Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Straw Dot

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Jul 2023 Straw Dot 3 Adult Grassy Forest Track Kershope NY510808 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown cloudy windy 15c 11.30.
8 Jul 2023 Straw Dot 23 Adult High Park Askerton NY555713 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast thunder near but dry. long grass near (...)
7 Jul 2023 Straw Dot 1 Adult Long Grass Field Laversdale NY474620 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still 6.30pm
26 Jun 2023 Straw Dot 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42414.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Straw Dot 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42429.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Straw Dot 2 Adult Walton Moss edge Brampton NY517672 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown
22 Jun 2023 Straw Dot 2 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY253587 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 13:10-14:50 Warm and mostly sunny. 43146.jpeg
17 Jun 2023 Straw Dot 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Overcast and breezy, about 6pm
15 Jun 2023 Straw Dot 3 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 41883.jpeg
29 Jul 2022 Straw Dot 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Kate Hughes
18 Jul 2022 Straw Dot 1 Adult Quarry Pond on left 300 metres over cattle by Gilts farm on Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 29 degrees - Not the greatest photo!! 37715.jpeg
30 Jun 2022 Straw Dot 4 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Sunny afternoon, wind dropped 19 degrees. 37034.jpeg
4 Jun 2022 Straw Dot 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 36174.jpeg
3 Aug 2021 Straw Dot 2 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385578 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 10.50 - 12.00 18C
3 Aug 2021 Straw Dot 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY406572 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 12.30-14.20 18C
1 Aug 2021 Straw Dot 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 12C Overcast
28 Jul 2021 Straw Dot 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY759084 VC69 Westmorland Andy Bolton
23 Jul 2021 Straw Dot 3 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 32579.jpeg
5 Jul 2021 Straw Dot 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD431881 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.05-15.00. 50% sun.
30 Jun 2021 Straw Dot 10 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386600 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On open grassland at the northern end of the reserve. 31616.jpeg
29 Jun 2021 Straw Dot 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very worn.
31 Jul 2020 Straw Dot 1 Adult Kingsmoor Sidings Carlisle NY385577 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
9 Jul 2020 Straw Dot 1 Adult Cummacatta Wood Keswick NY255164 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh
9 Jul 2020 Straw Dot 1 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485880 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 17.10-18.30 Mostly overcast
6 Jul 2020 Straw Dot 1 Adult Borrowdale Westmorland Kendal NY569029 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Looked very fresh
26 Jun 2020 Straw Dot 1 Adult Kings Meaburn Penrith NY615217 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 1 seen in this hay meadow during sunny weather - a 1st for me - (...) 27166.jpeg
23 Aug 2019 Straw Dot 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19-21c. Sunny spells, breezy.
19 Aug 2019 Straw Dot 2 Adult Kentmere Lake Staveley NY454028 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 12.00 -12.50
18 Jul 2019 Straw Dot 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Grizedale SD333966 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
7 Jul 2019 Straw Dot 2 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD485857 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
7 Jul 2019 Straw Dot 2 Adult Park Wood Brigsteer SD486876 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 21030.jpeg
1 Jul 2019 Straw Dot 1 Adult Park Wood Brigsteer SD478872 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 20544.jpeg
16 Aug 2018 Straw Dot 2 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm
2 Aug 2018 Straw Dot 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 2.15-3.45pm Overcast
30 Jul 2018 Straw Dot 2 Adult A685 road verge Kirkby Stephen NY715045 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
11 Jul 2018 Straw Dot 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD465825 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
2 Jul 2018 Straw Dot 1 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD205684 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Old. 80 min walk. 26C
1 Jul 2018 Straw Dot 7 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY760082 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
10 Aug 2017 Straw Dot 2 Adult Burns Beck Moss NR Sedbergh SD598882 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 40% sun.
3 Aug 2017 Straw Dot 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY726068 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Overcast, breezy
25 Jul 2017 Straw Dot 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
16 Jul 2017 Straw Dot 3 Adult Augill Pasture Brough NY818146 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 12.10 - 13.25 Breezy
16 Jul 2017 Straw Dot 2 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY760085 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.30 - 16.45 Breezy
6 Jul 2017 Straw Dot 1 Adult Potter Fell Burneside SD520992 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels Humid and sunny
30 Jun 2017 Straw Dot 1 Adult Arnside Heathwaite Arnside SD448768 VC69 Westmorland David Gower
24 Jun 2017 Straw Dot 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon from 2.30-4.00pm
11 Aug 2015 Straw Dot 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Straw Dot Dull day but fairly warm pm

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