Cumbria Butterfly and Day-Flying Moth Sightings
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Date | Species | Number | Site | Town | Grid Ref. | Recorder | Comment | Image |
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30 Mar 2021 | Acleris literana | 1 | Low Gelt Bridge | Brampton | NY52175889 | Paul Kennedy | Acleris literana (Lichen Button) found on fencepost at edge of (...) | |
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. | |
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. | |
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 | |
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. | |
31 Mar 2021 | Peacock | 1 | Eden Bridge Gardens | Carlisle | NY400567 | Martin Keiller | ||
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 | ||
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 | |
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 | |
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. | |
31 Mar 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Greenside | Kendal | SD510924 | John Mounsey | Nectaring on Lesser Celandines and Primula denticulata in full (...) | |
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 | ||
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
30 Mar 2021 | Ypsolopha ustella | 1 | Whinhill Wood | Brampton | NY52395802 | Paul Kennedy | Unidentified micro found on fencepost by path through wood, (...) |
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