Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Silver-washed Fritillary

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Jul 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC 30% sun. light showers. Mostly male
14 Jun 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Vanessa Postlethwaite Newly emerged male, veins seen. Still there on return leg of (...) 41841.jpeg
2 Jul 2022 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland David Hughes Mainly bright cloud, some sun. 37095.jpeg
26 Jul 2021 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult High Park Wood/Howe Ridding Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien Male 28723.jpeg
24 Jun 2020 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
11 Jun 2020 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace M. Disturbed from low perch.
21 Jul 2019 Silver-washed Fritillary 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC bright but no sun.
11 Aug 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
30 Jul 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 16031.jpeg
19 Jul 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
9 Jul 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
6 Jul 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 80% sun
15 Aug 2017 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435871 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 11735.jpeg
13 Aug 2017 Silver-washed Fritillary 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435871 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 60% sun
10 Aug 2017 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun....female on knapweed
18 Jul 2017 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien 1 female observed egg-laying on oak trunk 10768.jpeg
29 Jul 2016 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434870 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun
19 Jul 2016 Silver-washed Fritillary 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell All over the site
14 Jul 2016 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Jul 2016 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD430870 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley Woodland glade, one male 6117.jpeg
15 Sep 2015 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433874 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick well past it, bleached upper wings, half of port wing shot away (...)
6 Sep 2015 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434870 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC and 100% sun. fair condi.tion
1 Aug 2015 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435877 VC69 Westmorland Michael Williams
11 Jul 2015 Silver-washed Fritillary 4 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD430871 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley 3m 1f 2766.jpeg
6 Jul 2014 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult High Park Wood Whitbarrow SD437870 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Nectaring on bramble 6pm.

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