Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Tortoiseshell

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
28 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Verbena
8 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 20 Adult Garden at Hutton in the Forest Skelton NY460358 VC70 Cumberland L Swift on various flowers
28 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Ivy
8 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Heron Corn Mill Beetham SD4959579956 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans All on one buddleia.
18 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 11 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD4336883602 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 17c. 3.00 -3.30pm. Feeding on sedum and asters.
18 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4403682788 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 16c. 3.50 -4.10pm.
28 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD458789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
28 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 14 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
8 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD544787 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
8 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
8 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD405780 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick
8 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY462550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones

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