Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
5 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 12 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Jul 2022 Ringlet 12 Adult Swindale Burn Banks NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
18 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 12 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 Jul 2019 Common Blue 12 Adult Swindale Swindale NY521142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Males.
9 May 2017 Orange-tip 12 Adult Swindale Shap NY522144 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 9 Males, 3 females.
16 Jun 2023 Common Blue 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males
16 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 May 2023 Small Copper 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY511129 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Aggregated grid reference
18 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny & warm.
22 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Swindale Penrith NY507121 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 1st I've ever seen, magic, beautul little butterfly sunny & 16C 30250.jpeg
18 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
18 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
18 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Swindale Swindale NY521142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522144 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Never seen them here before. One flying and one on Thistle (...)
16 Sep 2015 Large White 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY5113 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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