Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Tortoiseshell

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
28 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Walkmill Nature Reserve Moresby Park, Whitehaven NY004188 VC70 Cumberland Andy Warner Broken Cloud 20 degrees On knapweed 21987.jpeg
28 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC.
28 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 16 Adult Mockerkin Mockerkin NY090233 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
28 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult near Millbeck Keswick NY259260 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
28 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 9 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
28 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Mawbray Banks Silloth NY0847 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
28 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Muggy, temp 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY456216 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
28 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 22 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
18 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Abbot Hall Kendal SD516922 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
18 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Kents Bank Road Grange over Sands SD405776 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
18 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick
8 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD461851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun [no breeze]
8 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Kendal "Race Course" Kendal SD499914 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 21deg.C, light westerly airs.

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