Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Tortoiseshell

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070324 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
25 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
25 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very hot day.
25 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 9,15 24degs very worn
25 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496821 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
25 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 18 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 24 Adult Chapel Garth Kirkby Lonsdale SD625781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 22 deg C full sun no wind Aggregated grid reference Mostly on (...)
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 16 Adult Chapel Garth Kirkby Lonsdale SD621781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 22 deg C full sun no wind mostly on marsh thistle
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 24 Adult Chapel Garth Kirkby Lonsdale SD624781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 22 deg C full sun no wind Aggregated grid reference Mostly on (...)
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Faulds Brow Quarry Wigton NY3040 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong A quick 15 Mins. Breezy, overcast. Very warm. 21328.jpeg
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390766 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD455849 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 21.5 deg. C. Light airs. 13.00-15.00 hrs. Buddleia in flower (...)
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick Flew through open window along house landing, thought about and (...)
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD486916 VC69 Westmorland Martin
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult River Caldew Dalston NY370497 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly nectaring on thistles.
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 3-4.30pm, sunny periods, warm with light breeze.
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 14 Adult Sizergh Estate Levens SD4977487508 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 10.30AM. All nectaring on same large thistle patch.
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Sizergh Fell Levens SD4961286876 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sizergh Fell Levens SD4981487170 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
15 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761082 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick nectaring on bramble

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