Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Green Hairstreak

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 May 2021 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Levens SD458835 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Very windy.
25 May 2021 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443819 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Very windy.
13 May 2019 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD595878 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, fresh S breeze. On gorse bush..
13 May 2019 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Just East of Killington reservoir Killington SD598911 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey On Broom. 18714.jpeg
22 Apr 2019 Green Hairstreak 100 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443818 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, easterly breeze. 10 seen on the open heath, but large (...) 18374.jpeg
14 May 2018 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD594879 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, light air. 13043.jpeg
19 Apr 2018 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458838 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Landed briefly on the new boardwalk to the east of the access (...)
19 Apr 2018 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443819 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, westerly breeze, 20deg.C.
19 Apr 2018 Green Hairstreak 5 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440817 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, westerly breeze, 20deg.C. 12696.jpeg
8 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 8 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD5987 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Only where sheltered from the strong north wind. 2 on Gorse bush (...) 8735.jpeg
23 Apr 2017 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Old Scotch Road Killington SD598913 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 20minutes, 10deg., strong southerly breeze, mostly sunny. Much (...)
13 May 2015 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Killington Reservoir shore Killington SD598912 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
13 May 2015 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Killington, footpath from Old Scotch Road Killington SD598911 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Chasing each other and settling on Broom bush. 1978.jpeg
13 May 2015 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Old Scotch Road verge opposite Burns Beck Moss Killington SD595877 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
28 Apr 2014 Green Hairstreak 10 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD594878 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey On Bilberry.
28 Apr 2014 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Old Scotch Road Killington SD597912 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Many fewer than a few years ago at this site. Still early for (...)

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