Lancashire Butterfly and Day-Flying Moth Sightings
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Date | Species | Number | Site | Town | Grid Ref. | Recorder | Comment | Image |
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22 May 2017 | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | Worsley Mesnes | Wigan | SD5701803285 | John Gibson | Resting on shed door on rainy day | |
28 May 2017 | Unlisted | 1 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD29161050 | John Gibson | White Satin moth. First of 2017 | |
28 May 2017 | Small Heath | 1 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD29131047 | John Gibson | First sighting at ANNR excluding Pinfold Meadow | |
26 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 1 | Gait Barrows | Silverdale | SD484775 | Copland Smith | Saw again an hour later. It may have been a second one. | |
25 May 2017 | Unlisted | 6 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD494726 | Mike Gregory | Unidentified...I'm not very good with moths, so listed as (...) | |
23 May 2017 | Common Blue | 1 | My Garden Longton | Longton | SD474250 | Bob crawford | On buttercups | |
14 May 2017 | Brown Hairstreak | 6 | Gait Barrows | Arnside | SD4877 | Tom Dunbar | Larvae - group effort, on blackthorn. 5mm target! | |
17 May 2017 | Brown Hairstreak | 4 | Coldwell Parrock | Arnside | SD4777 | Tom Dunbar | Larvae - group effort, on blackthorn. 5mm target! | |
11 May 2017 | Common Blue | 5 | Marshside RSPB | Southport | SD353205 | Pete Kinsella | ||
9 May 2017 | Unlisted | 1 | Gait Barrows | Silverdale | SD482774 | Ian Tallon | Wavy-barred Sable I think | |
10 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 8 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD496725 | Ian Tallon | ||
9 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD496725 | Ian Tallon | ||
9 May 2017 | Small Copper | 2 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD299023 | Pete Kinsella | First of year here. | |
9 May 2017 | Small Heath | 2 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD299023 | Pete Kinsella | ||
9 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 6 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD299023 | Pete Kinsella | ||
8 May 2017 | Dingy Skipper | 1 | Gait Barrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD482774 | Pete Kinsella | ||
8 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 2 | Gait Barrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD482774 | Pete Kinsella | ||
8 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 4 | Gait Barrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD482774 | Pete Kinsella | ||
8 May 2017 | Comma | 1 | Gait Barrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD482774 | Pete Kinsella | ||
8 May 2017 | Duke of Burgundy | 2 | Gait Barrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD482774 | Pete Kinsella | ||
5 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 2 | Hameldon Common | Hapton | SD784302 | C Atherton and G McMullan | First sighting at this location. On bilberry. 2.30pm | |
5 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 35 | Upper Birchen Holts Naden Valley | Norden /Rochdale | SD843175 | G Ashworth | ||
5 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 2 | Hightown | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD296026 | Pete Kinsella | ||
5 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 3 | Hightown | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD296026 | Pete Kinsella | ||
5 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 1 | Hightown | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD296026 | Pete Kinsella | First of year here | |
3 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 9 | Lady Lees area Upper Nadeen Valley | Norden/ Rochdale | SD850169 | G Ashworth | ||
3 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 4 | Lady Lees area Upper Nadeen Valley | Norden/ Rochdale | SD850169 | G Ashworth | ||
3 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 4 | Lady Lees area Upper Nadeen Valley | Norden/ Rochdale | SD850169 | G Ashworth | ||
2 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 2 | Warton Crag LNR | Carnforth | SD494724 | Andy Wilby | Both nectaring: bugle and birds foot trefoil. First I've seen (...) | |
31 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | Home Garden | Tarleton | SD452212 | Anne Blundell | Flying | |
31 May 2017 | Red Admiral | 1 | Home Garden | Tarleton | SD452212 | Anne Blundell | Flying around garden | |
31 May 2017 | Large Skipper | 7 | Rossall school farm fields | Fleetwood | SD315453 | Barry Dyson | ||
31 May 2017 | Small Copper | 4 | Rossall school farm fields | Fleetwood | SD316453 | Barry Dyson | ||
31 May 2017 | Brimstone | 1 | Yelland Allotments | Yealand Storrs | SD489765 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | Female, Very hot sun | |
31 May 2017 | Peacock | 1 | Yelland Allotments | Yealand Storrs | SD489765 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | Very,very 'tatty' Hot, sunny | |
31 May 2017 | Small Heath | 11 | Yelland Allotments | Yealand Storrs | SD489765 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | Hot, sunny | |
31 May 2017 | Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 8 | Yelland Allotments | Yealand Storrs | SD489765 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | Hot, sunny Spread in 4 areas | |
31 May 2017 | Small White | 1 | Yelland Allotments | Yealand Storrs | SD489765 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | Hot, sunny | |
31 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 5 | Yelland Allotments | Yealand Storrs | SD489765 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | Hot, sunny | |
31 May 2017 | Hummingbird Hawk-moth | 1 | Salterforth | Barnoldswick | SD893453 | Kevin Singleton | in home garden , didn't stay | |
31 May 2017 | Painted Lady | 1 | Langden Brook | Forest of Bowland | SD6250 | Pete Woodruff | ||
31 May 2017 | Small Heath | 2 | Langden Brook | Forest of Bowland | SD6250 | Pete Woodruff | ||
31 May 2017 | Brimstone | 2 | Alkrington Woods | Middleton | SD861049 | Richard Greenwood | 1 male, 1 female, not common in this area | |
30 May 2017 | Hummingbird Hawk-moth | 1 | Home Garden | Tarleton | SD452212 | Anne Blundell | Feeding on dames violet | |
30 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 3 | Fallowfield Loop West | Manchester | SJ8593 | John Smith | ||
30 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 2 | Platt Fields Park | Manchester | SJ8594 | John Smith | ||
28 May 2017 | Brimstone | 1 | Fairhaven dunes | Lytham | SD310306 | Ashley Anderton | ||
28 May 2017 | Common Blue | 2 | Fairhaven dunes | Lytham | SD310306 | Ashley Anderton | ||
28 May 2017 | Large White | 1 | Fairhaven dunes | Lytham | SD310306 | Ashley Anderton | ||
28 May 2017 | Small Heath | 1 | Fairhaven dunes | Lytham | SD310306 | Ashley Anderton | ||
28 May 2017 | Small White | 5 | Fairhaven dunes | Lytham | SD310306 | Ashley Anderton | ||
28 May 2017 | Painted Lady | 1 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD294108 | John Gibson | First of 2017 | |
28 May 2017 | Red Admiral | 1 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD28851026 | John Gibson | First of 2017 | |
28 May 2017 | Small Heath | 1 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD29131028 | John Gibson | ||
28 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD30241090 | John Gibson | ||
28 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 2 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD296108 | John Gibson | First of 2017 | |
28 May 2017 | Cinnabar | 2 | Pinfold Meadow, Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD30411126 | John Gibson | First of 2017 | |
28 May 2017 | Common Blue | 1 | Pinfold Meadow, Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD30411126 | John Gibson | Male sunbathing on a fern | |
28 May 2017 | Silver Y | 1 | Pinfold Meadow, Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD30411126 | John Gibson | First of 2017 | |
28 May 2017 | Small Copper | 1 | Pinfold Meadow, Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD30411126 | John Gibson | Very faded individual | |
28 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | Fletcher Moss Park | Manchester | SJ8490 | John Smith | ||
28 May 2017 | Painted Lady | 1 | Home Garden | Liverpool | SJ406920 | Laura B | Alighted on Hesperis white early afternoon.Warm | |
28 May 2017 | Cinnabar | 1 | Jubile Trail | Southport | SD415087 | Maria Pilling | ||
28 May 2017 | Common Blue | 12 | Jubile Trail | Southport | SD415087 | Maria Pilling | ||
28 May 2017 | Small Heath | 14 | Jubile Trail | Southport | SD415087 | Maria Pilling | ||
28 May 2017 | Common Blue | 3 | Marshside NNR | Southport | SD384195 | Maria Pilling | ||
28 May 2017 | Painted Lady | 1 | Marshside NNR | Southport | SD333170 | Maria Pilling | ||
28 May 2017 | Red Admiral | 2 | Marshside NNR | Southport | SD384195 | Maria Pilling | ||
27 May 2017 | Brimstone | 1 | Yelland Allotments | Yealand Storrs | SD489765 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | Male, very hot sun | |
27 May 2017 | Small Heath | 17 | Yelland Allotments | Yealand Storrs | SD489765 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | Very hot sun | |
27 May 2017 | Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 2 | Yelland Allotments | Yealand Storrs | SD489765 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | Very hot sun | |
27 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 2 | Yelland Allotments | Yealand Storrs | SD489765 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | Very hot sun | |
26 May 2017 | Red Admiral | 2 | Home Garden | Tarleton | SD452212 | Anne Blundell | Nectaring on Bowles mauve | |
26 May 2017 | Small White | 2 | Home Garden | Tarleton | SD452212 | Anne Blundell | Nectaring on dames violet | |
26 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 2 | Home garden tarleton | Tarleton | SD452212 | Anne Blundell | On parsley and oregano flowers | |
26 May 2017 | Brimstone | 1 | Cold Well Lane | Silverdale | SD480778 | Copland Smith | ||
26 May 2017 | Red Admiral | 1 | Cold Well Lane | Silverdale | SD480778 | Copland Smith | ||
26 May 2017 | Brimstone | 2 | Gait Barrows | Silverdale | SD484775 | Copland Smith | male | |
26 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 1 | Hawes Water | Silverdale | SD479767 | Copland Smith | ||
26 May 2017 | Peacock | 1 | Hawes Water | Silverdale | SD479767 | Copland Smith | ||
26 May 2017 | Common Blue | 1 | Limestone Pavement | Gait Barrows | SD482772 | Copland Smith | male | |
26 May 2017 | Common Blue | 15 | Castleton Railway Sidings | Castleton/Rochdale | SD878101 | G Ashworth | 13,males 2Females | |
26 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 2 | Castleton Railway Sidings | Castleton/Rochdale | SD878101 | G Ashworth | ||
26 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 2 | Castleton Railway Sidings | Castleton/Rochdale | SD878101 | G Ashworth | ||
26 May 2017 | Brimstone | 1 | Old Tip, Siddows | CLITHEROE | SD728400 | J Fenton | My first East Lancs record | |
26 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 7 | Old Tip, Siddows | CLITHEROE | SD728400 | J Fenton | ||
26 May 2017 | Peacock | 1 | Old Tip, Siddows | CLITHEROE | SD728400 | J Fenton | ||
26 May 2017 | Red Admiral | 1 | Old Tip, Siddows | CLITHEROE | SD728400 | J Fenton | ||
26 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Old Tip, Siddows | CLITHEROE | SD728400 | J Fenton | ||
26 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Priory Gardens | Manchester | SJ7992 | John Smith | ||
26 May 2017 | Red Admiral | 1 | Back Garden | Westhoughton | SD656064 | Maria Pilling | ||
26 May 2017 | Painted Lady | 6 | Crosby Village | Crosby | SD320000 | Pete Kinsella | ||
26 May 2017 | Common Blue | 8 | Cockersand | Cockersand | SD426539 | Pete Woodruff | ||
26 May 2017 | Red Admiral | 1 | Cockersand | Cockersand | SD426539 | Pete Woodruff | ||
26 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 6 | Birk Bank | Quernmore | SD525603 | Sue and Finn Bugge | ||
26 May 2017 | Painted Lady | 1 | Birk Bank | Quernmore | SD525603 | Sue and Finn Bugge | ||
26 May 2017 | Small Copper | 2 | Birk Bank | Quernmore | SD525603 | Sue and Finn Bugge | ||
25 May 2017 | Painted Lady | 1 | Knott End promenade | Knott End-on-sea | SD3548 | Barry Dyson | ||
25 May 2017 | Common Blue | 1 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale | SD4877 | Dave O'Brien | Fresh-looking male | |
25 May 2017 | Dingy Skipper | 1 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale | SD4877 | Dave O'Brien | ||
25 May 2017 | Duke of Burgundy | 1 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale | SD4877 | Dave O'Brien | Female, outside of fenced-off area | |
25 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 2 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale | SD4877 | Dave O'Brien | ||
25 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 2 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale | SD4877 | Dave O'Brien | ||
25 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale | SD4877 | Dave O'Brien | ||
25 May 2017 | Common Blue | 2 | Warton Crag LNR | Warton | SD4972 | Dave O'Brien | ||
25 May 2017 | Dingy Skipper | 7 | Warton Crag LNR | Warton | SD4972 | Dave O'Brien | ||
25 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 1 | Warton Crag LNR | Warton | SD4972 | Dave O'Brien | ||
25 May 2017 | Small Heath | 9 | Warton Crag LNR | Warton | SD4972 | Dave O'Brien | ||
25 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | Back Garden | Westhoughton | SD656064 | Maria Pilling | ||
25 May 2017 | Brimstone | 3 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD494726 | Mike Gregory | ||
25 May 2017 | Chimney Sweeper | 1 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD494726 | Mike Gregory | ||
25 May 2017 | Dingy Skipper | 4 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD494726 | Mike Gregory | all seen on the Southern slopes | |
25 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 6 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD494726 | Mike Gregory | ||
25 May 2017 | Northern Brown Argus | 1 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD494726 | Mike Gregory | Possibly a first for Lancashire? | |
25 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD494726 | Mike Gregory | mainly in the bracken fields | |
25 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 2 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD494726 | Mike Gregory | ||
25 May 2017 | Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 12 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD494726 | Mike Gregory | mainly in the bracken fields | |
25 May 2017 | Meadow Brown | 1 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD296023 | Pete Kinsella | First of the year here. | |
24 May 2017 | Common Blue | 8 | lytham st Anne's nature reserve | Lytham | SD310307 | Ashley Anderton | ||
24 May 2017 | Small Heath | 12 | lytham st Anne's nature reserve | Lytham | SD310307 | Ashley Anderton | ||
24 May 2017 | Small White | 2 | lytham st Anne's nature reserve | Lytham | SD310307 | Ashley Anderton | ||
24 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 2 | lytham st Anne's nature reserve | Lytham | SD310307 | Ashley Anderton | ||
24 May 2017 | Small Heath | 4 | Hightown Dunes | Hightown | SD297031 | John Gibson | First of 2017 | |
24 May 2017 | Brimstone | 1 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD301012 | Pete Kinsella | Uncommon at this site. | |
24 May 2017 | Common Blue | 22 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD301012 | Pete Kinsella | ||
24 May 2017 | Large White | 2 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD301012 | Pete Kinsella | ||
24 May 2017 | Peacock | 4 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD301012 | Pete Kinsella | ||
24 May 2017 | Small Heath | 45 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD301012 | Pete Kinsella | Minimum count, seemingly everywhere across the dunes. | |
24 May 2017 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD301012 | Pete Kinsella | ||
24 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 8 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD301012 | Pete Kinsella | ||
23 May 2017 | Peacock | 1 | My Garden Longton | Longton | SD474250 | Bob crawford | Om dock leaf | |
23 May 2017 | Brimstone | 3 | Martin Mere WWT | Burscough | SD428142 | Chris Ambrose | Male and female in courtship flight | |
23 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 2 | Martin Mere WWT | Burscough | SD426139 | Chris Ambrose | ||
23 May 2017 | Brimstone | 8 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Comma | 1 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Common Blue | 2 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Dingy Skipper | 7 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 2 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 2 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Large White | 2 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 2 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Peacock | 1 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 3 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Small Heath | 12 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 2 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Small White | 2 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 5 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 1 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD500735 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun, slight breeze | |
23 May 2017 | Brimstone | 2 | Towneley Park | Burnley | SD863312 | Colin Ramsden | ||
23 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 2 | Greenbooth Quarry East | Norden, Rochdale | SD859163 | G Ashworth | In main quarry area | |
23 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 3 | Greenbooth Quarry west area | Norden, Rochdale | SD854156 | G Ashworth | ||
23 May 2017 | Small Copper | 6 | Greenbooth Quarry west area | Norden, Rochdale | SD854156 | G Ashworth | ||
23 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 26 | Greenbooth Quarry west area | Norden, Rochdale | SD854156 | G Ashworth | Very Windy ,but more sheltered in Quarry area | |
23 May 2017 | Large White | 1 | Pickering Pasture | Widnes | SJ4883 | John Smith | ||
23 May 2017 | Common Blue | 10 | Brockholes | Preston | SD585304 | Maria Pilling | ||
23 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 12 | Brockholes | Preston | SD585304 | Maria Pilling | ||
23 May 2017 | Large White | 2 | Brockholes | Preston | SD585304 | Maria Pilling | ||
23 May 2017 | Small White | 3 | Brockholes | Preston | SD585304 | Maria Pilling | ||
23 May 2017 | Brimstone | 3 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD462752 | Maria Pilling | ||
23 May 2017 | Common Blue | 3 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD462752 | Maria Pilling | ||
23 May 2017 | Speckled Yellow | 2 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD462752 | Maria Pilling | ||
23 May 2017 | Brown Silver-line | 1 | Birk Bank | Quernmore | SD5360 | Pete Woodruff | ||
23 May 2017 | Common Heath | 1 | Birk Bank | Quernmore | SD5360 | Pete Woodruff | ||
23 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 1 | Birk Bank | Quernmore | SD5360 | Pete Woodruff | ||
23 May 2017 | Large White | 20 | Birk Bank | Quernmore | SD5360 | Pete Woodruff | ||
23 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 2 | Birk Bank | Quernmore | SD5360 | Pete Woodruff | ||
23 May 2017 | Peacock | 2 | Birk Bank | Quernmore | SD5360 | Pete Woodruff | ||
23 May 2017 | Small Copper | 2 | Birk Bank | Quernmore | SD5360 | Pete Woodruff | ||
23 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Birk Bank | Quernmore | SD5360 | Pete Woodruff | ||
22 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 1 | Mersey,Northenden | Manchester | SJ8390 | John Smith | ||
22 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 5 | Mersey,Northenden | Manchester | SJ8390 | John Smith | Max 2 at once | |
21 May 2017 | Brimstone | 1 | Lytham nature reserve | Lytham | SD310307 | Ashley Anderton | ||
21 May 2017 | Common Blue | 2 | Lytham nature reserve | Lytham | SD310307 | Ashley Anderton | ||
21 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 2 | Lytham nature reserve | Lytham | SD310307 | Ashley Anderton | ||
21 May 2017 | Small Heath | 2 | Lytham nature reserve | Lytham | SD310307 | Ashley Anderton | ||
21 May 2017 | Brimstone | 2 | Hale Bank Park | Widnes | SJ4883 | John Smith | ||
19 May 2017 | Common Blue | 15 | Brockholes nature reserve | Preston | SD573303 | Les Price | First two females seen today. | |
19 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 2 | Old Hollow | Banks | SD395230 | Stuart Darbyshire | ||
18 May 2017 | Brimstone | 7 | Gaitbarrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | 5 male, 2 female Bright sun, calm | |
18 May 2017 | Duke of Burgundy | 3 | Gaitbarrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | All in taped off areas Bright sun, calm | |
18 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 5 | Gaitbarrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | 3 Male, 2 Female Bright sun, calm | |
18 May 2017 | Peacock | 3 | Gaitbarrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | 2 in poor condition, i 'as new' Bright sun, calm | |
18 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 1 | Gaitbarrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | In taped off area. Bright sun, calm | |
18 May 2017 | Small White | 3 | Gaitbarrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | Bright sun, calm | |
18 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Gaitbarrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | Bright sun, calm | |
18 May 2017 | Brimstone | 4 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale | SD479767 | David Webster | ||
18 May 2017 | Duke of Burgundy | 2 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale | SD479767 | David Webster | ||
18 May 2017 | Peacock | 5 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale | SD479767 | David Webster | ||
18 May 2017 | Common Blue | 1 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
18 May 2017 | Dingy Skipper | 7 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
18 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 2 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
18 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
18 May 2017 | Peacock | 1 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
18 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 4 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
18 May 2017 | Small Heath | 6 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
18 May 2017 | Common Blue | 10 | Birkdale Dunes | Southport | SD301116 | Maria Pilling | CBB were in much better condition | |
18 May 2017 | Small Heath | 10 | Birkdale Dunes | Southport | SD301116 | Maria Pilling | ||
18 May 2017 | Common Blue | 5 | RSPB Marshside | Southport | SD352204 | Maria Pilling | They were a bit worn | |
18 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 2 | RSPB Marshside | Southport | SD352204 | Maria Pilling | ||
18 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 2 | RSPB Marshside | Southport | SD353205 | Pete Kinsella | ||
14 May 2017 | Duke of Burgundy | 4 | Gait Barrows NNR | SILVERDALE | SD4833477462 | Ashley Anderton | ||
14 May 2017 | Peacock | 1 | Gait Barrows NNR | SILVERDALE | SD4833477462 | Ashley Anderton | ||
14 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 2 | Gait Barrows NNR | SILVERDALE | SD4833477462 | Ashley Anderton | ||
14 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | Garden | Ormskirk | SD40760886 | B jones | ||
14 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 6 | my house Longton | Longton | SD482258 | Bob crawford | best year ever seen for orange tips | |
14 May 2017 | Small White | 10 | my house Longton | Longton | SD482258 | Bob crawford | Lots around all day | |
14 May 2017 | Peacock | 1 | Millgate Fields Didsbury | Manchester | SJ8489 | John Smith | ||
14 May 2017 | Common Blue | 5 | Brockholes nature reserve | Preston | SD573303 | Les Price | First of the season at Brockholes | |
12 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 4 | 68 Shore Rd, Hesketh Bank, | Preston | SD441239 | Rob Yates | ||
11 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 4 | lytham st annes dunes / Starr hills | Lytham | SD310306 | Ashley Anderton | 2m 2f | |
11 May 2017 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | lytham st annes dunes / Starr hills | Lytham | SD310306 | Ashley Anderton | f | |
11 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 4 | lytham st annes dunes / Starr hills | Lytham | SD310306 | Ashley Anderton | Chasing away orange tips | |
11 May 2017 | Large White | 3 | adj. Middleton Nature Reserve | Heysham | SD414592 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | bright sun, very dry | |
11 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 3 | adj. Middleton Nature Reserve | Heysham | SD414592 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | all male bright sun, very dry | |
11 May 2017 | Peacock | 2 | adj. Middleton Nature Reserve | Heysham | SD414592 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | bright sun, very dry | |
11 May 2017 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | adj. Middleton Nature Reserve | Heysham | SD414592 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | bright sun, very dry | |
11 May 2017 | Small White | 4 | adj. Middleton Nature Reserve | Heysham | SD414592 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | bright sun, very dry | |
11 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 4 | adj. Middleton Nature Reserve | Heysham | SD414592 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | bright sun, very dry | |
11 May 2017 | Comma | 1 | Heysham Moss reserve (North end) | Heysham | SD422610 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | bright sun, very dry Bog water level very low | |
11 May 2017 | Large White | 2 | Heysham Moss reserve (North end) | Heysham | SD422610 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | bright sun, very dry Bog water level very low | |
11 May 2017 | Peacock | 2 | Heysham Moss reserve (North end) | Heysham | SD422610 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | bright sun, very dry Bog water level very low | |
11 May 2017 | Small White | 7 | Heysham Moss reserve (North end) | Heysham | SD422610 | Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong | bright sun, very dry Bog water level very low | |
11 May 2017 | Brown Silver-line | 1 | Langden Brook | Dunsop Bridge | SD628511 | Chris Winnick | ...also Merlin, Oyster Catcher, Dipper, Sandpiper, Curlew, Hare, (...) | |
11 May 2017 | Emperor Moth | 3 | Langden Brook | Dunsop Bridge | SD629510 | Chris Winnick | Attracted by Lure | |
11 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 4 | Langden Brook | Dunsop Bridge | SD628511 | Chris Winnick | 18oC Full sun Lancs. BC field trip. | |
11 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 14 | Langden Brook | Dunsop Bridge | SD628511 | Chris Winnick | 18oC Full sun Lancs. BC field trip. | |
11 May 2017 | Large White | 1 | Langden Brook | Dunsop Bridge | SD628511 | Chris Winnick | 18oC Full sun Lancs. BC field trip. | |
11 May 2017 | Peacock | 1 | Langden Brook | Dunsop Bridge | SD628511 | Chris Winnick | 18oC Full sun Lancs. BC field trip. | |
11 May 2017 | Small Copper | 1 | Langden Brook | Dunsop Bridge | SD628511 | Chris Winnick | 18oC Full sun Lancs. BC field trip. | |
11 May 2017 | Duke of Burgundy | 1 | Gait Barrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD4841777429 | Dave Wrigley | ||
11 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 1 | Gait Barrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD4833477462 | Dave Wrigley | ||
11 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 1 | Yealand Hall Allotment | Yealand Storrs | SD4922476268 | Dave Wrigley | On Section 2 of transect, in area on left hand side of path (...) | |
11 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 7 | Moor Piece NR | CLITHEROE | SD693447 | J Fenton | ||
11 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | Moor Piece NR | CLITHEROE | SD693447 | J Fenton | ||
11 May 2017 | Painted Lady | 1 | Moor Piece NR | CLITHEROE | SD693447 | J Fenton | ||
11 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 6 | Holcombe Moor | Ramsbottom | SD771165 | Mike Horwood | all of them at the side of moorbottom road | |
11 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 50 | Holcombe Moor | Ramsbottom | SD771159 | Mike Horwood | never seen so many in such a small area,this is a conservative (...) | |
10 May 2017 | Common Blue | 2 | Garden | Ormskirk | SD40760886 | B jones | ||
10 May 2017 | Small Heath | 9 | Yealand Alotments | Yealand Storrs | SD490763 | Bryan Ingleby | Sunny, calm, | |
10 May 2017 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Yealand Alotments | Yealand Storrs | SD490763 | Bryan Ingleby | ||
10 May 2017 | Small White | 2 | Yealand Alotments | Yealand Storrs | SD490763 | Bryan Ingleby | ||
10 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 2 | Yealand Alotments | Yealand Storrs | SD490763 | Bryan Ingleby | Sunny, calm, | |
10 May 2017 | Brimstone | 10 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun | |
10 May 2017 | Dingy Skipper | 1 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun | |
10 May 2017 | Duke of Burgundy | 4 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun | |
10 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 2 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun | |
10 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 2 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun | |
10 May 2017 | Large White | 2 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun | |
10 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 3 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun | |
10 May 2017 | Peacock | 6 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun | |
10 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 1 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun...seen by AM from Yorkshire | |
10 May 2017 | Small White | 1 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun...seen by AM from Yorkshire | |
10 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 6 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD479767 | Chris Winnick | 17oC Full sun. | |
10 May 2017 | Brimstone | 3 | Yealand Hall Allotment | Silverdale Lancs | SD490762 | Chris Winnick | 7oC Full sun | |
10 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 2 | Yealand Hall Allotment | Silverdale Lancs | SD490762 | Chris Winnick | 7oC Full sun | |
10 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 3 | Yealand Hall Allotment | Silverdale Lancs | SD490762 | Chris Winnick | 7oC Full sun | |
10 May 2017 | Peacock | 4 | Yealand Hall Allotment | Silverdale Lancs | SD490762 | Chris Winnick | 7oC Full sun | |
10 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 4 | Yealand Hall Allotment | Silverdale Lancs | SD490762 | Chris Winnick | 7oC Full sun | |
10 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 4 | Greenbooth Quarry west | Norden, Rochdale | SD854156 | G Ashworth | ||
10 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | Greenbooth Quarry west | Norden, Rochdale | SD854156 | G Ashworth | 1 Male | |
10 May 2017 | Small Copper | 7 | Greenbooth Quarry west | Norden, Rochdale | SD854156 | G Ashworth | ||
10 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 11 | Greenbooth Quarry west | Norden, Rochdale | SD854156 | G Ashworth | All sightings with S Allen. | |
10 May 2017 | Small Copper | 1 | Brockholes nature reserve | Preston | SD573303 | Les Price | Likely to be first of the season for Brock | |
10 May 2017 | Brimstone | 5 | Gait Barrows | Arnside | SD4877 | Tony Moverley | Minimum count | |
10 May 2017 | Dingy Skipper | 1 | Gait Barrows | Arnside | SD4877 | Tony Moverley | Seen just south of Barn | |
10 May 2017 | Duke of Burgundy | 1 | Gait Barrows | Arnside | SD4877 | Tony Moverley | in the taped off area near the Barn | |
10 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 2 | Gait Barrows | Arnside | SD4877 | Tony Moverley | ||
10 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | Gait Barrows | Arnside | SD4877 | Tony Moverley | Female | |
10 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 1 | Gait Barrows | Arnside | SD4877 | Tony Moverley | ||
10 May 2017 | Pyrausta purpuralis | 1 | Gait Barrows | Arnside | SD4877 | Tony Moverley | Seen well enough to identify whitish hindwing markings (...) | |
10 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 2 | Gait Barrows | Arnside | SD4877 | Tony Moverley | ||
10 May 2017 | Dingy Skipper | 8 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD494724 | Tony Moverley | Minimum count | |
10 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD494724 | Tony Moverley | Male | |
10 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 5 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD494724 | Tony Moverley | Minimum count | |
10 May 2017 | Pyrausta purpuralis | 4 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD494724 | Tony Moverley | All seen well to identify whitish hindwing markings contrasting (...) | |
10 May 2017 | Small Heath | 3 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD494724 | Tony Moverley | ||
10 May 2017 | Speckled Yellow | 2 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD494724 | Tony Moverley | This record replaces my erroneous Yellow Shell sighting | |
10 May 2017 | Yellow Shell | 2 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD494724 | Tony Moverley | ||
9 May 2017 | Large White | 3 | Warton Crag LNR | Carnforth | SD495725 | Bryan Ingleby / Kath Armstrong | Around survey area used by Lancs uni | |
9 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 2 | Warton Crag LNR | Carnforth | SD495725 | Bryan Ingleby / Kath Armstrong | Very near gate in the sun | |
9 May 2017 | Small White | 5 | Warton Crag LNR | Carnforth | SD495725 | Bryan Ingleby / Kath Armstrong | Total for the visit | |
9 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 2 | Warton Crag LNR | Carnforth | SD495725 | Bryan Ingleby / Kath Armstrong | Along main path | |
9 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 6 | Hall Lee-Brook | Westhoughton | SD659060 | Maria Pilling | ||
9 May 2017 | Large White | 2 | Hall Lee-Brook | Westhoughton | SD659060 | Maria Pilling | ||
9 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | My Garden | Westhoughton | SD656065 | Maria Pilling | ||
9 May 2017 | Peacock | 3 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD299023 | Pete Kinsella | ||
9 May 2017 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD299023 | Pete Kinsella | ||
8 May 2017 | Small Heath | 2 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD295108 | Chris Ambrose | ||
8 May 2017 | Red Admiral | 1 | Near K Steels | Rawtenstall, Rossendale | SD801227 | John Hallsworth | ||
8 May 2017 | Brimstone | 1 | Gaitbarrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD482774 | Karen Bullimore | ||
8 May 2017 | Duke of Burgundy | 3 | Gaitbarrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD482774 | Karen Bullimore | ||
8 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 3 | Gaitbarrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD482774 | Karen Bullimore | ||
8 May 2017 | Speckled Yellow | 2 | Gaitbarrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD482774 | Karen Bullimore | ||
8 May 2017 | Brimstone | 1 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD496725 | Karen Bullimore | ||
8 May 2017 | Dingy Skipper | 13 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD496725 | Karen Bullimore | ||
8 May 2017 | Peacock | 1 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD496725 | Karen Bullimore | ||
8 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 19 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD496725 | Karen Bullimore | ||
8 May 2017 | Small Heath | 2 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD496725 | Karen Bullimore | ||
8 May 2017 | Speckled Yellow | 3 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD496725 | Karen Bullimore | ||
8 May 2017 | Brimstone | 5 | Gait Barrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD482774 | Pete Kinsella | ||
7 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Formby Point | Formby | SD279077 | Alex and Shelagh Parsons | ||
7 May 2017 | Dingy Skipper | 18 | Warton Crag LNR | Warton | SD496725 | Chris Winnick | 17oC bright sun | |
7 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 1 | Warton Crag LNR | Warton | SD496725 | Chris Winnick | 17oC bright sun | |
7 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 2 | Warton Crag LNR | Warton | SD496725 | Chris Winnick | 17oC bright sun | |
7 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | Warton Crag LNR | Warton | SD496725 | Chris Winnick | 17oC bright sun | |
7 May 2017 | Large White | 2 | Warton Crag LNR | Warton | SD496725 | Chris Winnick | 17oC bright sun | |
7 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | Warton Crag LNR | Warton | SD496725 | Chris Winnick | 17oC bright sun | |
7 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 16 | Warton Crag LNR | Warton | SD496725 | Chris Winnick | 17oC bright sun | |
7 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 3 | Warton Crag LNR | Warton | SD496725 | Chris Winnick | 17oC bright sun | |
7 May 2017 | Duke of Burgundy | 3 | Gaitbarrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD482776 | G Ashworth | With S. Allen. | |
7 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 2 | Gaitbarrows NNR | Silverdale Lancs | SD482776 | G Ashworth | ||
7 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 1 | Ashendean Clough | Clitheroe | SD775395 | J Fenton | ||
7 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 1 | Ashendean Clough | Clitheroe | SD778399 | J Fenton | ||
7 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 20 | Ashendean Clough | CLITHEROE | SD7839 | J Fenton | Breeding colony on south facing steep small bank with much (...) | |
7 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 3 | Ashendean Clough | Clitheroe | SD775395 | J Fenton | ||
7 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | Ashendean Clough | Clitheroe | SD775395 | J Fenton | m | |
7 May 2017 | Small White | 1 | Queen Street | Clitheroe | SD731417 | J Fenton | ||
7 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | Worsley Mesnes | Wigan | SD57030327 | John Gibson | First HB of 2017 | |
7 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Worsley Mesnes | Wigan | SD57030327 | John Gibson | ||
7 May 2017 | Brimstone | 2 | Fletcher Moss Park | Manchester | SJ8490 | John Smith | ||
7 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 4 | Fletcher Moss Park | Manchester | SJ8490 | John Smith | All males | |
7 May 2017 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Fletcher Moss Park | Manchester | SJ8490 | John Smith | ||
7 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Fletcher Moss Park | Manchester | SJ8490 | John Smith | ||
7 May 2017 | Brimstone | 9 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | Mainly female | |
7 May 2017 | Dingy Skipper | 10 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
7 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 14 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
7 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 3 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
7 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 7 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
7 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 18 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | Correction 7th May | |
7 May 2017 | Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 18 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
7 May 2017 | Small White | 2 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
7 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 3 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
7 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 10 | Jubilee Walk | Southport | SD447187 | Maria Pilling | ||
7 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 4 | Jubilee Walk | Southport | SD447187 | Maria Pilling | ||
7 May 2017 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Jubilee Walk | Southport | SD447187 | Maria Pilling | Both were in poor Condition | |
7 May 2017 | Small White | 5 | Jubilee Walk | Southport | SD447187 | Maria Pilling | ||
7 May 2017 | Duke of Burgundy | 2 | Gait Barrow NNR | Silverdale | SD483777 | Mike Gregory | Showing well in the cordoned off areas | |
5 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 1 | Garden | Ormskirk | SD40760886 | B jones | ||
5 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Garden | Ormskirk | SD40760886 | B jones | ||
5 May 2017 | Red Admiral | 1 | Allotment | Accrington | SD756295 | C Atherton and G McMullan | ||
5 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 12 | Coppice | Accrington | SD769290 | C Atherton and G McMullan | ||
5 May 2017 | Large White | 6 | Coppice | Accrington | SD769290 | C Atherton and G McMullan | ||
5 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 15 | Coppice | Accrington | SD769290 | C Atherton and G McMullan | 13 male, 2 female | |
5 May 2017 | Peacock | 15 | Coppice | Accrington | SD769290 | C Atherton and G McMullan | ||
5 May 2017 | Small Tortoiseshell | 8 | Coppice | Accrington | SD769290 | C Atherton and G McMullan | ||
5 May 2017 | Small White | 2 | Coppice | Accrington | SD769290 | C Atherton and G McMullan | ||
5 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 7 | Coppice | Accrington | SD769290 | C Atherton and G McMullan | ||
5 May 2017 | Large White | 1 | Hameldon Common | Hapton | SD784302 | C Atherton and G McMullan | ||
5 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 3 | Hameldon Common | Hapton | SD784302 | C Atherton and G McMullan | 2 male, 1 female | |
5 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 4 | Overtown Lane, Norden | Norden /Rochdale | SD849154 | G Ashworth | ||
5 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | Overtown Lane, Norden | Norden /Rochdale | SD849154 | G Ashworth | 1 Male | |
5 May 2017 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Overtown Lane, Norden | Norden /Rochdale | SD849154 | G Ashworth | ||
5 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 1 | Upper Birchen Holts Naden Valley | Norden /Rochdale | SD843175 | G Ashworth | ||
5 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | Clitheroe | Clitheroe | SD743422 | J Fenton | ||
5 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Low Moor | Clitheroe | SD731417 | J Fenton | ||
5 May 2017 | Large White | 1 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
5 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
5 May 2017 | Peacock | 3 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
5 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 4 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | Correction 5th May | |
5 May 2017 | Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 4 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
5 May 2017 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
5 May 2017 | Small White | 10 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
5 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 4 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD499704 | Linda | ||
5 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 20 | Hall Lee-Brook | Westhoughton | SD659060 | Maria Pilling | Lots of GVW I saw a mating pair | |
5 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 7 | Hall Lee-Brook | Westhoughton | SD659060 | Maria Pilling | The Butterflies very rarely landed to busy flying | |
5 May 2017 | Duke of Burgundy | 1 | Gaitbarrow | Silverdale | SD483777 | Mike Gregory | ||
5 May 2017 | Peacock | 3 | Hightown | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD296026 | Pete Kinsella | ||
5 May 2017 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Hightown | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD296026 | Pete Kinsella | ||
5 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | My garden at Broadhalgh | Rochdale | SD872127 | Richard Greenwood | Plenty of Holly and Ivy in the garden | |
5 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 2 | RSPB Marshide | Southport | SD351202 | Steve Graham | Mating | |
5 May 2017 | Large White | 1 | RSPB Marshide | Southport | SD351202 | Steve Graham | ||
5 May 2017 | Peacock | 1 | RSPB Marshide | Southport | SD351202 | Steve Graham | ||
5 May 2017 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | RSPB Marshide | Southport | SD351202 | Steve Graham | ||
5 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 1 | RSPB Marshide | Southport | SD351202 | Steve Graham | NB: The records for RSPB Marshside should have read 4th May not (...) | |
5 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 1 | RSPB Marshide | Southport | SD351202 | Steve Graham | My earliest ever in very windy conditions! | |
5 May 2017 | Wall Brown | 1 | RSPB Marshide | Southport | SD351202 | Steve Graham | NB: The records for RSPB Marshside should have read 4th May not (...) | |
5 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 2 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD494725 | Tom Dunbar | ||
5 May 2017 | Peacock | 3 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD494725 | Tom Dunbar | ||
5 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 11 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD494725 | Tom Dunbar | 1st sighting 8.10 am; 2nd 8.50 am; 25 deg on bracken litter | |
4 May 2017 | Brimstone | 1 | Garden | Ormskirk | SD40760886 | B jones | ||
4 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 9 | Woodnook Vale | Accrington | SD759277 | C Atherton | ||
4 May 2017 | Large White | 2 | Woodnook Vale | Accrington | SD759277 | C Atherton | ||
4 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 15 | Woodnook Vale | Accrington | SD759277 | C Atherton | Male | |
4 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 2 | Woodnook Vale | Accrington | SD759277 | C Atherton | Female | |
4 May 2017 | Peacock | 4 | Woodnook Vale | Accrington | SD759277 | C Atherton | ||
4 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 10 | Woodnook Vale | Accrington | SD759277 | C Atherton | ||
4 May 2017 | Brimstone | 1 | Myers Allotment | Silverdale | SD473750 | Ian Tallon | 10.15 - 10.45 am | |
4 May 2017 | Brimstone | 1 | Myers Allotment | Silverdale | SD473750 | Ian Tallon | 10.15 - 10.45 am | |
4 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | Myers Allotment | Silverdale | SD473750 | Ian Tallon | 10.15 - 10.45 am | |
4 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 5 | Myers Allotment | Silverdale | SD473750 | Ian Tallon | 10.15 - 10.45 am | |
4 May 2017 | Peacock | 1 | Myers Allotment | Silverdale | SD473750 | Ian Tallon | 10.15 - 10.45 am | |
4 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 3 | Ashendean Clough | Clitheroe | SD784399 | J Fenton | ||
4 May 2017 | Dingy Skipper | 9 | Wharton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Les Price | ||
4 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 5 | Wharton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Les Price | ||
4 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 6 | Wharton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Les Price | ||
4 May 2017 | Small Heath | 1 | Wharton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Les Price | ||
4 May 2017 | Speckled Yellow | 1 | Wharton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Les Price | ||
4 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | Wyre CP | Fleet Wood | SD340470 | Maria Pilling | Very Windy but lovely in the sheltered parts. | |
4 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 4 | Wyre CP | Fleet Wood | SD340470 | Maria Pilling | Very Windy but lovely in the sheltered parts | |
4 May 2017 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Wyre CP | Fleet Wood | SD340470 | Maria Pilling | Very Windy but lovely in the sheltered parts. Both butterflies a (...) | |
4 May 2017 | Small White | 7 | Wyre CP | Fleet Wood | SD340470 | Maria Pilling | Very Windy but lovely in the sheltered parts. | |
4 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 8 | Wyre CP | Fleet Wood | SD340470 | Maria Pilling | Very Windy but lovely in the sheltered parts. | |
4 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 7 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD495725 | Mike Gregory | All seen on lower south slopes in v windy conditions 5-6pm. All (...) | |
3 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | Garden | Ormskirk | SD40760886 | B jones | ||
3 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Garden | Ormskirk | SD40760886 | B jones | ||
3 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 2 | Lady Lees area Upper Nadeen Valley | Norden/ Rochdale | SD850169 | G Ashworth | ||
3 May 2017 | Brimstone | 6 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Sue and Finn Bugge | ||
3 May 2017 | Comma | 1 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Sue and Finn Bugge | ||
3 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 2 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Sue and Finn Bugge | ||
3 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 4 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Sue and Finn Bugge | ||
3 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 6 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Sue and Finn Bugge | ||
3 May 2017 | Peacock | 4 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Sue and Finn Bugge | ||
3 May 2017 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 14 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Sue and Finn Bugge | ||
3 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Sue and Finn Bugge | ||
3 May 2017 | Speckled Yellow | 2 | Warton Crag | Carnforth | SD495725 | Sue and Finn Bugge | ||
2 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | Garden at home | Tarleton | SD452212 | Anne Blundell | Basking on limestone chippings | |
2 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 1 | Garden at home | Tarleton | SD452212 | Anne Blundell | flying male | |
2 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Garden at home | Tarleton | SD452212 | Anne Blundell | Basking. on potatoe leaves | |
2 May 2017 | Brimstone | 4 | Gatebarrows | Silverdale | SP563733 | Bryan Ingleby / Kath Armstrong | 2 males deep yellow 2 pale yellow females Flying in the (...) | |
2 May 2017 | Comma | 2 | Gatebarrows | Silverdale | SP563733 | Bryan Ingleby / Kath Armstrong | 2 on limestone rocks by Primroses and violets Large peacock (...) | |
2 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 4 | Gatebarrows | Silverdale | SP563733 | Bryan Ingleby / Kath Armstrong | One on the the path as you walk down to the meadows . Second (...) | |
2 May 2017 | Peacock | 8 | Gatebarrows | Silverdale | SP563733 | Bryan Ingleby / Kath Armstrong | Seen through out the reserve on a sunny warm afternoon. | |
2 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 2 | Gatebarrows | Silverdale | SP563733 | Bryan Ingleby / Kath Armstrong | On the the path as you walk down to the meadows around the (...) | |
2 May 2017 | Peacock | 4 | Yealand allotments | Silverdale | SP563733 | Bryan Ingleby / Kath Armstrong | Basking in afternoon sun on dried up farm track | |
2 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 2 | Wasteland | Huncoat | SD773308 | C Atherton | ||
2 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 3 | Wasteland | Huncoat | SD773308 | C Atherton | Male | |
2 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 2 | Wasteland | Huncoat | SD773308 | C Atherton | Female | |
2 May 2017 | Peacock | 3 | Wasteland | Huncoat | SD773308 | C Atherton | ||
2 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 4 | Wasteland | Huncoat | SD773308 | C Atherton | ||
2 May 2017 | Comma | 1 | Prettywood | Heywood | SD830107 | G Ashworth | ||
2 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 2 | Prettywood | Heywood | SD830107 | G Ashworth | ||
2 May 2017 | Peacock | 5 | Prettywood | Heywood | SD830107 | G Ashworth | ||
2 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 3 | Prettywood | Heywood | SD830107 | G Ashworth | ||
2 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | Holly and ivy hedgerow | Poulton Le Fyld | SD349395 | J | ||
2 May 2017 | Peacock | 1 | Cork Road, Allotments | Lancaster | SD487606 | Martin Wain | ||
2 May 2017 | Holly Blue | 1 | Lancaster Central | Lancaster | SD472616 | Martin Wain | On the railway bridge | |
2 May 2017 | Emperor Moth | 20 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD296031 | Pete Kinsella | ||
2 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 2 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD296031 | Pete Kinsella | ||
2 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 3 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD296031 | Pete Kinsella | ||
2 May 2017 | Peacock | 8 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD296031 | Pete Kinsella | ||
2 May 2017 | Small White | 1 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD296031 | Pete Kinsella | ||
2 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 2 | Hightown Dunes | Blundellsands/Hightown | SD296031 | Pete Kinsella | ||
1 May 2017 | Orange-tip | 2 | Freeman's Pool | Lancaster | SD456615 | Barrie Cooper | ||
1 May 2017 | Green Hairstreak | 9 | Calf Hey Reservoir | Haslingden | SD764230 | C Atherton | 3pm. On bilberry | |
1 May 2017 | Green-veined White | 5 | Hall Lee-Brook | Westhoughton | SD659060 | Maria Pilling | ||
1 May 2017 | Large White | 2 | Hall Lee-Brook | Westhoughton | SD659060 | Maria Pilling | ||
1 May 2017 | Small White | 15 | Hall Lee-Brook | Westhoughton | SD659060 | Maria Pilling | ||
1 May 2017 | Small White | 15 | Hall Lee-Brook | Westhoughton | SD659060 | Maria Pilling | ||
1 May 2017 | Speckled Wood | 10 | Hall Lee-Brook | Westhoughton | SD659060 | Maria Pilling | ||
1 May 2017 | Large White | 2 | Laneshawbridge | Laneshawbridge | SD92294069 | Peter Macro | flying across garden |
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John Bostock
Email: chairman@lancashire-butterflies.org.uk