Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Brimstone

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
20 May 2019 Brimstone 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 100% sun. 19deg C no breeze in quarry 30 minute saunter along (...)
6 Sep 2015 Brimstone 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
1 Sep 2015 Brimstone 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 20 minute walk in the lower quarry only.
8 Apr 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Aggregated grid reference mostly long sunny intervals but with (...)
7 Apr 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick males Warm and sunny
8 Apr 2017 Brimstone 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson, J Denison
24 Aug 2015 Brimstone 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
7 Jun 2015 Brimstone 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
18 May 2024 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390766 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 23 deg C, no wind, male
18 May 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 30 minutes. Warm and full sun. Male
16 May 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temp 15C Male
19 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC full sun
17 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC full sun
12 Aug 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD389763 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
24 May 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny, T 16C, breezy Female
6 May 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes obs. 90% sun, breezy, Temperature about 12C. Male
10 Jul 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in late afternoon sunshine. Within quarry and (...)
16 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Female nectaring on Cardamine
27 Aug 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
15 Aug 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour mid afternoon. Sun 50% T19 Male
4 May 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
3 May 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 30 minutes observation. temp 17C Sunny and breezy
16 Aug 2016 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick female
16 Sep 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
8 Sep 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes mid-morning. Sun 100%
23 Apr 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
19 Mar 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD387764 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
7 Aug 2014 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Warm and sunny. Lots of observers from a joint Cumbria BC field (...)
17 Jul 2014 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick hot sunny and bright day male

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