Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Tortoiseshell

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Flew into house porch at 5.30pm and has settled down for the (...)
29 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Field Uldale NY245368 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift On thistles
29 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD329976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
29 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Greystoke Forest Greystoke NY4033 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 15 degrees, sunny spells
29 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 11 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 25 Adult Kings Meaburn Penrith NY618201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass In the sunshine during the morning, around a scrape on the (...) 27774.jpeg
19 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
19 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Spring Bank Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
19 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Barrowfield Lot Kendal SD4790 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny intervals, 15deg. C. Nectaring on Ragwort. 27726.jpeg
19 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult River Eden Carlisle NY468557 VC70 Cumberland Larissa BM Feeding on thistles at field edge.
19 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Garden Uldale NY246372 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Pennine Way / High Cup Nick Dufton NY744262 VC69 Westmorland Martin & Gwen Tordoff c 15C, weak sun, medium breeze
19 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Pennine Way / Bow Hall Dufton NY702250 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff c 15C, weak sun, medium breeze
19 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Pennine Way / Dod Hill Dufton NY710250 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff c 15C, weak sun, medium breeze
19 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Finglandrigg NY273565 VC70 Cumberland Steve Eyre
9 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Burnbarrow Scar Brigsteer SD483898 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
9 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 11 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 32 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 16 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams On a single buddleia
9 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones

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