Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Tortoiseshell

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Garden Workington NY0072827218 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Langford First butterfly day of the year for my garden. All on fading (...)
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 20 Adult Greenlands farm Burton-in-Kendal SD520740 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 23oC sun no wind
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 245 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 90% sun no wind. Astonishing number on buddleia but also (...)
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 146 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Another remarkable count for 30 mins. ....on buddleia and (...)
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult 8 Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould feeding on buddleia
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 11 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mid morning. Mainly on buddleia & on washing on the line. Approx (...) 33815.jpeg
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong 33828.jpeg
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 22 Adult Crosscrake Kendal SD525872 VC69 Westmorland Karen Wells
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 47 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD5093 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould feeding on budliea
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 21 Adult Town garden Wigton NY255484 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter On Buddleia bush.
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 14 Adult Weatheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones

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