Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Speckled Yellow

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 May 2024 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Jockey Shield area Castle Carrock NY563557 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun light breeze 5 til 630pm
9 Jun 2023 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult High Hampsfield Lindale SD406799 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, some breeze, shaded under trees
8 Jun 2023 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Breaks Moss Walton NY505654 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown on woodland track to moss
31 May 2023 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 4.15 -5.00PM 41313.jpeg
11 Jun 2022 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult River Duddon, nr. Hinning House Cockley Beck NY239003 VC70 Cumberland Andy Bolton Amongst river bank vegetation.
14 May 2022 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240935 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. Full sun.
21 Jun 2021 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD503933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould 18 00
15 Jun 2021 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 15.30. Warm and sunny
19 May 2021 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433844 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick First to be seen this year.
16 May 2021 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Newton Fell Low Newton SD410818 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Hunkered down in grass, unwilling to fly.
2 Jun 2020 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Winster SD418907 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
27 May 2020 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Holme SD537795 VC69 Westmorland Barry Dyson
26 May 2020 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Hawkshead Hill Ambleside SD3318899506 VC69 Westmorland Gill Henwood 25793.jpeg
21 May 2020 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Beacon Tarn Blawith SD277896 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
17 May 2020 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Between Ashness Bridge and Great Wood Keswick NY271199 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Flying and settling in grass. Slightly battered specimen 25613.jpeg
27 May 2019 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD328859 VC69 Westmorland Paul Hampshire
24 May 2019 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD432835 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 100% sun
24 May 2019 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny and breezy.
23 May 2019 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Chapel House Plantation Newby Bridge SD3879186158 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
17 May 2019 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Jockey Shield area Carlisle NY569554 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan Sunny and windy 18degrees. In dappled shade
17 May 2019 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
5 May 2019 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD434865 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
29 Apr 2019 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult High Dam (above) Finsthwaite SD360887 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
30 May 2018 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY125019 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
24 May 2018 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong Full sun,23degC,
18 May 2018 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes observation . Sunny and warm.
14 May 2018 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Lancelot Clark Storth Clawthorpe SD543774 VC69 Westmorland Claire Gillham Warm 13019.png
13 May 2018 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433834 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
9 Jun 2017 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
14 May 2017 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
13 May 2017 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Barker Scar Holker SD332782 VC69 Westmorland Colin &Jane Sharman
11 May 2017 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Haybridge Bouth SD336874 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
24 May 2016 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Well wood Grizebeck SD242862 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. Early afternoon
23 May 2016 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Seaton Seaton NY013307 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 May 2016 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD434843 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
17 May 2016 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD338872 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mid afternoon. Hot
16 May 2016 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Windermere garden Windermere SD413986 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
12 May 2016 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Lambhowe Hill Crosthwaite SD415917 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 May 2016 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Whitbarrow NNR Witherslack SD450855 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley
9 May 2016 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD361889 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
9 May 2016 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD361885 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick First this year for me.
9 Jun 2015 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Skelwith Skelwith Bridge NY334039 VC69 Westmorland Karen Mclellan
9 Jun 2015 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Undermillbeck Common Bowness-on-Windermere SD421950 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Jun 2015 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
4 Jun 2015 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD332820 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
4 Jun 2015 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD332818 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
28 May 2015 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Uldale Egremont NY032117 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
27 May 2015 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD336817 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
23 May 2015 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD334817 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
23 May 2015 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD332820 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
1 Jun 2014 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Hause Point Thirlmere NY316152 VC70 Cumberland Irene Stephenson
26 May 2014 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435880 VC69 Westmorland Marg and David Eastlick
14 May 2014 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD415907 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
2 May 2014 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Brathay Ambleside NY362036 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey

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