| Date Seen |
Butterfly |
Location |
| 11 December |
Comma |
Kirkham SD 4132
Comment: Seen by my sister in her garden flying close to woodpile (hibernation spot?). Weather cold but sunny. Caroline Clarke, Sussex Branch cttee member.
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| 8 November |
Hummingbird Hawk-moth |
Pennington, Leigh, corner of Hanwell Close and Broadwell Drive. SJ 650 984 |
| 16 October |
Painted Lady |
Lostock Hall, Preston SD 551259
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| 10 October |
Speckled Wood |
Lord Street, Southport
Comment: INSIDE Russell & Bromley shoe shop! |
| 7 October |
Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell |
Delphi Factory, Kirkby (SJ425978)
Comment: Whilst visiting factory on business spotted 1 Small tortoiseshell sunning itself on factory wall and 1 red admiral flying over the building. |
| 20 September |
Speckled Wood x6, Peacock x3, Red Admiral x1 |
Summit Quarry, Rochdale Canal
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| 20 September |
Speckled Wood |
Worsthorne SD 877325 |
| 12 September |
Red Admiral (4no), Painted Lady (4no) |
Bolton Town Centre - temporary car park in Gt. Moor Street on buddleia SD 718 090
Comment: what a pleasant surprise!! |
| 9 September |
Purple Hairstreak - single found on Ash tree, Large White - 3, Small White - 2, Brimstone - female, Speckled Wood - 16, Small Tortoiseshell - 2, Red Admiral - 1, Painted Lady - 8 |
Warton Crag (part) - from small (climbers) car park |
| 9 September |
Large White - 2, Brimstone - 1 male, Speckled Wood - 50+, Red Admiral - 1, Small Tortoiseshell - 2, Painted Lady - 2, Holly Blue - my first summer brood record anywhere this year. |
Leighton Moss |
| 9 September |
Wall Brown |
Garden at 31 Midge Hall Drive Rochdale
Comment: In 2001 Wall Brown numbers collapsed and they were only to be seen at higher altitude sites in the Rochdale area. My garden is at an elevation of 490 feet asl and in the eight years I have lived here I have not previously seen a WB. There has been another low altitude report last month from Waterfold (Rochdale/Bury boundary). Waterfold was a WB area prior to 2001 and the valley at the bottom of my garden was also a WB area in the 1990s. Is the WB returning to its previous lower altitude sites? |
| 7 September |
Small Tortoiseshell (6no), Painted Lady (3no), Red Admiral (1no) |
Southport - adjacent to former sand plant on coast road, red admiral at the back of the RSPB reserve. |
| 31 August |
Wall and Gren Veined White |
Worsthorne SD 877325
First Wall I have ever seen in our garden! |
| 7 August |
Clouded Yellow, Common Blue |
Green Lane, Heywood, behind Travis Perkins builders yard
Comment: Clouded Yellow tend to be seen in the Rochdale Borough area once every five years, settling from time to time on white clover plants |
| 6 August |
Purple Hairstreak, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green Veined White
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Haughton Dale LNR , Denton. SJ 941940 |
| 5 August |
Painted Ladies,(several), common blue, (many) |
Sunderland point
comment: I was visiting a friend for the day, from Cheshire, walked around the point. Sunny and warm.
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| 19 July |
Meadow Brown-100s, Gatekeeper-10+, Painted Lady-3, Speckled Wood-2, Green Veined White-10+, Small skipper-10+, Large skipper-3, Large White-5, Comma-1
Moths
Latticed Heath-2, Staw Dot-5, Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet-2, Black neck-1. |
Yarrow Valley Nature Park and environs/Chorley. |
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Sunny day with cloud; organised walk for BC and others - 12 present. |
| 19 July |
Cinnabar Moth caterpillars
Moth seen 1st June on ragwort invading my garden which I was about to pull up. Now 19/07/09 many plump stripey caterpillars eating the plants.
A natural form of biological control!
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Cinnabar Moth caterpillars
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| Chorlton-cum-Hardy, M21 0GZ |
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| 4 July |
Red Admiral x2, Small White x2, Large White |
Wycoller, SD 933393 |
| 2 July |
Purple Hairstreak |
Skitters Wood, Ashton-in-Makerfield, SJ573992 |
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It's mostly in Wigan Council ownership, with some private bits. I saw PH there 2 years ago on the same Oaks, which are in a privately-owned part, but where there is general free and well-used access. |
| 1 July |
White Letter Hairstreak |
Spotted around 08.30hrs on an elm tree in a garden in Park Rd, Waterloo, Liverpool L22 3XG |
| 25 June |
High Brown Fritillary 10+, Dark Green Fritillary 4, Sm. Pearl Border Fritillary 3, Brimstone 1, Speck. Wood 6, Small Heath 1, Lrge White 3, Meadow Brown 3, Brown Argus? 20+, Cinnabar 1, Silvery Y 1, Painted Lady 1. |
Warton Crag/West side |
| 24 June |
Grayling |
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Grayling
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Sheep Enclosure,
Warton Crag LNR |
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| 24 June |
Small Heath, Green Hairstreak |
Side of Pendle Hill - SD783396 |
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In a small valley, approx. 400 metres up, not far from main path to summit. I actually saw Green Hairstreaks in early May, when I sat within 6 inches of one,and saw a number of others in same location( not sure of exact date). |
| 22 June |
8 large skipper, 1 dingy skipper, 36 northern brown argus, 1 small tortoiseshell, 1 brimstone, 3 large white, 6 painted lady, 21 small pearl bordered, 20 high brown fritillary, 7 dark green fritillary, 43 speckled wood, 16 meadow browns, 17 small heath, chimney sweeper, speckled yellow, cinnabar, silver y. |
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Speckled Yellow
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| Warton Crag RSPB Area |
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(Day flying moth)
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| 14 June |
Large Skipper (3) |
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Large Skipper |
| Yarrow Valley Country Park SD 574147 |
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| 12 June |
6 Large Skipper, 49 Northern Brown Argus, 43 Small heath, 24 Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary, 23 Speckled Wood,
Day flying moths:
6 Cinnebar, 9 Anania funebris, 15 Chimney sweeper, 4 Cistus Forester |
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Cistus Forester |
| Warton Crag RSPB Area |
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Photo: Peter Jones |
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| 4 June |
36 Common Blues, 4 Painted Ladies, 2 Speckled Wood, 2 Large White, 4 Small White.
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Painted Lady |
| River path between SD 341 445 and SD 353 432 (R.Wyre, Thornton) |
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| 30 May |
Speckled Wood, Orange Tip, Painted Lady
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Stockport SJ 90_91_ |
| 30 May |
Brimstone (m), Peacock, Orange Tip, Large White, Green Veined White, Painted Lady |
Alkrington, Middleton SD 86_05_ |
| 29 May |
Painted Lady, Orange Tip (m) |
Hattersley, Mossley SJ 989953 |
| 29 May |
Painted Lady |
Haughton Dale LNR, Hyde SJ 938935 |
| 26 May |
Pearl Bordered Fritillary, Duke of Burgandy, Orange Tip
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Gait Barrows NNR |
| 26 May |
Painted Lady, Small Heath |
Warton Crags |
| 25 May |
Painted Lady (3) |
Singleton SD364387 |
| 24 May |
Painted Lady |
Preston SD513333 |
| 11 May |
Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Comma, Holly Blue, Orange Tip, Pearl Bordered Fritillery, Dingy Skipper, Speckled Wood |
Warton Crag |
| 11 May |
Wall Brown |
Blackburn, BB1 8NN, No.9 (SD679296) |
| 10 May |
Green-veined White(3), Peacock(2) |
Sunderland Point |
| 9 May |
Common Carpet, Speckeled Yellow(2) (Day flying moths) |
Warton Crag SD 491 733 |
| 9 May |
Red Admiral |
Three Brothers, Warton Crag SD 494 733 |
| 2 May |
Specked Wood x2, Brimstone x2, Green veined White |
Gait Barrows NNR |
| 2 May |
Speckled Wood |
Prescot Road Ormskirk, SD 410 078 |
| 2 May |
Pearl Bordered Fritillary 1. Green Hairstreak 5. Holly Blue 2 |
Warton Crag LNR, SD495724 |
| 29 April |
Holly Blue, Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood |
Garden, Radcliffe, M26 3XQ |
| 26 April |
Pearl-bordered Fritillary(3), Green Hairstreak (26), Speckled Wood (17), Orange Tip (4) |
Warton Crag LNR, SD495724 |
| 22 April |
Green Veined White |
Worsthorne, Burnley |
| 20 April |
Orange Tip, Peacock, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoishell, Green Veined White , Large White |
Stockport SJ 90. 91. |
| 20 April |
Holly Blue |
Garden, Warton, SD502725 |
| 20 April |
Green Hairstreak (3), Speckled Wood (3), Orange Tip (4), Peacock, Brimstone |
Warton Crag LNR, SD495724 |
| 19 April |
Belted Beauty (300+) a day flying moth |
Sunderland Point, Nr. Heysham |
| 19 April |
Holly Blue |
Prescot Road Ormskirk, SD 410 078 |
| 18 April |
Orange Tip (few), Peacock, Speckled Wood |
Darcy Lever Gravel Pits, Bolton SD 745 078 |
| 18 April |
Orange Tip, Peacock, Speckled Wood, Pair of Small Tortoishell mating |
Denton SJ 93. 96 |
| 17 April |
1xWhite, 1xOrange Tip (m) |
Ribble Way SD745442-746442 (VC60) |
| 17 April |
1-2xWhite;1-2xPeacock |
Ribble Way SD754444-745440 (VC59) |
| 17 April |
Green Veined White (3), Orange Tip (2 m), Large White (single) |
Houghton Dale LNR, Hyde SJ 940 937 |
| 15 April |
Speckled Wood and Comma |
Yealand Hall Allotments, Silverdale. |
| 13 April |
Green Hairstreak |
Dunsop Bridge, SD670490 |
| 13 April |
Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell (3) |
RSPB Reserve, Southport |
| 12 April |
Orange Tip |
garden, Quernmore, Lancaster |
| 12 April |
Brimstone (m), Large White |
Alkrington, Middleton SD 865 053 |
| 11 April |
Holly Blue |
Preston SD513333 |
| 5 April |
Comma |
Duckinfield SJ 935963 & Stockport SJ 903915 |
| 2 April |
Small Tortoiseshell |
Preston SD606373 |
| 2 April |
Comma, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell |
Alkrington, Middleton SD 865 055 |
| 2 April |
Comma, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White |
Garstang.SD 486458 |
| 20 March |
Peacock |
Houghton Dale LNR SJ 942938 |
| 20 March |
Peacock, Comma |
Prescot Road Ormskirk, SD 410 078 |
| 19 March |
Peacock (2), Small Tortoiseshell, Comma |
Preston SD513333 |
| 19 March |
Small Tortoiseshell (2) |
Houghton Dale LNR, Hyde SJ942938 & SJ940935 |
| 19 March |
Brimstone (M) and Peacock |
Cycle track, Scale Hall, Lancaster - SD464624 |
| 17 March |
Brimstone |
Old Hall Cottages, Silverdale, LA5 0RW, SD464 756 |
| 17 March |
Brimstone |
Crag Road footpath, Warton. SD 495 724 |
| 17 March |
Comma |
Gait Barrows NNR, Silverdale |
| 17 March |
Small White |
Forton - SD487514 |
| 16 March |
Brimstone (F) |
Lancaster |
| 16 March |
Comma |
Bolton SD733085 |
