Lancashire Butterfly and Day-Flying Moth Sightings
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| Date | Species | Number | Site | Town | Grid Ref. | Recorder | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2024 | Brimstone | 1 | Noel Road | Lancaster | SD473631 | Brian and Lindsey Snell | Fling down Noel Road. | |
| 31 Mar 2024 | Brimstone | 2 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD302111 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 30 Mar 2024 | Brimstone | 1 | Platt Fields Park | Manchester | SJ852942 | John Smith | ||
| 30 Mar 2024 | Brimstone | 1 | Feniscowles | Blackburn | SD647259 | John Wright | Male | |
| 30 Mar 2024 | Brimstone | 6 | Gait Barrows NNR | Silverdale | SD484774 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 27 Mar 2024 | Brimstone | 1 | Fairfield Court | Lancaster | SD471617 | Pete Woodruff | ||
| 26 Mar 2024 | Brimstone | 2 | Fletcher Moss Park | Manchester | SJ845900 | John Smith | ||
| 24 Mar 2024 | Brimstone | 1 | Fairfield Orchard | Lancaster | SD468611 | Pete Crooks | ||
| 19 Mar 2024 | Brimstone | 2 | East Didsbury Mersey | Manchester | SJ850894 | John Smith | ||
| 19 Mar 2024 | Brimstone | 1 | Garden at home | Silverdale | SD463755 | Sue Brindle | Male | |
| 18 Mar 2024 | Brimstone | 2 | Chorlton Water Park | Manchester | SJ822918 | John Smith | ||
| 5 Mar 2024 | Brimstone | 1 | Halsall park Ormsirk | Ormskirk | SD41460841 | B Jones | ||
| 31 Mar 2024 | Comma | 1 | Myers Allotment | Silverdale | SD475749 | Paul Brindle | ||
| 30 Mar 2024 | Comma | 1 | SW Gristlehurst Wood Meadows | Heywood | SD846115 | Gavin Ashworth | ||
| 30 Mar 2024 | Comma | 2 | Feniscowles | Blackburn | SD647259 | John Wright |  | |
| 30 Mar 2024 | Comma | 5 | Gait Barrows NNR | Silverdale | SD484774 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 30 Mar 2024 | Comma | 1 | Dorrington Road Allotments | Lancaster | SD478596 | Tom O'Boyle | ||
| 27 Mar 2024 | Comma | 1 | Coronation Park | Crosby | SJ318996 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 26 Mar 2024 | Comma | 1 | Victoria Park | Crosby | SJ318988 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 24 Mar 2024 | Comma | 1 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ405832 | Richard Ghorbal | My first UK butterfly of the year. |  |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Comma | 3 | S W Gristlehurst | Heywood | SD846115 | Gavin Ashworth |  | |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Comma | 1 | Crosby Marine Park | Crosby | SJ312982 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 18 Mar 2024 | Comma | 1 | Leighton Moss | Silverdale | SD487757 | KathArmstrong Bryan Ingleby | Fresh on fallen tree full sun | |
| 18 Mar 2024 | Comma | 1 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD304112 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 9 Mar 2024 | Comma | 1 | Leighton Moss | Silverdale | SD476750 | Josh Hedley | In car park. | |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Comma | 1 | Garden at home | Lancaster | SD486604 | Pete Woodruff | ||
| 30 Mar 2024 | Orange Underwing | 1 | Dobb Wood Meadow | Heywood | SD851123 | Gavin Ashworth | Late Afternoon flying near Silver Birch trees. | |
| 18 Mar 2024 | Orange Underwing | 1 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD304112 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 31 Mar 2024 | Peacock | 1 | Hawthorns Caravan Park | Nether Kellett | SD512685 | Julie Maon | Resting in sunshine | |
| 31 Mar 2024 | Peacock | 1 | Myers Allotment | Silverdale | SD475749 | Paul Brindle | ||
| 29 Mar 2024 | Peacock | 1 | Meadow View, Brookhouse | Lancaster | SD541642 | Steve Graham | Flying high over house and garden in marginal conditions. | |
| 4 Mar 2024 | Peacock | 1 | Borrowdale Road | Lancaster | SD4850761988 | Richard Evans | Basking in a neighbour's garden. | |
| 21 Mar 2024 | Red Admiral | 1 | Williamson's Park | Lancaster | SD48906130 | Pete Woodruff | ||
| 18 Mar 2024 | Red Admiral | 1 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD304112 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 31 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Mersey Vale Nature Park | Manchester | SJ865899 | John Smith | ||
| 31 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Ainsdale NNR | Ainsdale | SD302111 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 31 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ404832 | Richard Ghorbal | Sunny but cold wind |  |
| 30 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 8 | SW Gristlehurst Wood Meadows | Heywood | SD846115 | Gavin Ashworth | ||
| 30 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Feniscowles | Blackburn | SD647259 | John Wright |  | |
| 30 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Leighton Moss RSPB | Silverdale | SD481751 | Pete Kinsella | ||
| 30 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Dorrington Road Allotments | Lancaster | SD478596 | Tom O'Boyle | ||
| 26 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Witton park | Blackburn | SD654270 | John Wright |  | |
| 26 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 6 | Cockerham Sands Country Park | Thurnham | SD433529 | Pete Woodruff | ||
| 24 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve | Liverpool | SJ405832 | Richard Ghorbal |  | |
| 22 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | S W Gristlehurst | Heywood | SD846115 | Gavin Ashworth | Sunny periods with a cold wind. |  |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | S W Gristlehurst | Heywood | SD846115 | Gavin Ashworth | ||
| 19 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | East Didsbury Mersey | Manchester | SJ850894 | John Smith | ||
| 18 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Fog Lane Park | Manchester | SJ851917 | Ian Hillier | ||
| 5 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Ainsdale garden | Ainsdale, Southport | SD315122 | Jack Taylor | Sunny clear day, ten degrees | |
| 4 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Middleton Nature Reserve | Heysham | SD419592 | Alan Wilson |  | |
| 4 Mar 2024 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Middleton Nature Reserve | Heysham | SD419592 | Alan Wilson |
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