Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Orange-tip

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
20 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 4 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391739 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
19 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 5 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389741 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and sheltered along the lane.
18 May 2021 Orange-tip 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 30 minutes. Warm and full sun
16 May 2021 Orange-tip 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temp 15C Female egg laying
31 May 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389744 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Male
8 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 6 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Aggregated grid reference mostly long sunny intervals but with (...)
20 May 2019 Orange-tip 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 100% sun. 19deg C no breeze in quarry 30 minute saunter along (...)
17 May 2019 Orange-tip 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes observations.
6 May 2019 Orange-tip 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes obs. 90% sun, breezy, Temperature about 12C. 1 (...)
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 4 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD393740 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD383750 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Wraysholme Lane Allithwaite SD381758 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
15 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick males
5 Jun 2018 Orange-tip 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm, sunny some wind
29 May 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes observation in full sun. Very warm
18 May 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes observation . Sunny and warm.
6 May 2018 Orange-tip 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes; sun 100% T >22C male and female
30 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 3 males, 1 female
21 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Allithwaite Allithwaite SD382755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
12 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
11 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson, Janet Denison
4 May 2017 Orange-tip 6 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
3 May 2017 Orange-tip 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 30 minutes observation. temp 17C Sunny and breezy. 4 males, one (...)
9 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick brisk wind blowing into quarry face
8 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson, J Denison
31 May 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
15 May 2016 Orange-tip 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 2 male 2 female
12 May 2016 Orange-tip 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick males
5 May 2016 Orange-tip 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in and around the quarry. T16 Sunny all males
25 May 2015 Orange-tip 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
23 Apr 2015 Orange-tip 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
28 Apr 2014 Orange-tip 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick All males still
27 Apr 2014 Orange-tip 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell All males.
14 Apr 2014 Orange-tip 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick males

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