Cumbria Butterfly and Day-Flying Moth Sightings
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| Date | Species | Number | Site | Town | Grid Ref. | Recorder | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Allithwaite Quarry | Allithwaite | SD391767 | Martin Chadwick | Two sparring on the upper section of the quarry. Sunny and (...) | |
| 2 Mar 2021 | Red Admiral | 1 | Rockwell Gardens | Grange over sands | SD403782 | Pam Wilson | Flying in woodland. Very sunny. | |
| 1 Mar 2021 | Peacock | 1 | Moss Rigg Quarry | Coniston | NY313023 | Ade Mills | ||
| 1 Mar 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Playing field | Lindale | SD417803 | D Jackson | ||
| 1 Mar 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Dalston garden | Carlisle | NY365498 | Ian J Armstrong | Two together and one single flying in afternoon sunshine | |
| 1 Mar 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | Kents Bank sea wall path | Kents Bank | SD397755 | Martin Chadwick | Flying strongly in the mid-day sunshine | |
| 1 Mar 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Stanwix (garden) | Carlisle | NY402572 | Martin Keiller | Nectaring on heather and crocuses around 2pm. |  |
| 1 Mar 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | Garden beside woodland | Grange over sands | SD403782 | Pam Wilson | Female. Emerged from Ivy covered wall | |
| 1 Mar 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | Arnside Knott | Arnside | SD44877736 | Rosa Menendez |
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