Lancashire Butterfly and Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Site Town Grid Ref. Recorder Comment Image
28 Sep 2018 Large White 1 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling It was in good condition 8024.jpeg
28 Sep 2018 Comma 1 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling 8023.jpeg
29 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 2 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling One was rather tatty, the other one just a little 8022.jpeg
29 Sep 2018 Small Copper 1 Middleton Nature Reserve Heysham SD406591 Janice Sutton 8021.jpeg
29 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 1 Grassendale Liverpool SJ391849 Richard Ghorbal 8015.jpeg
28 Sep 2018 Comma 3 Lancaster Urban Walk Lancaster SD475619 Tom Dunbar Nectaring on sedum in readiness for hibernation. 8013.jpeg
28 Sep 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Lancaster Urban Walk Lancaster SD475619 Tom Dunbar An uncommon 2018 sighting. 8012.jpeg
27 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 1 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling Seen in the Morning in the back garden 8003.jpeg
27 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 3 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling Seen in the Morning in the front garden 8002.jpeg
27 Sep 2018 Comma 3 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling Seen in the Morning 8001.jpeg
27 Sep 2018 Comma 1 Darcy Lever Gravel Pits Bolton SD742078 Janice Sutton 7999.jpeg
27 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 1 4 Kem Mill Lane Chorley SD578213 Mike Pringle Feeding on Bugbane (Cimifuga) 7998.jpeg
26 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 1 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling The Admiral was an ab biababa 7996.jpeg
25 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 1 MY Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling In my garden in the early morning 7993.jpeg
25 Sep 2018 Small Copper 5 Brockholes CP Preston SD584308 Maria Pilling they looked very fresh 7991.jpeg
25 Sep 2018 Comma 1 Brockholes CP Preston SD584308 Maria Pilling 7990.jpeg
25 Sep 2018 Small Copper 5 Marshside RSPB Southport SD354206 Janice Sutton 7989.jpeg
24 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 1 Lancaster City Centre Lancaster SD478616 Tom Dunbar Exploring ivy flowers 7987.jpeg
24 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 15 Lancaster City Centre Lancaster SD478616 Tom Dunbar Ivy not fully in flower yet. 7985.jpeg
23 Sep 2018 Comma 22 Healey Dell, Whitworth Rossendale SD879169 Kevin Lister All feeding on blackberries. Double my previous highest count (...) 7975.jpeg
23 Sep 2018 Small White 1 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling It shared a flower with a Bee 7973.jpeg
23 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 2 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling 7972.jpeg
23 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 1 Fulwood Preston SD551322 Jim Beattie 7971.jpeg
22 Sep 2018 Holly Blue 2 Grassendale Liverpool SJ391849 Richard Ghorbal Caterpillars on ivy. 7970.jpeg
18 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 3 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling In spite of the wind the RA's were on my Buddleia 7968.jpeg
17 Sep 2018 Small White 1 Moor Park Preston SD536311 Jim Beattie 7962.jpeg
12 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 5 Hall-Lee-Brook Westhoughton SD658058 Maria Pilling Very windy day although bright after the morning rain, The SW (...) 7961.jpeg
12 Sep 2018 Small White 4 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling 7959.jpeg
13 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 7 Farm Track Brockhall Village SD703369 Jane Jones On White Buddleia 7958.jpeg
13 Sep 2018 Small Copper 4 NR Heywoods Farm Heywood SD842130 Gavin Ashworth Very Windy. On Creeping Thistle 7956.jpeg
13 Sep 2018 Comma 2 Dobb Wood west side Heywood SD849123 Gavin Ashworth Very Windy. 7953.jpeg
13 Sep 2018 Small Copper 11 Dobb Wood west side Heywood SD851121 Gavin Ashworth All on Yarrow. Very Windy 7950.jpeg
12 Sep 2018 Small Copper 3 Brockholes Preston SD585314 James Beattie 7933.jpeg
12 Sep 2018 Small White 1 Brockholes Preston SD585314 James Beattie 7932.jpeg
12 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 3 Brockholes Preston SD585312 James Beattie 7931.jpeg
5 Sep 2018 Small White 2 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling Male and Female mating 7918.jpeg
5 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 1 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling I got the dates wrong on my other 4 entries they should be the (...) 7917.jpeg
6 Sep 2018 Wall Brown 1 Southport Dunes Southport SD326168 Maria Pilling The Wall was very worn 7916.jpeg
6 Sep 2018 Small Copper 12 Southport Dunes Southport SD326168 Maria Pilling Lots of Coppers all in good condition 7915.jpeg
6 Sep 2018 Brimstone 1 Southport Dunes Southport SD326168 Maria Pilling really good condition 7913.jpeg
5 Sep 2018 Comma 1 White Coppice Chorley SD620191 Janice Sutton 7912.jpeg
2 Sep 2018 Large White 2 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling Saw them each day except yesterday when it rained 7903.jpeg
2 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 2 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling Saw them each day except yesterday when it rained 7902.jpeg
1 Sep 2018 Small Copper 1 Chorlton Water Park Manchester SJ817920 Ian Hillier caeruleo-punctata aberrant 7851.jpeg
29 Sep 2018 Comma 1 Douglas medows addlington Adlington SD60631293 Stephen hollinrake
29 Sep 2018 Large White 2 Douglas medows addlington Adlington SD60631293 Stephen hollinrake Worn females
29 Sep 2018 Peacock 1 Douglas medows addlington Adlington SD60631293 Stephen hollinrake
29 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 7 Douglas medows addlington Adlington SD60631293 Stephen hollinrake Also more feeding on a buddliea type in town near co op
29 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 6 Douglas medows addlington Adlington SD60631293 Stephen hollinrake
28 Sep 2018 Common Blue 1 Lancaster Urban Walk Lancaster SD475619 Tom Dunbar On rich brownfield site about to be obliterated for housing.
28 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 1 Lancaster Urban Walk Lancaster SD475619 Tom Dunbar On rich habitat brownfield site about to be obliterated for (...)
28 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 23 Lancaster Urban Walk Lancaster SD475619 Tom Dunbar 4 species nectaring on sedum in full sunshine.
28 Sep 2018 Small White 4 Lancaster Urban Walk Lancaster SD475619 Tom Dunbar
28 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Lancaster Urban Walk Lancaster SD475619 Tom Dunbar Surprisingly low numbers today.
27 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 7 Darcy Lever Gravel Pits Bolton SD742078 Janice Sutton
27 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 4 Key Park Blundellsands SJ304999 Pete Kinsella
27 Sep 2018 Small Copper 1 Key Park Blundellsands SJ304999 Pete Kinsella
27 Sep 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Key Park Blundellsands SJ304999 Pete Kinsella
27 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Key Park Blundellsands SJ304999 Pete Kinsella
26 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 2 Front Garden Ormskirk SD40760886 B jones
26 Sep 2018 Small Copper 12 Greenbooth Quarry west Norden, Rochdale SD854158 Gavin Ashworth
26 Sep 2018 Comma 1 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling The Comma was the form Hutchinsons
25 Sep 2018 Comma 1 Roadside Old Langho SD702366 Jane Jones
25 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Brockholes CP Preston SD584308 Maria Pilling One was rather worn
24 Sep 2018 Peacock 1 Front Garden Ormskirk. SD40760886 B jones
24 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 1 Crosslee Johnstone NS4165 Margaret Campbell Lovely unespected sight and not seen for many years
24 Sep 2018 Small White 2 Lancaster City Centre Lancaster SD478616 Tom Dunbar Ivy not fully in flower yet.
23 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 1 clevelands Av Silverdale SD463757 Jim Stonehouse On Buddleia in garden
23 Sep 2018 Green-veined White 2 Healey Dell, Whitworth Rossendale SD879169 Kevin Lister
23 Sep 2018 Peacock 1 Healey Dell, Whitworth Rossendale SD879169 Kevin Lister
23 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 1 Healey Dell, Whitworth Rossendale SD879169 Kevin Lister
23 Sep 2018 Silver Y 1 Healey Dell, Whitworth Rossendale SD879169 Kevin Lister
23 Sep 2018 Small Copper 6 Healey Dell, Whitworth Rossendale SD879169 Kevin Lister
23 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 45 Healey Dell, Whitworth Rossendale SD879169 Kevin Lister
23 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 1 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling The Butterfly didn't stop
17 Sep 2018 Comma 1 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby / SUN, breezy 17degC breezy. on buddleia
17 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 1 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby / SUN, breezy 17degC breezy. on scabious
17 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 7 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby / SUN, breezy 17degC breezy. on buddleia,scabious
17 Sep 2018 Small White 3 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby / SUN, breezy 17degC breezy. on lavender
17 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 1 Moor Park Preston SD536311 Jim Beattie Flew over the ornamental flower beds but did not settle
17 Sep 2018 Small White 2 Pennington Flash Leigh SJ645989 Maria Pilling We saw them in the distance in the Morning
17 Sep 2018 Comma 5 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298023 Pete Kinsella
17 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 2 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298023 Pete Kinsella
17 Sep 2018 Small Copper 2 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298023 Pete Kinsella
17 Sep 2018 Small White 2 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298023 Pete Kinsella
15 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 1 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong SUN/showers 16degC breezy. on white Cosmos
15 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 7 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong SUN/showers 16degC breezy
13 Sep 2018 Small Copper 12 Dobb Wood west side Heywood SD849123 Gavin Ashworth Very Windy. All on Knapweed
13 Sep 2018 Small White 1 Dobb Wood west side Heywood SD851121 Gavin Ashworth Very Windy
13 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 3 Dobb Wood west side Heywood SD849123 Gavin Ashworth Very Windy.
13 Sep 2018 Comma 1 NR Heywoods Farm Heywood SD842130 Gavin Ashworth Very Windy.
13 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 2 NR Heywoods Farm Heywood SD842130 Gavin Ashworth Very Windy.
13 Sep 2018 Comma 3 Brockholes nature reserve Preston SD584304 Steve Graham
13 Sep 2018 Small Copper 4 Brockholes nature reserve Preston SD584304 Steve Graham All fresh and good to see recovery at this site after a couple (...)
13 Sep 2018 Small White 3 Brockholes nature reserve Preston SD584304 Steve Graham
13 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 12 Brockholes nature reserve Preston SD584304 Steve Graham
12 Sep 2018 Comma 1 Crawford's Wood Woodland Trust Aspull, Wigan SD611081 Alison Brown
12 Sep 2018 Green-veined White 1 Crawford's Wood Woodland Trust Aspull, Wigan SD611081 Alison Brown
12 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 9 Crawford's Wood Woodland Trust Aspull, Wigan SD611081 Alison Brown
12 Sep 2018 Comma 1 My Garden Longton Longton SD474250 Bob Crawford In sparkling conditio
12 Sep 2018 Large White 40 My Garden Longton Longton SD474250 Bob Crawford Lots of them all dsy
12 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 1 My Garden Longton Longton SD474250 Bob Crawford
12 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 1 My Garden Longton Longton SD474250 Bob Crawford
12 Sep 2018 Small Copper 5 My Garden Longton Longton SD474250 Bob Crawford
12 Sep 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 3 My Garden Longton Longton SD474250 Bob Crawford Seen fewer than most years
12 Sep 2018 Small White 20 My Garden Longton Longton SD474250 Bob Crawford Good numbers all summer best year ever for whites
12 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 6 My Garden Longton Longton SD474250 Bob Crawford
12 Sep 2018 Comma 8 Allotment Accrington SD756292 C Atherton
12 Sep 2018 Large White 7 Allotment Accrington SD756292 C Atherton
12 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 3 Allotment Accrington SD756292 C Atherton
12 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 12 Allotment Accrington SD756292 C Atherton
12 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 6 Allotment Accrington SD756292 C Atherton
12 Sep 2018 Green-veined White 1 Brockholes Preston SD585314 James Beattie
12 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 1 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling Flew round the garden and out
11 Sep 2018 Peacock 1 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby on buddleia, sun but breeze ,17degC. 2.30pm First sighting (...)
11 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 3 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby on buddleia or basking on pavings, cool breeze,17degC. 2.30pm
11 Sep 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby on buddleia, or basking in sun, lt.breeze ,17degC. ~2.30pm
11 Sep 2018 Small White 3 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby on buddleia, or nasturtium in sun, 17degC. ~2.30pm
7 Sep 2018 Comma 1 Myers Allotment Silverdale Lancs SD474749 Steve Graham
7 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 29 Myers Allotment Silverdale Lancs SD474749 Steve Graham
6 Sep 2018 Common Blue 6 Southport Dunes Southport SD326168 Maria Pilling The females were in good condition the Males a bit worn
5 Sep 2018 Comma 8 Ainsdale NNR Ainsdale SD303110 Pete Kinsella
5 Sep 2018 Common Blue 3 Ainsdale NNR Ainsdale SD303110 Pete Kinsella
5 Sep 2018 Large White 1 Ainsdale NNR Ainsdale SD303110 Pete Kinsella
5 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 3 Ainsdale NNR Ainsdale SD303110 Pete Kinsella
5 Sep 2018 Small Copper 30 Ainsdale NNR Ainsdale SD303110 Pete Kinsella Minimum count. Large emergence of 3rd gen butterflies.
5 Sep 2018 Small White 14 Ainsdale NNR Ainsdale SD303110 Pete Kinsella
5 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 17 Ainsdale NNR Ainsdale SD303110 Pete Kinsella
3 Sep 2018 Comma 1 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298023 Pete Kinsella
3 Sep 2018 Meadow Brown 1 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298023 Pete Kinsella
2 Sep 2018 Comma 1 Garstang Garstang SD483451 Kath armstrong first visit today. Warm 20 sunny
2 Sep 2018 Green-veined White 2 Garstang Garstang SD483451 Kath armstrong They have been active on my Buddlia and Nasturtiums
2 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 1 Garstang Garstang SD483451 Kath armstrong Been around all week. Active when sunny
2 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 4 Garstang Garstang SD483451 Kath armstrong They have been active on my Buddlia
2 Sep 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Garstang Garstang SD483451 Kath armstrong They have been active on my Buddlia
2 Sep 2018 Small White 6 Garstang Garstang SD483451 Kath armstrong They have been active on my Buddlia
2 Sep 2018 Small White 5 My Garden Westhoughton SD656065 Maria Pilling Saw them each day they isn't stop but flew through except (...)
2 Sep 2018 Common Blue 3 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298022 Pete Kinsella
2 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 2 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298022 Pete Kinsella
2 Sep 2018 Small Copper 2 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298022 Pete Kinsella Fresh third brood individuals.
2 Sep 2018 Small Heath 2 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298022 Pete Kinsella
2 Sep 2018 Small White 8 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298022 Pete Kinsella
2 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 5 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298022 Pete Kinsella
2 Sep 2018 Wall Brown 2 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298022 Pete Kinsella
1 Sep 2018 Large White 2 Front Garden Ormskirk. SD40760886 B jones
1 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 1 Front Garden Ormskirk. SD40760886 B jones
1 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 1 Front Garden Ormskirk. SD40760886 B jones
1 Sep 2018 Silver Y 3 Front Garden Ormskirk. SD40760886 B jones
1 Sep 2018 Comma 2 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby 19degC, hazy sunny, on scabious, buddleia
1 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 3 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby 19degC, hazy sunny, on scabious, buddleia
1 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 4 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby 19degC, hazy sunny, on scabious, buddleia
1 Sep 2018 Small Copper 2 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby 19degC, hazy sunny, on scabious,
1 Sep 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby 19degC, hazy sunny, on scabious, buddleia
1 Sep 2018 Small White 6 Own garden Cabus, nr Garstang SD4925446693 Bryan Ingleby 19degC, hazy sunny, on scabious, buddleia
1 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 11 Gaitbarrows NNR Silverdale SD480775 Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong The ONLY butterflies seen here today. No sun, calm, cool
1 Sep 2018 Common Blue 2 Birch Industrial Estate Heywood SD843087 G Ashworth
1 Sep 2018 Meadow Brown 1 Birch Industrial Estate Heywood SD843087 G Ashworth
1 Sep 2018 Silver Y 1 Birch Industrial Estate Heywood SD843087 G Ashworth
1 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Birch Industrial Estate Heywood SD843087 G Ashworth
1 Sep 2018 Small White 3 Chorlton Water Park Manchester SJ817920 Ian Hillier
1 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 5 Chorlton Water Park Manchester SJ817920 Ian Hillier
1 Sep 2018 Common Blue 4 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298010 Pete Kinsella
1 Sep 2018 Large White 1 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298010 Pete Kinsella
1 Sep 2018 Small Copper 1 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298010 Pete Kinsella
1 Sep 2018 Small White 14 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298010 Pete Kinsella
1 Sep 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298010 Pete Kinsella
1 Sep 2018 Wall Brown 1 Hightown Dunes Hightown SD298010 Pete Kinsella

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