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Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Hummingbird Hawk-moth

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
29 Sep 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	A windy day with short sunny spells. 14oC
4 Aug 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
3 Aug 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Ulverston	SD287766	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	On buddleia. 7,30am. Sunny.
28 Jul 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD191703	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
16 Jul 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Raven's Lodge	Gilpin Bridge	SD461854	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Young	15.00 to 16.00 Sheltered from wind, sunny periods, on buddleia
6 Oct 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Oct 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Calvert Court	Endmoor	SD539853	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell	On verbena bonariensis
24 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Breezy & mainly overcast with a few sunny spells.
25 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Ulverston	SD289783	VC69 Westmorland	Julie Wilson	Seen feeding in my brother's back garden on his fuschia plant
16 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Flowery cottage north of Brigsteer Wood	Brigsteer	SD486884	VC69 Westmorland	Robert Pocklington	Feeding on fushia
17 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
29 Aug 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	11 Fountain Street	Ulverston	SD2869878458	VC69 Westmorland	Ella Mawhinney	I have a video of the sighting
10 Aug 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Feeding on Buddleia for 10 minutes at 12.30 pm.
5 Aug 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728071	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	12.20-15.20 12C-15C Overcast, Showery, Sunny
10 Jul 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	Castle Howe	Kendal	SD5121092434	VC69 Westmorland	Dan Hill	Around garden wall
24 Sep 2021	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Windy & showery with short sunny spells. 17oC. 12.45pm
13 Sep 2021	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Dragley Beck near to	Ulverston	SD290776	VC69 Westmorland	Alison Smithies	Feeding on lavender in my garden at 1745. Only managed to get a (...)
19 Jul 2020	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Warm, sheltered, sunny intervals.
15 Aug 2019	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	3	Adult	Home garden	Troutbeck Cumbria	NY414007	VC69 Westmorland	Stephen Sutton
5 Aug 2019	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2019	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Nectaring on Buddleia.
26 Jul 2019	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Nectaring on Buddleia
17 Sep 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	3 visits during the day. Nectaring mainly on Buddleia.
5 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
22 Jul 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY730070	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	10.40-15.30 Overcast What a great day !
17 Sep 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Holme	SD521790	VC69 Westmorland	Steve Matthewman	At last, first in garden in over 10 years!
24 Jul 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	3	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 70% sun little wind. Always a delight.
19 Jul 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Jul 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	3	Adult	Ravens Lodge & White Scar	Levens	SD461854	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	4	Adult	Garden	Ulverston	SD287766	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	All on same bush. (verbena?) After dusk.
7 Jul 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Barrow Hollin	High Newton	SD407839	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	Nectaring on bramble flowers
7 Jul 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Front garden on Phlox late evening	Kendal	SD517916	VC69 Westmorland	Stephen Baker	Hummingbird Hawk Moth
29 Jun 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	garden CA 103SE	Orton	NY624082	VC69 Westmorland	Mike hoar	Feeding on honeysuckle no photo too quick
21 Jun 2023	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	Feeding on various flowers
16 Oct 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Brockhole Garden	Windermere	NY389009	VC69 Westmorland	Michael S. Smith	Visiting a pink-flowered bush in early afternoon by children's (...)
10 Oct 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Arnside village	Arnside	SD458788	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	Feeding on Red Valerian in house front garden
6 Oct 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Arnside village	Arnside	SD455786	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	Feeding for 10 mins on pink Salvia flowers in garden
1 Oct 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Cartmel village	Cartmel	SD380787	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	Feeding on Verbena bonariensis in garden
29 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Breezy, cold & mainly overcast.
25 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Breezy, cool & overcast.
18 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	Rural garden	New Hutton	SD571903	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Denny	On red valerian flowers
18 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Breezy & overcast. Visited at 4.15 p.m. after rain.
16 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
15 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	8.50 a.m. overcast.
14 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Bowston, Kendal	SD497966	VC69 Westmorland	Claire Gillham	Feeding on phlox
14 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	Sunny, wind free afternoon inspecting phlox then ceratostigma. (...)
13 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	hovering around ceratostigma flowers on a still warm sunny (...)
10 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 Sep 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Whitbarrow NNR	Levens	SD434876	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Ritson	Basking on the Limestone scree below the mine
26 Aug 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Arnside garden	Arnside	SD455785	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	On Verbena bonariensis 2pm
23 Aug 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pamela Wilson	Feeding on Verbena flowers
6 Aug 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Devonshire Road	Ulverston	SD292782	VC69 Westmorland	Louise Hayton	3pm in back yard feeding on pertunia
5 Aug 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Calvert Court	Endmoor	SD538847	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell	Nectaring on verbena bonariensis.
3 Aug 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Grange over Sands	Grange-over-Sands	SD397767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	On Buddleia briefly
29 Jul 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	17.50 pm. Briefly on Buddleia.
24 Jul 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD5093	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould	Feeding on hare bells
20 Jul 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Seen feeding on Buddleia at 12.30 pm
16 Jul 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Smoot Garth	Kings Meaburn	NY620212	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Cloudy about 22 degrees feeding on the purple loosestrife around (...)
10 Jul 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Cartmel	Cartmel	SD381787	VC69 Westmorland	Robert Pocklington	Feeding on valerian in housing estate car park
7 Jul 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Silverdale	SD451767	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
7 Jul 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Far Arnside	Silverdale	SD447763	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
30 Jun 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Smoot Garth	Kings Meaburn	NY620212	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Sunny morning, less wind - 1st time I've seen one in the Eden (...)
30 Jun 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Devonshire Road	Ulverston	SD292782	VC69 Westmorland	Louise Hayton	Feeding on honey suckle , didn't have time to take photo was (...)
23 Jun 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	Showing preference for pink flowers. Very warm and sunny
21 Jun 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Burneside	SD507952	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Shiels	Briefly in garden on Red Campion flowers
21 Jun 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden Colby	Appleby in Westmorland	NY664206	VC69 Westmorland	Trevor Lowis
19 Jun 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	Slack Head	Beetham	SD495792	VC69 Westmorland	Nick Gannicliffe
19 Jun 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	Slack Head	Beetham	SD49377907	VC69 Westmorland	Nick Gannicliffe
17 Jun 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Staveley	SD469984	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
16 Jun 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	51 Plantation Avenue	Arnside	SD461780	VC69 Westmorland	Jennifer Rae	In garden on Phuopsis stylosa
20 Apr 2022	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Mealbank	Kendal	SD542958	VC69 Westmorland	Colin Hunter	Sunny morning. Temp. 9deg c.
14 Aug 2021	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Smardale NNR	Smardale	NY739082	VC69 Westmorland	Tim Wallis
7 Aug 2021	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	My first this year. Nectaring on Buddleia.
28 Jul 2020	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Allithwaite Community Centre	Allithwaite	SD387767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	8.30 am. Nectaring on a buddleia.
21 Jul 2020	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Kendal	SD454847	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Sunny 21c. Possibly 3
21 Jul 2020	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2020	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Hayes Garden Centre	Ambleside	NY376035	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
14 Jun 2020	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Eastgate, Sandylands	Kendal	SD524930	VC69 Westmorland	Gary Gould	In garden
24 Sep 2019	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Very fresh looking. Visited garden 3 times to nectar on (...)
16 Sep 2019	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Burneside	SD507951	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Shiels	On honeysuckle flowers
3 Aug 2019	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD333979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
31 Jul 2019	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2019	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC.bright but little sun..
15 Jul 2019	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Nobles Park	Kendal	SD538847	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 Jul 2019	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Calvert Court	Endmoor	SD538847	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
29 Jun 2019	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD545785	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Seen briefly by two observers on Lancs BC trip
29 Jun 2019	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Grange over Sands	SD403781	VC69 Westmorland	Garry Richards	Feeding on flowers of a ramble in the garden.
6 Oct 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Grasmere Garden Centre	Grasmere	NY336073	VC69 Westmorland	Steve Kirtley	Sorry to submit this late.... I found my note when I was having (...)
27 Sep 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
24 Sep 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny, on buddlea
6 Sep 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	First one in my garden. Nectaring on Buddleia.
31 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Broughton Mills	Broughton in Furness	SD222905	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
28 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden	Ulverston	SD287766	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	On buddleia. Late afternoon. 16C. Overcast.
25 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	3	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oC 50% sun
14 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY724065	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Watts	1pm, grey skies, 17oC. Both busy nectaring on thistles.
12 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	6	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY725067	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	21oC 20% sun very humid....the most I have seen for along time.
11 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oC 80% sun. ...they are having a fantastic second generation. (...)
11 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Whitbarrow NNR	Witherslack	SD451848	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	Fresh and flying fast over my boots
9 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD450852	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Howard	90%sunshine, 19 oC
7 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD318872	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
5 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460854	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oC Sunny
5 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oC Sunny
3 Aug 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Bandrake Head	Oxen Park	SD314875	VC69 Westmorland	Hilary Smith	REcord from house owner, not confirmed but he recognised it from (...)
31 Jul 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460854	VC69 Westmorland	Jeremy Bartlett	Buddleia flowers
27 Jul 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Ravens Farm	Levens	SD461854	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	26oC 80% sun
26 Jul 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Cornall	Watched for many minutes quite close. Video record taken
26 Jul 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727069	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Both seen between Smardale Gill viaduct and the railway bridge. (...)
18 Jul 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460854	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	24oC 50% sun...on Buddleia
2 Sep 2017	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Furness Abbey	Barrow-in-Furness	SD218717	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun... on buddleia near entrance.
29 Jul 2017	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Duddon Mosses NNR	Foxfield	SD215851	VC69 Westmorland	Louise McGurk
3 Jul 2017	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Cornall	Seen well for several minutes.
4 Aug 2016	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Allithwaite	Allithwaite	SD387767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	On Buddleia at edge of playing fields
18 Sep 2015	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Nectaring on Red Valerian, 6 pm, cloud/sun. The fourth seen on (...)
16 Jul 2015	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Feeding on Red Valerian. 3rd in the garden this year.
8 Jul 2015	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Trying to escape from our glazed in porch. Second one this year. (...)
6 Jul 2015	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Ulverston The Alps	Ulverston	SD288782	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	10am
24 Jun 2015	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Nectaring on Red Valerian, Centranthus ruber. 19.30, 16 deg.C, (...)
6 Oct 2014	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Kendal garden yard	Kendal	SD510933	VC69 Westmorland	Clare Satterthwaite	Feeding from purple flowers
23 Jun 2014	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Kirkhead	Grange over Sands	SD392755	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	Nectaring on birds foot trefoil and rock rose

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