Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC strong breeze at times. 90% sun
29 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC breeze 80% sun
6 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 15 Adult Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY566613 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy In an area of sparsely wooded grassland. 41525.jpeg
3 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Graham Robinson 17:30 - 18:30
1 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Late afternoon sunshine 41351.jpeg
1 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Fell Edge Crosthwaite SD437891 VC69 Westmorland Martin Wain Sunny, 20 degrees
30 May 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
30 May 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 15 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oc, sun, no wind...all freshly emerged
30 May 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 15 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD456864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC full sun and no wind
30 May 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Hutton Roof SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel Fresh looking specimens. Checked external wing pattern on record (...)
28 May 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Silver Meadows Nature Reserve Cockermouth NY197308 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
23 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 15 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455775 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith 36855.jpeg
21 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Yewbarrow Grange over Sands SD432847 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith On path from Latterbarrow 36838.jpeg
14 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult High Thistleton Gosforth NY098046 VC70 Cumberland Andy Bolton
13 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Barkbooth Lot Barkbooth SD418908 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 36308.jpeg
11 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 15 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Some sunshine, hugely windy.
4 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY566613 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy At least five seen flying in the sunshine in an area of sparsely (...) 36157.jpeg
1 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Rosthwaite Rosthwaite NY263155 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife On walk up to Watendlath
28 May 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 May 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 35979.jpeg
17 Jul 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Armboth Keswick NY300168 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson beside the track going up to High Tove , before the Fell .
14 Jul 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm
7 Jul 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm pm
29 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Wythop NY174282 VC70 Cumberland John Callion FEMALES
28 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 15 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433845 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433851 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick One hour survey between SD43448550 and SD43148481. 50% sun (...)
27 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Red Bank High Ickenthwaite SD319896 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 31486.jpeg
26 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 25 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
24 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry A few SPBF showing pretty well.
22 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult High Crag Wood Witherslack SD4433685813 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 16C.
19 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 45 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
14 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Sunny about 13.00hrs and 18C 31100.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Mid afternoon.. Warm and sunny
10 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4382 VC69 Westmorland Gavin Ashworth 3 pm Overcast and Breezy. With Sonia Allen 30963.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
14 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
11 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace All static until sun shone at noon. Then started nectaring. 26402.jpeg
7 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick seen over 3 hours on West Bank. very warm in sun no wind
31 May 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Bethecar Moor High Ickenthwaite SD319897 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Including 1 pair 26116.jpeg
28 May 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Yew Barrow, High Dam Finsthwaite SD353878 VC69 Westmorland Steve Ryder

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