Lancashire Butterfly and Day-Flying Moth Sightings
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| Date | Species | Number | Site | Town | Grid Ref. | Recorder | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | Rimrose Valley | Litherland, Merseyside | SJ344997 | Jack Taylor | Top end between EdgeFarm and Pendle estate | |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | Garden at home | LANCASTER | SD48606040 | Pete Woodruff | ||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 3 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD491725 | Stephen hollinrake | 2 female 1male | |
| 17 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 2 | Freckleton marsh | Freckleton | SD42822895 | Ashley Anderton | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | Lancaster Cemetery | Lancaster | SD4914561853 | Richard Evans | Submitted on behalf of Sheila Cousins, a reliable observer. | |
| 17 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | My Garden Broadhalgh | Rochdale | SD872127 | Richard Greenwood | Brief visit. First male I've had, couple of years ago I had a (...) | |
| 16 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | Lancaster Canal | Lancaster | SD4809361687 | Richard Evans | Male | |
| 16 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | Miss Whalley's Field | Lancaster | SD48506203 | Richard Evans | Female | |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | Chorlton Ees LNR | Manchester | SJ8093 | John Smith | ||
| 15 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | Sale Water Park | Manchester | SJ7993 | John Smith | ||
| 15 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 2 | Gatebarrows | Silverdale | SD4877 | KathArmstrong and Bryan Ingleby | Bright sun,blue sky, calm | |
| 14 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | Myers Allotment | Silverdale | SD474749 | Steve Graham | Male | |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | lune view park, Halton | Lancaster | SD502647 | Steve Graham | Brief female seen in the sunshine. | |
| 3 Apr 2021 | Brimstone | 1 | Waterslack | Silverdale Lancs | SD471768 | Martin & Gwen Tordoff | 1 x ♂ | |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Comma | 1 | Skeleton ward allotment | Lancaster | SD473633 | Annette and Jim Hutchinson | ||
| 18 Apr 2021 | Comma | 1 | Sales's Lane | Rossendale | SD818150 | Gavin Ashworth | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Comma | 1 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD302112 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Comma | 1 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ417821 | Richard Ghorbal |  | |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Comma | 1 | Chorlton Ees LNR | Manchester | SJ8093 | John Smith | ||
| 15 Apr 2021 | Comma | 1 | Dorrington Road Allotments | Lancaster | SD478597 | Tom O'Boyle |  | |
| 14 Apr 2021 | Comma | 2 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ415822 | Richard Ghorbal |  | |
| 11 Apr 2021 | Comma | 2 | Hightown Dunes | Hightown | SD297032 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 10 Apr 2021 | Comma | 1 | Forge Weir | Halton | SD513648 | Peter Crooks | Basking on bramble by footpath on north side of River Lune | |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Dingy Skipper | 1 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD491725 | Stephen hollinrake | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Dingy Skipper | 2 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD492724 | Chris Winnick | freshly emerged on this early site 16oC full sun. | |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Green Hairstreak | 3 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD491725 | Stephen hollinrake | On the lower gorse all fresh there were probably more | |
| 17 Apr 2021 | Green Hairstreak | 6 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD492724 | Chris Winnick | freshly emerged 16oC full sun. | |
| 17 Apr 2021 | Green Hairstreak | 4 | Cowley Brook | Longridge | SD643397 | Stephen Griffin | All seen close to a patch of coltsfoot |  |
| 16 Apr 2021 | Green Hairstreak | 9 | Rigg Lane | Quernmore Lancaster | SD520607 | KathArmstrong and Bryan Ingleby | Mainly on horse next to path between car park and bridge | |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Green Hairstreak | 8 | Cowley Brook | Longridge | SD643397 | Stephen Griffin | Seen on coltsfoot and bilberry |  |
| 18 Apr 2021 | Green-veined White | 1 | Buckhurst Lane | Rossendale | SD8115 | Gavin Ashworth | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Green-veined White | 3 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ408827 | Richard Ghorbal | ||
| 14 Apr 2021 | Green-veined White | 1 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ407829 | Richard Ghorbal |  | |
| 11 Apr 2021 | Green-veined White | 1 | Hightown Dunes | Hightown | SD297032 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Holly Blue | 1 | Leeds Liverpool canal | Litherland, Merseyside | SJ332978 | Jack Taylor | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Holly Blue | 1 | Garden. | Ainsdale, Southport | SD315122 | Jack Taylor | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Holly Blue | 1 | Grassendale | Liverpool | SJ391849 | Richard Ghorbal | ||
| 10 Apr 2021 | Large White | 2 | Cheshire Lines | Formby | SD324093 | Jack Taylor | ||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Garden at home | Oldham | SD90 | Catherine Smith | Orange tip butterfly flying in garden | |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 2 | Fletcher Moss Park | Manchester | SJ847903 | Ian Hillier |  | |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Garden | Ainsdale, Southport | SD315122 | Jack Taylor | ||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Garstang canal path | Garstang | SD476465 | Kath ArmstrongBryan Ingleby | Female settled to ID but couldn't photograph it | |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Garden at home | LANCASTER | SD48606040 | Pete Woodruff | ||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 2 | Meadow View, Brookhouse | Lancaster | SD543644 | Steve Graham | Pair mating in lovely sunshine c16C. | |
| 18 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Buckhurst Lane | Rossendale | SD8115 | Gavin Ashworth | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 34 | Freckleton marsh | Freckleton | SD42822895 | Ashley Anderton | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Fallowfield Loop West | Manchester | SJ8593 | John Smith | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 3 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD302112 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 2 | Glasson Dock | Lancaster | SD450560 | Barrie Cooper | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Fog Lane Park | Manchester | SJ851917 | Ian Hillier | Male patrolling | |
| 16 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Fog Lane Park | Manchester | SJ853918 | John Smith | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Borrowdale Road | Lancaster | SD4851961946 | Richard Evans | Male | |
| 16 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Miss Whalley's Field | Lancaster | SD48506203 | Richard Evans | Male | |
| 16 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ417821 | Richard Ghorbal | Male, 1st OT of the year for me. I followed it for 10 mins and (...) | |
| 16 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Back Garden | Blackpool | SD331381 | Stephen Dunstan | Male | |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 6 | Chorlton Ees LNR | Manchester | SJ8093 | John Smith | ||
| 15 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 3 | Sale Water Park | Manchester | SJ7993 | John Smith | ||
| 14 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Heywood Cemetery | Heywood | SD869119 | Gavin Ashworth | 1st of the year .Flying in bright sunshine 11.30am | |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Orange-tip | 1 | Skerton | Lancaster | SD479624 | Steve Graham | Male happily flying around in 9C but full sun. | |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 3 | Garden | Ainsdale, Southport | SD315122 | Jack Taylor | ||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 1 | Garstang canal path | Garstang | SD476465 | Kath ArmstrongBryan Ingleby | ||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 1 | University of Cumbria | LANCASTER | SD486607 | Pete Woodruff | ||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 1 | Meadow View, Brookhouse | Lancaster | SD543644 | Steve Graham | ||
| 18 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 4 | Buckhurst Lane | Rossendale | SD8115 | Gavin Ashworth | ||
| 18 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 2 | Garden at home | Lancaster | SD48606040 | Pete Woodruff | ||
| 18 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 4 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | LIVERPOOL | SJ410827 | Richard Ghorbal | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 14 | Freckleton marsh | Freckleton | SD42822895 | Ashley Anderton | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 6 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD492724 | Chris Winnick | 16oC full sun....some a little tatty after hibernation. | |
| 17 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 2 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD302112 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 1 | Fog Lane Park | Manchester | SJ851917 | Ian Hillier | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 10 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ408827 | Richard Ghorbal |  | |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 1 | Chorlton Ees LNR | Manchester | SJ8093 | John Smith | ||
| 15 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 3 | Gatebarrows | Silverdale | SD4877 | KathArmstrong and Bryan Ingleby | Bright sun,blue sky, calm | |
| 14 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 1 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ407829 | Richard Ghorbal |  | |
| 14 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 3 | Myers Allotment | Silverdale | SD474749 | Steve Graham | ||
| 10 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 3 | Hightown Dunes | Hightown | SD296030 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 2 Apr 2021 | Peacock | 2 | Grindleton Forest | Clitheroe | SD7447 | Jonathan Fenton | ||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 1 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD491725 | Stephen hollinrake | Put on small pearl border! Could someone change it 🤔 | |
| 10 Apr 2021 | Red Admiral | 1 | Cheshire Lines | Formby | SD324093 | Jack Taylor | ||
| 3 Apr 2021 | Red Admiral | 1 | Blackpool Old Road | Blackpool | SD332388 | Stephen Dunstan | ||
| 2 Apr 2021 | Red Admiral | 1 | Lancaster garden | Lancaster | SD4662 | Barrie Cooper | Enjoying the Blackthorn blossom | |
| 1 Apr 2021 | Red Admiral | 1 | Lancaster Cemetery | Lancaster | SD4914561853 | Richard Evans | Cool and windy, short sunny interval. | |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 1 | Warton Crag | Warton | SD491725 | Stephen hollinrake | Presumably a very early one it had just hatched. |  |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 11 | Garstang canal path | Garstang | SD475463 | Kath ArmstrongBryan Ingleby | Mainly on dandelions | |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Garden at home | LANCASTER | SD48606040 | Pete Woodruff | ||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Meadow View, Brookhouse | Lancaster | SD543644 | Steve Graham | ||
| 18 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Garden at home | Lancaster | SD48606040 | Pete Woodruff | ||
| 18 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 5 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | LIVERPOOL | SJ410827 | Richard Ghorbal | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 11 | Freckleton marsh | Freckleton | SD42822895 | Ashley Anderton | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD302112 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Fog Lane Park | Manchester | SJ851917 | Ian Hillier | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Moor Park | Preston | SD543310 | James Beattie |  | |
| 16 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Lancaster Canal | Lancaster | SD4809361687 | Richard Evans | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Miss Whalley's Field | Lancaster | SD48506203 | Richard Evans | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 15 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ408827 | Richard Ghorbal |  | |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Chorlton Ees LNR | Manchester | SJ8093 | John Smith | ||
| 15 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Gatebarrows | Silverdale | SD4877 | KathArmstrong and Bryan Ingleby | Bright sun,blue sky, calm | |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | River Wenning | Hornby | SD581685 | Pete Woodruff | ||
| 14 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 7 | Pilling Amenity Area | Pilling | SD414495 | Kath ArmstrongBryan Ingleby | Only dandelions around for food | |
| 14 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 5 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ407829 | Richard Ghorbal |  | |
| 14 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Myers Allotment | Silverdale | SD474749 | Steve Graham | Cool c10/11c but sunny. | |
| 13 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 6 | Cheshire Lines, Moss Bridge one | Downholland C.P. Lancashire | SD329084 | Jack Taylor | 2 north of bridge, 4 south of bridge | |
| 13 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | North Moss Lane | Formby, Merseyside | SD318093 | Jack Taylor | ||
| 11 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Hightown Dunes | Hightown | SD297032 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 10 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Cheshire Lines | Formby | SD324093 | Jack Taylor | ||
| 10 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Hightown Dunes | Hightown | SD296030 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 9 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 4 | Middleton Nature Reserve | Morecambe | SD419585 | Alan Wilson |  | |
| 7 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Middleton Nature Reserve | Morecambe | SD419591 | Alan Wilson |  | |
| 5 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Moor Park | Preston | SD542312 | James Beattie |  | |
| 4 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Hough End Fields | Manchester | SJ8393 | John Smith | ||
| 3 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Kincraig | Blackpool | SD327404 | Stephen Dunstan | ||
| 2 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Skerton ward allotment | Lancaster | SD473633 | Annette and Jim Hutchinson | ||
| 2 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 11 | River Wyre canal to A6 | Garstang | SD493450 | KathArmstrong and Bryan Ingleby | Sunny riverbank between Cornmill and barrier bridge | |
| 2 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 9 | River Wyre canal to A6 | Garstang | SD487446 | KathArmstrong and Bryan Ingleby | Sunny riverbank | |
| 1 Apr 2021 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Highfield | Lancaster | SD4879861613 | Richard Evans | Cool and windy. | |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Small White | 2 | Skeleton ward allotment | Lancaster | SD473633 | Annette and Jim Hutchinson | ||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Small White | 1 | Meadow View, Brookhouse | Lancaster | SD543644 | Steve Graham | Fresh male in lovely sunshine c16C. | |
| 17 Apr 2021 | Small White | 2 | Freckleton marsh | Freckleton | SD42822895 | Ashley Anderton | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Small White | 1 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD302112 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Small White | 1 | Fog Lane Park | Manchester | SJ851917 | Ian Hillier | ||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Lancaster University | Lancaster | SD482577 | Josh Hedley | ||
| 18 Apr 2021 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Hightown Dunes | Hightown | SD297032 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 18 Apr 2021 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Garden at home | Lancaster | SD48606040 | Pete Woodruff | ||
| 18 Apr 2021 | Speckled Wood | 6 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | LIVERPOOL | SJ410827 | Richard Ghorbal |  | |
| 17 Apr 2021 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Fallowfield Loop West | Manchester | SJ8593 | John Smith | ||
| 17 Apr 2021 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Marshside RSPB | Southport | SD352205 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Speckled Wood | 2 | Fog Lane Park | Manchester | SJ851917 | Ian Hillier | ||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Speckled Wood | 20 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ417821 | Richard Ghorbal |  | |
| 14 Apr 2021 | Speckled Wood | 2 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ407829 | Richard Ghorbal |  | |
| 10 Apr 2021 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Abraham Heights | Lancaster | SD467611 | Peter Crooks | Basking on ivy in back garden at 11.20 am. | |
| 17 Apr 2021 | Unlisted | 1 | Potts corner | Overton | SD414571 | Mike Gregory | 1 male Belted Beauty after 2hr search. Apologies for poor photo. (...) |  |
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