Butterfly Sightings

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Sunnyside Park, Reedsholme - 2 Peacock 2m Orange Tip 1 Sml White Bob.

brian · brian

First two male Orange Tip butterflies this spring in Strongstry. Regards Brian.

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

1 ragged looking Comma this afternoon during a warmer clear spell of weather. Bob.

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

1 Small Tortoishell at the Railway pub yesterday. Bob.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

single small tortoiseshell at Gaghills in Waterfoot this morning. Also had a report from Christine McDermott of a brimstone in Whitworth on 18th March cheers Kevin

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

18/3/24 - 1 Small Tortoishell at Constablelee this afternoon. Bob.

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

1 Comma in front garden, sunning itself on wall before moving off. Unexpected considering the recent weather. Bob.

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

c6 around Clowbridge as far as Compstons Cross, some on the move to the south. 1 feeding on sunflower at my house - Reedsholme. Bob.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

30 red admirals seen flying south today through Whitworth Quarry. No doubt I missed more than I saw 1 small tortoiseshell at Cobden St, Britannia yesterday 5 red admirals and 2 commas were in Trickett's Memorial Ground cheers Kevin

pfyldes · pfyldes

Red Admiral 16 at Clough Bottom 3 at Futures Small Tortoiseshell 5 at Clough Bottom Comma 2 at Futures Peacock 1 at Futures -- Edited by pfyldes on Sunday 8th of October 2023 07:04:17 PM

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

1 Green veined White + 2 Red Admiral. More or less daily sightings of Red Admirals all last week, most moving S. in between rain showers. Bob.

pfyldes · pfyldes

Marl Pits Red Admiral 6 minimum Also 1 Comma at Futures Peter

pfyldes · pfyldes

Clough Bottom Red Admiral 4 Peter and John

johnh · johnh

3 common blues 2female 1 male

johnh · johnh

1common blue 1 small copper 1peacock

johnh · johnh

1brimstone

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

holly blue in Waterfoot this afternoon cheers Kevin

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Woodcroft St 2 Comma 2 Holly Blue 1 Red Admiral 1 Peacock 1 S.Tortoiseshell + odd G.V. White and L.White. Bob w/ Nigel G.

pfyldes · pfyldes

2 Holly Blue on Branch St Peter

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

small copper - 3 at Spring Mill Res, 1 at Fold Head & 5 at Cowm Resspeckled wood - 4 at Healey Dellmeadow brown - 2 at Cowm Reswall brown - 3 at Fold Head, 2 at Cowm, 1 in Whitworth Quarry & 3 at Lee Quarrypeacock - 1 at Spring Mill Res & 1 at Cowm Ressmall Tortoiseshell - 1 at Cowm Resgreen-veined wh...

johnh · johnh

Holly blue

johnh · johnh

3 wall browns 4 peacocks

brian · brian

Nice sunny morning. The banking on the road has lots of Heather and Thistle which hosted the following. Red Admiral, 5 all very bright. Wall, single. Small Heath, 7 Gatekeeper, 6 Large White, 5 Small White, 2 Regards Brian.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

holly blue at Hugh Mill early afternoon today cheers Kevin

johnh · johnh

1 holly blue

pfyldes · pfyldes

Futures Small Copper 2 Peacock 1 Comma 1 Ringlet 3 Meadow Brown 3 G V White 6 Gatekeeper c10 Peter

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

One each of: Comma Small Tort Green Veined White Clouded Yellow Ian

pfyldes · pfyldes

Went to Healey Dell this afternoon with John Purple Hairstreak c15 Peter and John

johnh · johnh

10 purple hairstreaks

brian · brian

Lumb woods in bright sunshine, Good numbers (around 20) of Purple Hairstreak butterflies on various oak trees mostly females but odd male higher up in the branches. Regards Brian.

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	Reedsholme 21/4/24 (Preview) Sunnyside Park, Reedsholme - 2 Peacock 2m Orange Tip 1 Sml White Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	80	Sun Apr 21 2:51 PM, 2024 by Bigbadbob
	Orange Tip (Preview) First two male Orange Tip butterflies this spring in Strongstry. Regards Brian.	brian	0	91	Fri Apr 19 3:04 PM, 2024 by brian
	Reedsholme 17/4/24 (Preview) 1 ragged looking Comma this afternoon during a warmer clear spell of weather. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	82	Wed Apr 17 8:02 PM, 2024 by Bigbadbob
	Rawtenstall 13/4/24 (Preview) 1 Small Tortoishell at the Railway pub yesterday. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	208	Sat Apr 13 12:57 PM, 2024 by Bigbadbob
	small tortoiseshell 30/03/24 (Preview) single small tortoiseshell at Gaghills in Waterfoot this morning. Also had a report from Christine McDermott of a brimstone in Whitworth on 18th March cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	1	88	Sat Mar 30 11:34 PM, 2024 by NigelG
	First spring butterfly. (Preview) 18/3/24 - 1 Small Tortoishell at Constablelee this afternoon. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	89	Tue Mar 19 10:04 AM, 2024 by Bigbadbob
	Comma 21/10/23 (Preview) 1 Comma in front garden, sunning itself on wall before moving off. Unexpected considering the recent weather. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	115	Sun Oct 22 5:15 PM, 2023 by Bigbadbob
	Red Admirals 10/10/23 (Preview) c6 around Clowbridge as far as Compstons Cross, some on the move to the south. 1 feeding on sunflower at my house - Reedsholme. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	118	Tue Oct 10 2:25 PM, 2023 by Bigbadbob
	Whitworth Quarry 08/10/23 (Preview) 30 red admirals seen flying south today through Whitworth Quarry. No doubt I missed more than I saw 1 small tortoiseshell at Cobden St, Britannia yesterday 5 red admirals and 2 commas were in Trickett's Memorial Ground cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	110	Sun Oct 8 9:18 PM, 2023 by KEVIN LISTER
	Clough Bottom and Futures (Preview) Red Admiral 16 at Clough Bottom 3 at Futures Small Tortoiseshell 5 at Clough Bottom Comma 2 at Futures Peacock 1 at Futures -- Edited by pfyldes on Sunday 8th of October 2023 07:04:17 PM	pfyldes	0	125	Sun Oct 8 6:56 PM, 2023 by pfyldes
	Reedsholme area 08/10/23 (Preview) 1 Green veined White + 2 Red Admiral. More or less daily sightings of Red Admirals all last week, most moving S. in between rain showers. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	106	Sun Oct 8 6:55 PM, 2023 by Bigbadbob
	Marl Pits 25 9 23 (Preview) Marl Pits Red Admiral 6 minimum Also 1 Comma at Futures Peter	pfyldes	0	127	Mon Sep 25 6:56 PM, 2023 by pfyldes
	Clough Bottom 17 9 23 (Preview) Clough Bottom Red Admiral 4 Peter and John	pfyldes	0	121	Sun Sep 17 8:59 PM, 2023 by pfyldes
	Futures bacup (Preview) 3 common blues 2female 1 male	johnh	0	127	Mon Sep 4 11:53 AM, 2023 by johnh
	Futures bacup (Preview) 1common blue 1 small copper 1peacock	johnh	0	130	Thu Aug 31 2:16 PM, 2023 by johnh
	Lumb my garden (Preview) 1brimstone	johnh	0	98	Thu Aug 31 2:12 PM, 2023 by johnh
	holly blue 26/08/23 (Preview) holly blue in Waterfoot this afternoon cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	115	Sat Aug 26 7:20 PM, 2023 by KEVIN LISTER
	Reedsholme area 22/8/23 (Preview) Woodcroft St 2 Comma 2 Holly Blue 1 Red Admiral 1 Peacock 1 S.Tortoiseshell + odd G.V. White and L.White. Bob w/ Nigel G.	Bigbadbob	0	94	Wed Aug 23 2:30 PM, 2023 by Bigbadbob
	Stacksteads 22 8 23 (Preview) 2 Holly Blue on Branch St Peter	pfyldes	0	87	Tue Aug 22 3:50 PM, 2023 by pfyldes
	Whitworth to Lee Quarry 20/08/23 (Preview) small copper - 3 at Spring Mill Res, 1 at Fold Head & 5 at Cowm Resspeckled wood - 4 at Healey Dellmeadow brown - 2 at Cowm Reswall brown - 3 at Fold Head, 2 at Cowm, 1 in Whitworth Quarry & 3 at Lee Quarrypeacock - 1 at Spring Mill Res & 1 at Cowm Ressmall Tortoiseshell - 1 at Cowm Resgreen-veined wh...	KEVIN LISTER	0	114	Sun Aug 20 8:46 PM, 2023 by KEVIN LISTER
	Waterfoot (Preview) Holly blue	johnh	0	104	Thu Aug 17 1:39 PM, 2023 by johnh
	Jack lodge area (Preview) 3 wall browns 4 peacocks	johnh	0	108	Wed Aug 16 5:25 PM, 2023 by johnh
	Croston close road. (Preview) Nice sunny morning. The banking on the road has lots of Heather and Thistle which hosted the following. Red Admiral, 5 all very bright. Wall, single. Small Heath, 7 Gatekeeper, 6 Large White, 5 Small White, 2 Regards Brian.	brian	0	100	Tue Aug 15 12:16 PM, 2023 by brian
	holly blue 13/08/23 (Preview) holly blue at Hugh Mill early afternoon today cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	92	Sun Aug 13 4:53 PM, 2023 by KEVIN LISTER
	Lumb my garden (Preview) 1 holly blue	johnh	0	109	Thu Aug 10 3:47 PM, 2023 by johnh
	Futures 3 8 23 (Preview) Futures Small Copper 2 Peacock 1 Comma 1 Ringlet 3 Meadow Brown 3 G V White 6 Gatekeeper c10 Peter	pfyldes	0	106	Thu Aug 3 5:03 PM, 2023 by pfyldes
	Newchurch 29-7-23 (Preview) One each of: Comma Small Tort Green Veined White Clouded Yellow Ian	Ian Brady	0	110	Sat Jul 29 3:00 PM, 2023 by Ian Brady
	Healey Again 25 7 23 (Preview) Went to Healey Dell this afternoon with John Purple Hairstreak c15 Peter and John	pfyldes	0	107	Tue Jul 25 5:48 PM, 2023 by pfyldes
	Healey dell (Preview) 10 purple hairstreaks	johnh	0	99	Mon Jul 24 6:07 PM, 2023 by johnh
	Purple Hairstreak. (Preview) Lumb woods in bright sunshine, Good numbers (around 20) of Purple Hairstreak butterflies on various oak trees mostly females but odd male higher up in the branches. Regards Brian.	brian	0	104	Thu Jul 20 4:20 PM, 2023 by brian
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