Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Painted Lady

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
24 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Westfield Nature Trail Barrow-in-Furness SD228665 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 38890.jpeg
19 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian Late afternoon 16:00 to 17:00. Bright but Breezy
16 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.50. 23C. 100% sun.
16 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 11:45-1245. 38679.jpeg
13 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD187751 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 38584.jpeg
3 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 38178.jpeg
17 Jun 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD191742 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 36505.jpeg
10 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 2 Adult Barrow-in-Furness wasteland near docks Barrow-in-Furness SD205686 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun light breeze
24 Aug 2020 Painted Lady 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Breezy in places. 100% sun.
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. 100% sun. Windy.
10 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.30. Sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 9 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD171706 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-13.30. 27c. Mild southerly breeze.
23 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 17 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19-21c. Sunny spells, breezy.
8 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 37 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD189744 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
2 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 20 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD196754 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 22c. 11.30-13.30. 10% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 88 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD207686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19c. 17.45-18.15. Many sheltering on path.
29 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 36 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. N. slagbank.
29 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 14 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Southern slagbank. Including 6 on 1 patch of teazels.
29 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun.20C. Between car park
3 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Breezy in places.
2 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Hawcoat Barrow-in-Furness SD209722 VC69 Westmorland Mcdonald
30 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 13 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes on eastern side of slag bank where relatively (...)
19 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace North slag bank. Full sun. 75 mins.
27 Sep 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90% sun. 100 min walk.
31 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD167720 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 100% sun
31 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 3 Adult South Walney NR Barrow-in-Furness SD214621 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10-11.10am. 100% sun.
6 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 19C. 2 hr site walk with Chris Winnick.
2 Sep 2017 Painted Lady 4 Adult Furness Abbey Barrow-in-Furness SD218717 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
24 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190708 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon All on track/path next to railway. 10.30am -13.00pm
17 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192724 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% sun
16 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Started sunny then overcast
25 May 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland G Ashworth Full Sun
20 Sep 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.40-2.20pm. 80% sunshine.
13 Sep 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.20-12.20. 50% sun. Hot.
7 Sep 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18C. 20% cloud. 90mins.
23 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny. 20c. One hour.
12 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD201758 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 17c. Between 11am-12.30pm
8 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC Dull
8 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley At S end, hot/humid but overcast. 5474.jpeg
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD199755 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC Thin cloud
2 Oct 2015 Painted Lady 2 Adult Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness SD200701 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 'Tidy' town. Council clears brownfield area of plantlife.
15 Sep 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult South Walney NR Barrow-in-Furness SD223620 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick

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