Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Brimstone

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
1 May 2024 Brimstone 6 Adult Rawson's Wood Witherslack SD463858 VC69 Westmorland Rose Thompson Warm and sunny. All males.
11 Aug 2023 Brimstone 6 Adult Brigsteer Wood, bottom track. Levens SD486877 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Both sexes, feeding on Knapweed. Mid afternoon. Sunny (...) 44573.jpeg
19 Jul 2023 Brimstone 6 Adult Ravens Farm Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson 60% sun. Mainly on purple buddleja.
17 May 2023 Brimstone 6 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431835 VC69 Westmorland Peter Young 2.30pm, sunny
3 May 2023 Brimstone 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 4 females, 2 males.
7 Apr 2023 Brimstone 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sun, blue sky littlw wind
2 Apr 2023 Brimstone 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD398762 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Around Nature reserve and beyond.
25 Mar 2022 Brimstone 6 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD452864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 100% sun and almost still
2 Sep 2021 Brimstone 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick CWT work party seen over 5 hours sunny no wind 20 deg C both (...)
10 Aug 2020 Brimstone 6 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD335778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick male and female at near storm beach at wall gap
27 Aug 2019 Brimstone 6 Adult Simpson Ground Cartmel Fell SD395865 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson On Knapweed below dam.
22 Feb 2019 Brimstone 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Finn All males active in Reserve and nearby Halecat woods
23 Aug 2016 Brimstone 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun...all on Buddleia
2 May 2014 Brimstone 6 Adult Whitbarrow NNR Witherslack SD441870 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Pleasant walking temperature.

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    David Eastlick

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