Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Tortoiseshell

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Colby, Appleby NY666202 VC69 Westmorland Ivan Welsh On Eupatorium. No Painted Ladies today.
23 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell 5pm in the garden
23 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
23 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
23 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny half an hour
23 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Fell Cottages Grange over Sands SD399778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick basking on a stone wall in full sun
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick nectaring on buddleia in full sun
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD405779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia in sun no wind
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Bowles Mauve wallflower in garden
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Between A7 and cricket ground Carlisle NY399566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 13 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 16:30, full sun. On Golden Buddleia.
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 15.45 - full sun on buddlea
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
3 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 11:am warm sun, buddlieia and verbena

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