Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Red Admiral

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
8 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 17 Adult Great Langdale to Bow Fell Ambleside NY270063 VC69 Westmorland David Broome 13 observed flying purposefully southwards, on walk between Old (...)
1 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 3 Adult Hayes Garden Centre Ambleside NY376035 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
1 May 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Windermere Marsh Ambleside NY372032 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards First I have seen this year.
8 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Hayes Garden Centre Ambleside NY376039 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Potentilla
2 Oct 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Waterhead Ambleside NY375033 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Ivy
27 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 3 Adult Hayes Garden Centre Ambleside NY376039 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny
9 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 3 Adult Hayes Garden Centre Ambleside NY376039 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Buddleja
6 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 4 Adult Hayes Garden Centre Ambleside NY376037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Buddleja
8 Nov 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Waterhead Ambleside NY376032 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Fatsia japonica in a garden, bit of a surprise as the (...)
4 Nov 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Ambleside Ambleside NY376034 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Ivy in near Hayes Gdn centre
27 Oct 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Ambleside Ambleside NY376034 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny.
16 Oct 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Ambleside Ambleside NY377037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
31 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 8 Adult Hayes Garden Centre Ambleside NY376035 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Buddleja on waste ground by their carpark.
24 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Marsh head of W'mere Ambleside NY373033 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
1 Nov 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Ambleside Ambleside NY376034 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Ivy
11 Oct 2014 Red Admiral 2 Adult Skelghyll Wood track near Ambleside NY377030 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
16 Sep 2014 Red Admiral 1 Adult Thornthwaite Crag Ambleside NY431100 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Flying strongly west at 784m above sea level

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