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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
22 Jun 2021	Chimney Sweeper	80	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339543	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10:40am - 12:10pm, mostly sunny.
27 Sep 2015	Silver Y	27	Adult	Tarn Sike	Orton	NY624082	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Nectaring on Devil's-bit Scabious
23 Jul 2016	Udea lutealis	20	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339542	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Pale Straw Pearl (Udea lutealis). Widespread but several near (...)
28 Jun 2019	Chimney Sweeper	14	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339543	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10.40-11.50am sunny and warm. Probably many more.
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.
9 Jun 2017	Chimney Sweeper	10	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY341542	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
19 Sep 2015	Silver Y	10	Adult	Tarn Sike	Orton	NY665076	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Nectaring on Devil's-bit Scabious
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.
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.
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.
22 Jul 2018	Six-spot Burnet	7	Adult	Tarn Moor	Orton	NY675079	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
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.
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.
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 (...)
6 Jul 2017	Six-spot Burnet	5	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3053	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SW part of reserve.
17 Sep 2023	Silver Y	4	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY308538	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	overcast 17c light breeze
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 (...)
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 (...)
20 Jul 2023	Shaded Broad-bar	3	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY309539	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	11:20-13:05 circular walk, mostly sunny 17C. Centralised grid (...)
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 (...)
10 Jun 2023	Chimney Sweeper	3	Adult	Orton hay meadow	Orton	NY6250408758	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Full sun, 25C, windy.
28 Jun 2019	Silver Y	3	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339543	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10.40-11.50am sunny and warm.
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.
10 Jun 2019	Chimney Sweeper	2	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339543	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
22 Jul 2018	Silver Y	2	Adult	Tarn Moor	Orton	NY675079	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 Jun 2018	Silver Y	2	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3054	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve.
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 (...)
31 Aug 2016	Sallow	2	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339541	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Sallow. Two about 10m apart and close to where Centre-barred (...)
24 Aug 2016	Devon Carpet	2	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY338542	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Devon Carpet. Second one found at NY340542 - both (...)
17 Jul 2016	Twin-spot Carpet	2	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY341542	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	In pristine condition.
27 Sep 2015	Silver Y	2	Adult	Sunbiggin Tarn	Orton	NY624082	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Nectaring on Ragwort
20 Jul 2023	Common Wainscot	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY30525401	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Common Wainscot. Sunny, 17C, around 12:55.
29 Jun 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	garden CA 103SE	Orton	NY624082	VC69 Westmorland	Mike hoar	Feeding on honeysuckle no photo too quick
10 Jun 2023	Silver-ground Carpet	1	Adult	Orton hay meadow	Orton	NY6250408758	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Full sun, 25C, windy.
23 May 2023	Silver-ground Carpet	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY306538	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny breezy
2 Jun 2022	Silver-ground Carpet	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY307541	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Along ca. 500m of path. 14:30-15:40
31 May 2022	Crambus lathoniellus	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY33895430	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	On rough and damp grassland.
22 Jun 2021	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339543	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10:40am - 12:10pm, mostly sunny.
22 Jun 2021	Silver-ground Carpet	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339543	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10:40am - 12:10pm, mostly sunny.
6 Jun 2021	Glyphipterix simpliciella	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY34145422	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Glyphipterix simpliciella (?) on speedwell on rough grassland. (...)
6 Jun 2021	Glyphipterix thrasonella	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY33745429	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	A poory marked Glyphipterix thrasonella (?) found in a boggy (...)
6 Jun 2021	Small Yellow Underwing	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY33895414	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Small Yellow Underwing found along the green lane from the (...)
29 Aug 2020	Silver Y	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY33905408	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Warming itself in the morning sunshine.
3 Aug 2020	Evergestis pallidata	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY33915424	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Tatty specimen found in damp meadow.
14 Jul 2020	Archips xylosteana	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY33875424	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Variegated Golden Tortrix (Archips xylosteana) on nettles at (...)
14 Jul 2020	Rhigognostis incarnatella	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY33865424	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Determiner; Martin Tordoff
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 (...)
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 (...)
22 Jul 2018	Antler Moth	1	Adult	Tarn Moor	Orton	NY675079	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
22 Jul 2018	Common Heath	1	Adult	Tarn Moor	Orton	NY675079	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
22 Jul 2018	Pyrausta purpuralis	1	Adult	Tarn Moor	Orton	NY675079	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 Jun 2018	Silver Y	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3053	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SW part of reserve.
6 Jul 2017	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3054	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve.
21 Jun 2017	Chimney Sweeper	1	Adult	Tarn Moor	Orton	NY675079	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 May 2017	Silver Y	1	Adult	Greenrigg Raisbeck	Orton	NY642078	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Bromley
10 Sep 2016	Common Marbled Carpet	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339542	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Variant with broad orange-brown band on forewing.
21 Aug 2016	Centre-barred Sallow	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339541	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Centre-barred Sallow. Photo available.
18 Aug 2016	Devon Carpet	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY341543	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	See: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=329996 Edited by (...)
29 Jul 2016	Evergestis pallidata	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339542	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Near the information board.
17 Jul 2016	Chimney Sweeper	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY341542	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
17 Jul 2016	Evergestis pallidata	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY342543	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	One at the bottom of the eastmost meadow. Also a final-instar (...)
17 Jul 2016	Shaded Broad-bar	1	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY341542	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
19 Sep 2015	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Tarn Sike	Orton	NY665076	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Disturbed around Heather.

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