Cumbria Butterfly and Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Site Town Grid Ref. Recorder Comment Image
30 Mar 2021 Acleris literana 1 Low Gelt Bridge Brampton NY52175889 Paul Kennedy Acleris literana (Lichen Button) found on fencepost at edge of (...) 29959.jpeg
31 Mar 2021 Brimstone 3 Ravensbarrow Point, Old Park Wood Holker SD336776 D Jackson
30 Mar 2021 Brimstone 2 Lindale Playing Field Lindale SD417803 D Jackson
30 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 Doreen Howard
30 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 Doreen Howard
30 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Greenside Kendal SD510924 John Mounsey Male, passing through the garden. Sunny, 14.9deg. in the shade, (...)
30 Mar 2021 Brimstone 3 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 Mo Richards Sunny, warm
30 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 Pam Wilson Male flying in garden and edge of wood. Very warm and sunny
24 Mar 2021 Brimstone 2 Back Wood Arnside SD47687784 Lynne Farrell Fresh males
16 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Playing field Lindale SD417803 D Jackson
16 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Greenside Kendal SD510924 John Mounsey Male flying through the garden in warm sunshine.
16 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Risedale Hill Grange-over-Sands SD397767 Liz Chadwick Male flew through the garden
16 Mar 2021 Brimstone 2 Gait Barrows Arnside SD48227745 Lynne Farrell Fresh and flying near the barn
16 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Farleton Milnthorpe SD537807 Roger Fellows
16 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Arnside Arnside SD45907811 Rosa Menendez In the garden
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 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
31 Mar 2021 Comma 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 Helen Wallace .Basking on bare ground. 14C. Sunny. 1pm. 29979.jpeg
30 Mar 2021 Comma 1 High Ickenthwaite Farm High Ickenthwaite SD323894 D Jackson
30 Mar 2021 Comma 1 Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD396780 Doreen Howard
30 Mar 2021 Comma 2 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 Mo Richards Sunny, warm
30 Mar 2021 Comma 1 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 Pam Wilson In garden.Resting on sunny wall.
24 Mar 2021 Comma 3 Back Wood Arnside SD476780 Lynne Farrell Fresh. Near small waterfall
24 Mar 2021 Comma 1 Back Wood Arnside SD47687784 Lynne Farrell Battered- so over-wintered
18 Mar 2021 Comma 1 Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 Martin Keiller Nectaring on heather around noon. Sunny and warm. 29936.jpeg
16 Mar 2021 Comma 1 Sowerby Wood Dalston NY365515 Michael Williams
31 Mar 2021 Emperor Moth 4 Crookburn Pike, Geltsdale Brampton NY5953 Peter Howard Four males skimming over the fells
16 Mar 2021 Painted Lady 1 Garden Staveley SD469984 Ian Tallon In my garden this afternoon
31 Mar 2021 Peacock 3 Ravensbarrow Point, Old Park Wood Holker SD336776 D Jackson
31 Mar 2021 Peacock 10 By Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY618205 David Nattrass Quite a large number seen, 4 in the air at a time 29983.jpeg
31 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD205686 Helen Wallace Site visit with Chris Winnick. Sunny. 10.15-12 noon.
31 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Greenside Kendal SD510924 John Mounsey Sunning itself on west-facing wall, 17.25 - 17.35 hrs BST. 29975.jpeg
31 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 Martin Keiller 29995.jpeg
31 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 Martin Keiller
31 Mar 2021 Peacock 8 Old Water, Geltsdale Brampton NY5953 Peter Howard In upper valley and on high fells
30 Mar 2021 Peacock 2 Lindale Playing Field Lindale SD417803 D Jackson
30 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Smoot Garth Swindale NY521146 David Nattrass Afternoon sun on Dale-side bank
30 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 Doreen Howard
30 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD403778 Doreen Howard
30 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 Martin Keiller
30 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 Mo Richards Sunny, warm
30 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Garden Burneside SD507951 Sue Shiels
24 Mar 2021 Peacock 2 Back Wood Arnside SD476780 Lynne Farrell Near small waterfall
18 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 Martin Keiller Nectaring on heather around noon. Sunny and warm.
18 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Blease Fell Threlkeld NY301259 Timothy Dixon On side of fell,sunning
16 Mar 2021 Peacock 2 Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 Martin Keiller 29922.jpeg
16 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Grizdale Forest Coniston SD334979 Mo Richards
1 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Moss Rigg Quarry Coniston NY313023 Ade Mills
31 Mar 2021 Red Admiral 1 Smoot Garth Kings Meaburn NY620212 David Nattrass in the late afternoon sun 29985.jpeg
31 Mar 2021 Red Admiral 2 Summit of Great Gable Seathwaite, Borrowdale NY211103 Ian Brockbank Flew over the summit at lunchtime
16 Mar 2021 Red Admiral 1 Risedale Hill Grange-over-Sands SD411781 Liz Chadwick mid afternoon. Sunny.
2 Mar 2021 Red Admiral 1 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 Pam Wilson Flying in woodland. Very sunny.
31 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Calvert Court Endmoor SD538842 Brian and Lindsey Snell First 2 seen having aerial dogfight
31 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Holehird Gardens Grange over Sands NY410008 David Eastlick
31 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Smmot Garth Kings Meaburn NY620212 David Nattrass taking advantage of a sunny afternnon - spiralling onto roof 29984.jpeg
31 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 15 Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD205686 Helen Wallace Site visit with Chris Winnick. Sunny. 10.15-12 noon. 29978.jpeg
31 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Greenside Kendal SD510924 John Mounsey Nectaring on Lesser Celandines and Primula denticulata in full (...) 29967.jpeg
31 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Arnside village Arnside SD455786 Lynne Farrell Battered , flying in garden
31 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 Martin Keiller
31 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 Martin Keiller
31 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Pot Place Garden Centre Penrith NY487371 Sarah Mitchell
30 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 South Walney NR Walney Island SD229623 Brian and Lindsey Snell
30 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Lindale Playing Field Lindale SD417803 D Jackson
30 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD396780 Doreen Howard
30 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Garden Ulverston SD287766 Helen Wallace Basking on soil. 16C. Sunny. 3pm.
30 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Allonby garden Allonby NY082434 John Callion
30 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 Martin Keiller
30 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Roadside between Torpenhow and Ireby Wigton NY2139 Mike Porter 29955.jpeg
30 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 R H Jones male
30 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 Roger Fellows
30 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 Sarah Mitchell On Daffodils. Sunny. 15oC
24 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Middle Mount Barrow Ulverston SD286760 Helen Wallace Basking in sun & on marsh marigold. 29943.jpeg
24 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Greenside Kendal SD510924 John Mounsey Emerged from compost heap. Sunny but cool breeze.
21 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Rockliffe Carlisle NY358607 Peter Howard Opposite Carr Beds
20 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Bardsea beach Bardsea SD302742 Brian and Lindsey Snell
20 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Stagshaw Gdn. Ambleside NY379029 Mo Richards
20 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 Mo Richards
18 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Garden Penrith NY499266 Sarah Mitchell Nectaring on Pulmonaria. Sunny & warm.
17 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 Mo Richards Sunny pm
17 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Fell End Hale SD499778 Sue Brindle
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Playing field Lindale SD417803 D Jackson
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 David Eastlick blue sky, full sun no wind
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Garden Staveley SD469984 Ian Tallon In my garden this afternoon
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Arnside village Arnside SD455785 Lynne Farrell Flying through garden at 1300 hours
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 Martin Keiller
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 Martin Keiller Both nectaring on heather.
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Farleton Milnthorpe SD536811 Roger Fellows
15 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Rose Bridge Dalston NY375463 Michael Williams
2 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Lindale Playing Field Lindale SD417803 D Jackson
2 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Lingarth Lindale SD412803 D Jackson
2 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Bigland Drive Ulverston SD286766 Helen Wallace Flying in garden. Sunny intervals. 11c.
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 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Garden Penrith NY499266 Sarah Mitchell Sunny & warm. On Snowdrops.
2 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Eaves Wood Silverdale SD46127610 Vanessa Moss
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 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 Martin Keiller Nectaring on heather and crocuses around 2pm. 29901.jpeg
30 Mar 2021 Small White 1 Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 Martin Keiller
24 Mar 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Red Lane Ulverston SD290757 Helen Wallace Resting on Dog Mercury. 29951.jpeg
30 Mar 2021 Ypsolopha ustella 1 Whinhill Wood Brampton NY52395802 Paul Kennedy Unidentified micro found on fencepost by path through wood, (...) 29960.jpeg