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 Mar 2020 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Inside Window | Ormskirk | SD403074 | Kath. Holding | Unusual, found inside this Morning. | |
25 Mar 2020 | Speckled Wood | 1 | Alexandra Park | Crosby | SJ315995 | Pete Kinsella | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Small White | 2 | River Mersey | Didsbury, Manchester | SJ842902 | Nicholas Turner | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Small White | 1 | My Garden | Westhoughton | SD656065 | Maria Pilling | I didn't get a shot of it as it flew off | |
25 Mar 2020 | Small White | 1 | Garden. | Blackpool | SD34213456 | Frank Bird | ||
6 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Neighbours garage | Westhoughton | SD652058 | Maria Pilling | I saw the Butterfly in my Neighbours Garage | |
6 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Front Garden | Ormskirk | SD40760886 | BJones | First butterfly of the year | |
7 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Fletcher Moss Gardens | Manchester | SJ8490 | John Smith | ||
13 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Garden | Blackpool | SD34213456 | Frank Bird | ||
13 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Matalan brownfield site | Accrington | SD753287 | Chris Atherton | First butterfly of the year | |
16 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Angel Meadow | Heywood | SD852105 | Gavin Ashworth | ||
19 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Miss Whalley's Field | Lancaster | SD485620 | Richard Evans | ||
19 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Borrowdale Road | Lancaster | SD484619 | Richard Evans | Nectaring on aubretia in a front garden. | |
22 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Lancaster Cemetery | Lancaster | SD4914561853 | Richard Evans | ||
22 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Hall-Lee-Brook | Westhoughton | SD661055 | Maria Pilling | ||
22 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Trowbarrow LNR | SILVERDALE | SD480758 | Brian and Lindsey Snell | ||
23 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Brockhall Village | Old Langho | SD702366 | Jane Jones | ||
23 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Garden at home | Preston | SD5338633572 | J Buchanan | ||
24 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Harwood | Bolton | SD742116 | Janice Sutton | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Garden | SILVERDALE | SD463755 | Sue Brindle | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 10 | Roch street | Rochdale | SD909142 | Stephen hollinrake | On building site steady throughout the day | |
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 15 | Ewood Bridge Sewage Works | Helmshore | SD796205 | Stephen hollinrake | These sightings were by my dad 15 plus | |
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 12 | Miss Whalley's Field | Lancaster | SD485620 | Richard Evans | Min count! | |
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | LRGS playing fields | Lancaster | SD4893262048 | Richard Evans | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Esthwaite Gardens community orchard | Lancaster | SD4873962169 | Richard Evans | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 2 | Claver Hill | Lancaster | SD4909262495 | Richard Evans | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 4 | Central Lancaster High School | Lancaster | SD4898462385 | Richard Evans | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Laneshawbridge | Colne Lancashire | SD915407 | Peter Macro | all in good condition | |
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Laneshawbridge | Colne Lancashire | SD915407 | Peter Macro | all in good condition | |
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Alexandra Park | Crosby | SJ315995 | Pete Kinsella | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 8 | My Garden | Westhoughton | SD656065 | Maria Pilling | I was amazed to see so many, the warmer weather brought them (...) | |
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Fog Lane Park | Manchester | SJ851917 | Ian Hillier | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 57 | SW Gristlehurst Wood Meadows | Heywood | SD847114 | Gavin Ashworth | Late afternoon --full sun | |
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Garden. | Blackpool | SD34213456 | Frank Bird | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 14 | Church scar | Lytham | SD35162666 | ASHLEY ANDERTON | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 4 | Heysham Moss reserve | Heysham | SD423611 | Steve Ryder | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 27 | Miss Whalley's Field | Lancaster | SD485620 | Richard Evans | Tussling, spiralling and sparing all over the field. | |
26 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 10 | Highfield | Lancaster | SD4879861613 | Richard Evans | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 17 | Central Lancaster High School | Lancaster | SD4898462385 | Richard Evans | All along Newton Beck side of playing fields. | |
26 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Garden | Lancaster | SD486604 | Pete Woodruff | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 14 | River Mersey | Didsbury, Manchester | SJ842902 | Nicholas Turner | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 4 | My Garden | Westhoughton | SD656065 | Maria Pilling | Not as many today most were in flight | |
26 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | near Freeman's Wood | Lancaster | SD457612 | Ian Love | ||
27 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 12 | Ewood Bridge | Helmshore | SD796205 | Stephen hollinrake | ||
27 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 1 | Anchorsholme Lane East | Thornton Cleveleys | SD325421 | Seumus Eaves | ||
27 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | Haslam Park | Preston | SD516309 | Martin Jump | Male,first of year,don`t know how early this is,seems very early (...) | |
27 Mar 2020 | Small Tortoiseshell | 3 | MY Garden | Westhoughton | SD656065 | Maria Pilling | not many today and these three just whizzed through | |
5 Mar 2020 | Red Admiral | 1 | Green Ayre, Lancaster | Lancaster | SD4799062262 | Richard Evans | ||
27 Mar 2020 | Red Admiral | 1 | Haslam Park | Preston | SD516309 | Martin Jump | Male,first of year,don`t know how early this is,seems very early (...) | |
5 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Sunning on the ground | BURY | SD80461079 | George Michael Horwood | ||
13 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Garden at home | Preston | SD5338633572 | J Buchanan | ||
14 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Alexandra Park | Crosby | SJ315995 | Pete Kinsella | ||
16 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Garden | Blackpool | SD34213456 | Frank Bird | ||
20 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Whinney Hill woodland | Accrington | SD757302 | G McMullan | ||
22 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Miss Whalley's Field | Lancaster | SD485620 | Richard Evans | ||
22 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 3 | Barlow Tip | Manchester | SJ8192 | John Smith | ||
23 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Arbour Street | Southport | SD342166 | Robert Philpott | ||
24 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Arbour Street | Southport | SD342166 | Robert Philpott | In garden | |
24 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Crosby Village | Crosby | SJ318998 | Pete Kinsella | ||
24 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Harwood | Bolton | SD742116 | Janice Sutton | ||
24 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 2 | Front garden | Ormskirk | SD40760886 | BJones | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Garden | SILVERDALE | SD463755 | Sue Brindle | 1fema1e, 1male | |
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 20 | Roch street | Rochdale | SD909142 | Stephen hollinrake | On building site steady throughout the day even dog fights (...) | |
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 15 | Ewood Bridge Sewage Works | Helmshore | SD796205 | Stephen hollinrake | These sightings were by my dad 15 plus | |
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Miss Whalley's Field | Lancaster | SD485620 | Richard Evans | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 5 | LRGS playing fields | Lancaster | SD4893262048 | Richard Evans | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 2 | Denny Beck | Lancaster | SD5029964328 | Richard Evans | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Garden | Lancaster | SD486604 | Pete Woodruff | My first identifiable butterfly of 2020 | |
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 2 | Alexandra Park | Crosby | SJ315995 | Pete Kinsella | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 12 | River Mersey | Didsbury, Manchester | SJ842902 | Nicholas Turner | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 10 | My Garden | Westhoughton | SD656065 | Maria Pilling | I was amazed to see so many, it really a good day | |
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 6 | Hall-Lee-Brook | Westhoughton | SD661055 | Maria Pilling | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 5 | Greendale Wood | Grindleton, Clitheroe | SD757456 | John Fletcher | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | near Pony Wood | Lancaster | SD46836041 | Ian Love | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Fog Lane Park | Manchester | SJ851917 | Ian Hillier | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 7 | SW Gristlehurst Wood Meadows | Heywood | SD847114 | Gavin Ashworth | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 4 | Garden. | Blackpool | SD34213456 | Frank Bird | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 7 | Church scar | Lytham | SD35162666 | ASHLEY ANDERTON | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 4 | Heysham Moss reserve | Heysham | SD422609 | Steve Ryder | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Arbour Street | Southport | SD342166 | Robert Philpott | In garden | |
26 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 7 | Miss Whalley's Field | Lancaster | SD485620 | Richard Evans | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 4 | Lancaster Cemetery | Lancaster | SD4914561853 | Richard Evans | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Highfield | Lancaster | SD4879861613 | Richard Evans | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 4 | Central Lancaster High School | Lancaster | SD4898462385 | Richard Evans | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 2 | Garden | Lancaster | SD486604 | Pete Woodruff | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 3 | My Garden | Westhoughton | SD656065 | Maria Pilling | Again Not as many today most were in flight | |
26 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Withington | Manchester | SJ8493 | John Smith | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Brockhall Village | Old Langho | SD702367 | Jane Jones | ||
27 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Anchorsholme Lane East | Thornton Cleveleys | SD325421 | Seumus Eaves | ||
27 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 3 | Arbour Street | Southport | SD342166 | Robert Philpott | In garden; 2 spiralling, one more trapped in shed | |
27 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | MY Garden | Westhoughton | SD656065 | Maria Pilling | not many today | |
28 Mar 2020 | Peacock | 1 | Own garden | Cabus, nr Garstang | SD4925446693 | Bryan Ingleby | 11am, on Scilla, 20 deg in sun | |
27 Mar 2020 | Orange-tip | 1 | Haslam Park | Preston | SD516309 | Martin Jump | Male,first of year,don`t know how early this is,seems very early (...) | |
23 Mar 2020 | Orange Underwing | 2 | Dobb Wood ( west side) Meadows | Heywood | SD851125 | Gavin Ashworth | Flying over Silver Birch, and on Willow Catkins | |
8 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Didsbury | Manchester | SJ853907 | Nicholas Turner | Basking in the sun - temperature 12 degrees centrigrade. | |
15 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Arbour Street | Southport | SD342166 | Robert Philpott | In garden, excellent condition | |
19 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Back garden | Poulton-le-Fylde | SD355389 | Barry Dyson | Nectaring on Lesser celandine | |
20 Mar 2020 | Comma | 3 | Yealand Hall Allotment | SILVERDALE | SD490764 | Sue Brindle | ||
22 Mar 2020 | Comma | 3 | Hall-Lee-Brook | Westhoughton | SD661055 | Maria Pilling | ||
22 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Reedsholme | Rossendale | SD807244 | Kevin Lister | reported on Rossendale Ornithologist's Club forum by Bob Ives | |
22 Mar 2020 | Comma | 2 | Barlow Tip | Manchester | SJ8192 | John Smith | ||
23 Mar 2020 | Comma | 2 | Heysham Moss reserve | Heysham | SD423607 | Steve Ryder | ||
23 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Alexandra Park | Crosby | SJ315995 | Pete Kinsella | ||
23 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Garden at home | Preston | SD5338633572 | J Buchanan | ||
23 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Chorlton Water Park | Manchester | SJ818919 | Ian Hillier | ||
23 Mar 2020 | Comma | 3 | Whinney Hill woodland | Accrington | SD757302 | G McMullan | ||
24 Mar 2020 | Comma | 2 | Crosby Village | Crosby | SJ318998 | Pete Kinsella | ||
24 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Hough End Clough | Manchester | SJ833935 | John Smith | ||
24 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Harwood | Bolton | SD742116 | Janice Sutton | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Roch street | Rochdale | SD909142 | Stephen hollinrake | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Alexandra Park | Crosby | SJ315995 | Pete Kinsella | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Comma | 3 | River Mersey | Didsbury, Manchester | SJ842902 | Nicholas Turner | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Hall-Lee-Brook | Westhoughton | SD661055 | Maria Pilling | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Fog Lane Park | Manchester | SJ851917 | Ian Hillier | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Comma | 3 | SW Gristlehurst Wood Meadows | Heywood | SD847114 | Gavin Ashworth | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Comma | 3 | SW Gristlehurst Wood Meadows | Heywood | SD847114 | Gavin Ashworth | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Comma | 2 | Back Garden | Ormskirk. | SD40760886 | BJones | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Aldcliffe - Stodday | Lancaster | SD459605 | Barrie Cooper | Pristine condition | |
26 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Ladybarn Park | Manchester | SJ860927 | John Smith | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Comma | 2 | Harwood | Bolton | SD742116 | Janice Sutton | ||
27 Mar 2020 | Comma | 2 | Ewood Bridge | Helmshore | SD796205 | Stephen hollinrake | ||
27 Mar 2020 | Comma | 1 | Haslam Park | Preston | SD516309 | Martin Jump | Male,first of year,don`t know how early this is,seems very early (...) | |
7 Mar 2020 | Brown Hairstreak | 12 | Coldwell Parrock | Yealand Storrs | SD4794877780 | Tom Dunbar | 12 BrHstr eggs in 60 mins. | |
5 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 1 | Heysham Moss | Heysham | SD424603 | Steve Ryder | One male. First of the year here | |
13 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 1 | Garden | Blackpool | SD34213456 | Frank Bird | ||
20 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 3 | Yealand Hall Allotment | SILVERDALE | SD490764 | Sue Brindle | ||
23 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 1 | Garden at home | Preston | SD5338633572 | J Buchanan | ||
23 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 3 | Chorlton Water Park | Manchester | SJ818919 | Ian Hillier | ||
23 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 1 | Whinney Hill woodland | Accrington | SD757302 | G McMullan | ||
24 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 1 | Front garden | Ormskirk | SD40760886 | BJones | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 2 | Garden | SILVERDALE | SD463755 | Sue Brindle | 1fema1e, 1male | |
25 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 2 | Ewood Bridge Sewage Works | Helmshore | SD796205 | Stephen hollinrake | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 1 | MARTON MERE | Blackpool Lancs. | SD327355 | Peter Smith | male | |
25 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 1 | MARTON MERE | Blackpool Lancs. | SD327355 | Peter Smith | male | |
25 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 1 | Garden | Ormskirk | SD403074 | Kath. Holding | ||
25 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 3 | Garden. | Blackpool | SD34213456 | Frank Bird | 2 male, 1 fem | |
25 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 2 | Freeman's Wood | Lancaster | SD458613 | Barrie Cooper | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 3 | Heysham Moss reserve | Heysham | SD422609 | Steve Ryder | ||
26 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 1 | Miss Whalley's Field | Lancaster | SD485620 | Richard Evans | Male | |
26 Mar 2020 | Brimstone | 1 | Garden | St Annes | SD34112898 | Peter howarth |
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