2015	Six-spot Burnet	3	Adult	Lowca rugby club brows	Whitehaven	NX980216	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Mason
1 Jul 2015	Six-spot Burnet	10	Adult	St Bees Head	St Bees	NX943148	VC70 Cumberland	Colin Smith
14 Jun 2014	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX993297	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Chadwick

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