Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Dingy Skipper

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 May 2024 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian Between 12 and 1o'clock by the railway line.
1 Jun 2023 Dingy Skipper 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190716 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Hollinrake Some fresh,, 41357.jpeg
29 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16C. 100% sun.
27 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189719 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 41113.jpeg
27 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Graham Robinson
23 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Breezy
18 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 15Deg Hazy Sun. Beween 11:30 - 12:45. 40798.jpeg
11 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 14.30-15.45. 15C. 100% sun. 40591.jpeg
20 Jun 2022 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 10-11.30am.
14 Jun 2022 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
27 May 2022 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. Windy. 11am-12 noon.
23 May 2022 Dingy Skipper 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Field trip. 10.30-12.20.
18 May 2022 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Full sun.
17 May 2022 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190714 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 10.45-11.45 Breezy 35814.jpeg
12 May 2022 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191702 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
7 May 2022 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190704 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 35562.jpeg
24 Apr 2022 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.10-14.10. 18c. Sunny, windy.
12 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD1871 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield
12 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 22c
9 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
30 May 2021 Dingy Skipper 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Jack Taylor sunny but coolbreeze
22 May 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191709 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 30560.jpeg
19 May 2021 Dingy Skipper 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 11.05 -14.25 Breezy 30537.jpeg
28 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
20 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 21c. 11.10-13.10 circular walk.
15 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Ascending path below slag.
15 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Bank opposite rail line.
15 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Triangle where paths meet.
19 Jun 2019 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace South slag bank. Full sun. Breezy.
10 Jun 2019 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Brian Chandler
10 Jun 2019 Dingy Skipper 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Southern slagbank.
6 Jun 2019 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 100% sun. 15c SW breeze. 1 hour visit from 14.45 hrs. 19324.jpeg
3 Jun 2019 Dingy Skipper 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
28 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 12 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. Wind 3 in parts.
26 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 23 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Dull....except 60 mins. sun!
25 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
20 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Breezy
17 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 33 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Wind 2. Butterflies all over the site.
5 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Bank opposite railway line.
12 Jun 2018 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 25c. Overcast.
1 Jun 2018 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13548.jpeg
31 May 2018 Dingy Skipper 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2.15pm-4.15pm.
27 May 2018 Dingy Skipper 30 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188710 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
24 May 2018 Dingy Skipper 40 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190718 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 100% sun
20 May 2018 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.00-12.30 13187.jpeg
19 May 2018 Dingy Skipper 62 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 110 minutes slow walk around the N slag bank. Full sun, light (...)
17 May 2018 Dingy Skipper 16 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace mainly on bank opposite railway
16 Aug 2017 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Started sunny then overcast & windy
26 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2.5 hours. Full sun.
25 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 25 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland G Ashworth Full Sun. Again a minimum, unable to do an exact count. All (...)
19 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% overcast.
11 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.000 - 12.00 Breezy 8853.gif
9 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sunshine. Slight breeze. 15.20-17.20 walk.
9 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sunshine. Slight breeze. 15.20-17.20 walk. 8775.jpeg
9 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On south facing slope.
9 Jun 2016 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.15 am - 12.00pm
8 Jun 2016 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC Dull
3 Jun 2016 Dingy Skipper 35 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Approximate numbers seen in 140 minutes during a Butterfly (...)
9 May 2016 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12 noon, hot

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