Butterfly Sightings

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

A brilliant colony with a minimum of 20 Gatekeepers at rear of Top O'th Knoll (near the mushroom timber sculptures) at Haslingden Grane... also a few on the thistle to the front of Top O'th Knoll alongside the footpath together with about 4 small skippers.... Also had throughout walk about 15 Green Ve...

Ina · Ina

Several Large Whites in and about my garden today, including 1 egg laying on my salad/herb patch. Think it was aiming mainly for the wild rocket, is that a brassica? Ina

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Had One Small Tortoiseshell (my second of the year!!) and One Red Admiral (my first of the year!!) at Pitt Heads, also had 3 Large Whites. At Top O'th Slate had a couple of Large Whites, about 15 Green Veined Whites, 6 Meadow Browns, and 2 Small Skippers at Kirkhill. Bryan. -- Edited by Birderbryan at 17...

Ina · Ina

2 Small Skipper 1 Large Skipper 1 Speck Wood 1 Large White, couple of other ? whites 30+ Meadow Browns Has summer arrived? Ina

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

11am -2pm 25th July 2008 - Top O'th'Slate Small Tortoishell - 1 feeding on Ragwort (in lovely condition) Large Skipper - 5 (photo if interested at http://topoftheslate.blogspot.com/ ) Large White - 3 Meadow Brown - 12 Also a small white butterfly, but was unable to establish species. Cheers, Brya...

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

About 30 plus Meadow Browns and 1 Small Skipper on Common Spotted Orchid (photo can be seen at: http://topoftheslate.blogspot.com/ )at Top O'th Slate. Also missed a good one which went past, think it was a Red Admiral but cant be sure.... it would have been a cracker this year how things are... I sti...

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Meadow Browns 1 Small Skipper feeding on blue vetch with a lot of Burnet moths and 1 Large Skipper 1 Small Heath Cheers Ian

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

meadow brown 1 near Cowm Farm, 1 at Cowm Res, 25 below Spring Mill Res. large skipper 1 at Cowm Res & 6+ below Spring Mill Res. Small skipper 12 below Spring Mill Res. cheers Kevin -- Edited by KEVIN LISTER at 19:43, 2008-07-13

Ina · Ina

Lots of Meadow Browns 1 Speck Wood C a dozen in all, Large and Small Skippers Irwell Vale (Lumb) Meadow Browns 3 Gatekeepers in one spot. Early? Skippers lots, but not sure which. 1 Sm White. Ina

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

1 large skipper near Graver Weir, Water 1 small heath Clough Bottom 1 meadow brown Clough Bottom cheers Kevin

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

3 speckled woods today cheers Kevin

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

18:00 - 19:00, Large Skipper, 3, Meadow Brown, 2, Regards, David Nuttall.

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Ewood Bridge - 16:30hrs approx 2 Common Blue and 2 Meadow Brown on land adjacent to football pitch. Bob.

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

2 Small Coppers near to Kirkhill Tollbar House and a Speckled Wood near Cedar Avenue/Poplar Street. Bryan.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

at least 12 green hairstreaks at Hurdles Quarry today. cheers Kevin

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Orange Tip male at Duckworth Clough today. Bryan.

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

1 Wall Brown on Seat Naze near stile 1 on road down from Edge Cote Ian

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

2 small coppers at Far Heightside today. cheers Kevin

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

1 wall brown on the path up to Seat Naze near Greendale Avenue in Newchurch today. 1 small tortoiseshell at Shadlock Cote. 1m orange tip near Trickett's Memmorial. Lots of whites at Shadlock Cote, appeared to be mostly green veined with a few small whites. cheers Kevin

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

1 wall brown defying the strong winds at Hutch Bank today. cheers Kevin

Ina · Ina

Eden Wood 1 GV White Irwell Vale & Lumb 4 Sm White 2 Holly Blue, 1m,1f. 1m Orange Tip 1 Peacock Ina -- Edited by Ina at 08:22, 2008-05-25

Ina · Ina

Butterflies seen while doing TTV this am. Some were up very early this morning. 7m,3f, Orange tip 5 Sm Tort 7 GVW 1 Sm White 1 Speck Wood Ina

brian · brian

1 holly blue [male] plus 3 small white,1 speckled wood,5 orange tip[3 males]

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

orange tip - 3 males at Marl Pits & 2 at Hareholme today. 1 at Park Road Bacup yesterday & 1 at Edgeside Park on 6th May. green veined white - 1 at Hareholme and 1 at Edge Cote today. 1at Gaghills on 4th and 6th May. small white - 4 at Marl Pits and 3 at Edge Cote today. 1 at Park Road Bacup yesterday. s...

Ina · Ina

Seen while doing TTV this morning. Gincroft Lane 1 Green Hairstreak 1 Sm White Plunge 4 Orange tip m's Ina

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

1st male Orange Tip of the year this afternoon along with 2 Peacocks. Bob.

johnh · johnh

The weather in early to late spring was good, with blue skys and warm days. This helped many species of butterflies. Small White Imagos were on the wing from mid April through the summer until 07/10/07, not as common as previous years. Common Large white On the wing from 13/04/07 to 03/09/07 at Dear...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

2 small tortoiseshells at Lumb Vale today. cheers Kevin

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

2 peacocks at Irwell Valle today. cheers Kevin

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

First Butterfly I have seen this year. Sadly to far away in a neighbours garden as it fluttered by to tell what species. -- Edited by Ste Rush at 19:18, 2008-02-11

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	Another Gatekeeper colony plus Red Admiral.. (Preview) A brilliant colony with a minimum of 20 Gatekeepers at rear of Top O'th Knoll (near the mushroom timber sculptures) at Haslingden Grane... also a few on the thistle to the front of Top O'th Knoll alongside the footpath together with about 4 small skippers.... Also had throughout walk about 15 Green Ve...	Birderbryan	0	244	Sun Aug 10 1:20 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	Large Whites 8/8/08 (Preview) Several Large Whites in and about my garden today, including 1 egg laying on my salad/herb patch. Think it was aiming mainly for the wild rocket, is that a brassica? Ina	Ina	0	177	Fri Aug 8 8:29 PM, 2008 by Ina
	TORT, RED ADMIRAL, SKIPPERS ETC. (Preview) Had One Small Tortoiseshell (my second of the year!!) and One Red Admiral (my first of the year!!) at Pitt Heads, also had 3 Large Whites. At Top O'th Slate had a couple of Large Whites, about 15 Green Veined Whites, 6 Meadow Browns, and 2 Small Skippers at Kirkhill. Bryan. -- Edited by Birderbryan at 17...	Birderbryan	0	194	Fri Aug 8 5:09 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	Cliffe Lodge area 21/7/08 (Preview) 2 Small Skipper 1 Large Skipper 1 Speck Wood 1 Large White, couple of other ? whites 30+ Meadow Browns Has summer arrived? Ina	Ina	5	220	Sun Aug 3 9:33 PM, 2008 by brian
	First SMALL TORTOISHELL plus Skippers etc. (Preview) 11am -2pm 25th July 2008 - Top O'th'Slate Small Tortoishell - 1 feeding on Ragwort (in lovely condition) Large Skipper - 5 (photo if interested at http://topoftheslate.blogspot.com/ ) Large White - 3 Meadow Brown - 12 Also a small white butterfly, but was unable to establish species. Cheers, Brya...	Birderbryan	0	205	Fri Jul 25 4:50 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	Meadow Browns & Skipper - Top O'th'Slate 23rd July 2008 (Preview) About 30 plus Meadow Browns and 1 Small Skipper on Common Spotted Orchid (photo can be seen at: http://topoftheslate.blogspot.com/ )at Top O'th Slate. Also missed a good one which went past, think it was a Red Admiral but cant be sure.... it would have been a cracker this year how things are... I sti...	Birderbryan	0	178	Wed Jul 23 5:04 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	Holden Wood 20-07-08 (Preview) Meadow Browns 1 Small Skipper feeding on blue vetch with a lot of Burnet moths and 1 Large Skipper 1 Small Heath Cheers Ian	Ian Brady	0	179	Sun Jul 20 7:22 PM, 2008 by Ian Brady
	meadow browns and skippers 13/07/08 (Preview) meadow brown 1 near Cowm Farm, 1 at Cowm Res, 25 below Spring Mill Res. large skipper 1 at Cowm Res & 6+ below Spring Mill Res. Small skipper 12 below Spring Mill Res. cheers Kevin -- Edited by KEVIN LISTER at 19:43, 2008-07-13	KEVIN LISTER	0	183	Sun Jul 13 7:41 PM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	K Steels to Ewood Bridge 4/7/08 (Preview) Lots of Meadow Browns 1 Speck Wood C a dozen in all, Large and Small Skippers Irwell Vale (Lumb) Meadow Browns 3 Gatekeepers in one spot. Early? Skippers lots, but not sure which. 1 Sm White. Ina	Ina	0	178	Fri Jul 4 5:27 PM, 2008 by Ina
	bits 29/06/08 (Preview) 1 large skipper near Graver Weir, Water 1 small heath Clough Bottom 1 meadow brown Clough Bottom cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	210	Sun Jun 29 11:32 PM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	Staghills Woods 28/06/08 (Preview) 3 speckled woods today cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	173	Sat Jun 28 7:59 PM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	Marl Pits, 23/06/08 (Preview) 18:00 - 19:00, Large Skipper, 3, Meadow Brown, 2, Regards, David Nuttall.	David Nuttall	0	177	Mon Jun 23 10:40 PM, 2008 by David Nuttall
	Ewood Bridge - 23/6/07 (Preview) Ewood Bridge - 16:30hrs approx 2 Common Blue and 2 Meadow Brown on land adjacent to football pitch. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	186	Mon Jun 23 5:23 PM, 2008 by Bigbadbob
	Small Coppers & Speckled Wood 1400-1500hrs Mon Jun16th 2008 (Preview) 2 Small Coppers near to Kirkhill Tollbar House and a Speckled Wood near Cedar Avenue/Poplar Street. Bryan.	Birderbryan	0	164	Mon Jun 16 3:05 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	green hairstreaks 04/06/08 (Preview) at least 12 green hairstreaks at Hurdles Quarry today. cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	181	Wed Jun 4 5:51 PM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	Orange Tip at Duckworth Clough Wed May 21st 2008. (Preview) Orange Tip male at Duckworth Clough today. Bryan.	Birderbryan	4	220	Tue Jun 3 2:36 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	Wall Brown 31-5-08 (Preview) 1 Wall Brown on Seat Naze near stile 1 on road down from Edge Cote Ian	Ian Brady	0	174	Sat May 31 7:11 PM, 2008 by Ian Brady
	small coppers 31/05/08 (Preview) 2 small coppers at Far Heightside today. cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	190	Sat May 31 5:06 PM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	wall brown etc 290508 (Preview) 1 wall brown on the path up to Seat Naze near Greendale Avenue in Newchurch today. 1 small tortoiseshell at Shadlock Cote. 1m orange tip near Trickett's Memmorial. Lots of whites at Shadlock Cote, appeared to be mostly green veined with a few small whites. cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	185	Thu May 29 7:49 PM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	wall brown 250508 (Preview) 1 wall brown defying the strong winds at Hutch Bank today. cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	179	Sun May 25 10:34 PM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	24/5/08 Misc (Preview) Eden Wood 1 GV White Irwell Vale & Lumb 4 Sm White 2 Holly Blue, 1m,1f. 1m Orange Tip 1 Peacock Ina -- Edited by Ina at 08:22, 2008-05-25	Ina	0	173	Sun May 25 8:18 AM, 2008 by Ina
	Irwell Vale'ish 11/5/08 (Preview) Butterflies seen while doing TTV this am. Some were up very early this morning. 7m,3f, Orange tip 5 Sm Tort 7 GVW 1 Sm White 1 Speck Wood Ina	Ina	0	187	Sun May 11 3:01 PM, 2008 by Ina
	holly blue (Preview) 1 holly blue [male] plus 3 small white,1 speckled wood,5 orange tip[3 males]	brian	0	182	Sat May 10 9:53 PM, 2008 by brian
	bits 'n' bobs 10/05/08 (Preview) orange tip - 3 males at Marl Pits & 2 at Hareholme today. 1 at Park Road Bacup yesterday & 1 at Edgeside Park on 6th May. green veined white - 1 at Hareholme and 1 at Edge Cote today. 1at Gaghills on 4th and 6th May. small white - 4 at Marl Pits and 3 at Edge Cote today. 1 at Park Road Bacup yesterday. s...	KEVIN LISTER	0	196	Sat May 10 2:48 PM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	Edenfield 7/5/08 (Preview) Seen while doing TTV this morning. Gincroft Lane 1 Green Hairstreak 1 Sm White Plunge 4 Orange tip m's Ina	Ina	0	166	Wed May 7 6:24 PM, 2008 by Ina
	Ewood Bridge - 2/5/07 (Preview) 1st male Orange Tip of the year this afternoon along with 2 Peacocks. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	171	Fri May 2 6:55 PM, 2008 by Bigbadbob
	Butterflies 2007 (Preview) The weather in early to late spring was good, with blue skys and warm days. This helped many species of butterflies. Small White Imagos were on the wing from mid April through the summer until 07/10/07, not as common as previous years. Common Large white On the wing from 13/04/07 to 03/09/07 at Dear...	johnh	0	190	Thu Apr 17 5:23 PM, 2008 by johnh
	small torts 04/04 (Preview) 2 small tortoiseshells at Lumb Vale today. cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	215	Fri Apr 4 7:32 PM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	Peacocks 30/03/08 (Preview) 2 peacocks at Irwell Valle today. cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	188	Sun Mar 30 9:02 PM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	Whitworth 11/02/08 (Preview) First Butterfly I have seen this year. Sadly to far away in a neighbours garden as it fluttered by to tell what species. -- Edited by Ste Rush at 19:18, 2008-02-11	Ste Rush	0	221	Mon Feb 11 5:08 PM, 2008 by Ste Rush
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