Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Brimstone

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 May 2023 Brimstone 6 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431835 VC69 Westmorland Peter Young 2.30pm, sunny
16 May 2023 Brimstone 10 Adult Halecat Woods Grange over Sands SD433832 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
23 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431832 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male
20 Apr 2023 Brimstone 3 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD430832 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Along track leading down to the Moss. Males
3 Apr 2023 Brimstone 5 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433833 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 4 males 1 female
30 Aug 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433835 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
14 Apr 2022 Brimstone 8 Adult Halecat Woods Halecat SD433835 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson
15 Mar 2022 Brimstone 3 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD432832 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Males
30 May 2021 Brimstone 3 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431833 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, 13.30 - 15.00. 2 male, 1 female.
25 Mar 2020 Brimstone 3 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433834 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC full sun
23 Mar 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD432834 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick males
19 Sep 2019 Brimstone 3 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431833 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes All males
24 May 2019 Brimstone 5 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD432835 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 100% sun
21 Apr 2019 Brimstone 2 Adult Longhow End Woods Witherslack SD4388083062 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
19 Apr 2019 Brimstone 14 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD4383 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Two observed egg laying.
7 Jun 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD430831 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Old brood.
11 Mar 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Witherslack village Witherslack SD437835 VC69 Westmorland Helen Rawlinson
11 Mar 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD43288356 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Warm and sunny
17 Sep 2017 Brimstone 2 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun
23 May 2017 Brimstone 2 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431833 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, 18deg. One of each sex.
3 May 2017 Brimstone 2 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433835 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 male & 1 female flying together.
25 Mar 2017 Brimstone 2 Adult Nichols Moss Grange-over-Sands SD430831 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory bright sunny day, seen along the track to Nichols moss
15 Aug 2016 Brimstone 3 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Aug 2016 Brimstone 4 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433834 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 3 male, 1 female.
6 Aug 2016 Brimstone 14 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433834 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 7 male, 7 female.
5 Aug 2016 Brimstone 10 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433834 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick BC field trip. Two hours observation at the nursery and the (...)
28 Jul 2016 Brimstone 3 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431836 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
21 Apr 2016 Brimstone 2 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD432834 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC
6 Sep 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC and 100% sun.
30 Jun 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433833 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 29 deg.C, Full sun or light cloud, still.
21 Apr 2015 Brimstone 2 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD432835 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC and bright sun
10 Apr 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Thornbarrow Hill Witherslack SD436835 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male
8 Apr 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Thornbarrow Hill Witherslack SD436835 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male
5 Aug 2014 Brimstone 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD432836 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On and around the buddleias
28 Apr 2014 Brimstone 3 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD432836 VC69 Westmorland Brian Two females and one male
12 Mar 2014 Brimstone 1 Adult Yewbarrow End Witherslack SD435836 VC69 Westmorland Sylvia Woodhead

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  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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