Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Red Admiral

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Hartsop Car Park Patterdale NY4107712981 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Exceptionally perfect day.
30 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD453772 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Resting on bracken in sunshine. 10 deg C. 24442.jpeg
24 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Beck Head Witherslack SD4536784631 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Nectaring on ivy.
13 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Angelica abundant.
4 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
3 Oct 2016 Red Admiral 8 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD458787 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar On flowering ivy
3 Oct 2016 Red Admiral 4 Adult Grange over Sands Promenade Grange over Sands SD458787 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Late afternoon visit.
2 Sep 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459853 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
15 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 5 Adult Whitbarrow Scar North Sampool Bridge SD4612685438 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Party time on budd!
2 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 30 Adult Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness SD200701 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
29 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 26 Adult Kirkbarrow and Kendal Town Centre Kendal SD514921 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 50% of total butterflies on group of buddleias at indicated grid (...)
30 Aug 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD550788 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Fresh specimens. 3739.jpeg
31 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Marble Quarry, Beetham Beetham SD4978 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar A visit to futher recce the site.
18 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Eaves Wood Silverdale SD461760 VC60 West Lancashire Tom Dunbar This posting is on behalf of 22 members on today's field trip to (...)
14 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dalton Crags Hutton Roof SD553768 VC60 West Lancashire Tom Dunbar
31 May 2014 Red Admiral 1 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD440870 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Pristine Red Admiral on approach track.

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