Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Red Admiral

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 12 Adult Gardens Castle Carrock NY540551 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 12 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD306746 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 12 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 12 Adult High Seat Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon On heather on the Fell
26 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 12 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY225535 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
20 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 12 Adult The Eamont Way Penrith NY511298 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
1 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 12 Adult Brockhole Garden Windermere NY387008 VC69 Westmorland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
2 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 12 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD456851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 12 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY411008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 14oC sunny. on verbena bonarensis and winter heather
13 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 12 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard All nectaring on single pineapple buddleia bush
8 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 12 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 12 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 24206.jpeg
13 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 12 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 12 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Most on buddleia, a few on ivy.
17 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 12 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 12 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 50% sun
16 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 12 Adult Lower Gardens Brantwood Coniston SD311958 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
26 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 12 Adult Rickerby Park west and Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 12443.jpeg
26 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 12 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly on Ivy. 12427.jpeg
17 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 12 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD40387821 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
13 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Angelica abundant.
5 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 12 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD549775 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 50% Sun
29 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 12 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun most on new buddleia bed.
18 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ernie Scarfe
8 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 12 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On ivy blossom. Seven together on one ivy
5 Aug 2014 Red Admiral 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY736079 VC69 Westmorland Karen Hargreave