Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Common Heath

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jun 2023 Common Heath 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD4481 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 42437.jpeg
13 Jun 2023 Common Heath 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 28C 41798.jpeg
17 May 2023 Common Heath 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny intervals
14 May 2022 Common Heath 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240935 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. Full sun.
19 Apr 2022 Common Heath 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell male
25 May 2021 Common Heath 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Levens SD458835 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Blew away before it could be photographed.
18 May 2021 Common Heath 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD220854 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. Light breeze.
19 Apr 2021 Common Heath 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton-in-Furness SD219852 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11c. Just off boardwalk.
15 Apr 2021 Common Heath 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton-in-Furness SD218854 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11c, full sun. Landed on boardwalk.
11 Jun 2020 Common Heath 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD442818 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1pm. 20% sun. Very breezy.
4 Jun 2020 Common Heath 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429833 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying on moss
22 Apr 2019 Common Heath 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Jul 2018 Common Heath 1 Adult Tarn Moor Orton NY675079 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Jun 2018 Common Heath 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
3 Jun 2018 Common Heath 1 Adult Finsthwaite Heights Finsthwaite SD359882 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2018 Common Heath 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD229858 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Far end of circular boardwalk, where path becomes grassy.
4 May 2017 Common Heath 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 Apr 2017 Common Heath 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY577256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Male

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