Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 Aug 2018 Small Heath 12 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD172707 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.40-12.30. !00% sun.
31 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2018 Grayling 12 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 50% sun
1 Aug 2018 Small White 12 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
1 Aug 2018 Gatekeeper 12 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
1 Aug 2018 Small Copper 12 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY122556 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson mostly on Ragwort
31 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD167720 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 100% sun
31 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 2 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD167720 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 100% sun
31 Aug 2018 Small White 2 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD167720 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 100% sun
31 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 2 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD167720 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 100% sun
31 Aug 2018 Small Blue 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193720 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 100% sun...second generation
31 Aug 2018 Small Heath 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193720 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 100% sun
31 Aug 2018 Small White 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193720 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 100% sun
31 Aug 2018 Small White 2 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
31 Aug 2018 Small White 2 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
31 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Aug 2018 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Broughton Mills Broughton in Furness SD222905 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
21 Aug 2018 Large White 2 Adult Roadside near Johnscales Farm Levens SD464867 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC Dull. By roadside
21 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Seaton Workington NY013307 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
21 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD395779 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
21 Aug 2018 Small Heath 2 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD400796 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Photographed
21 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 2 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY228013 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
11 Aug 2018 Large Skipper 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
11 Aug 2018 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
11 Aug 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
11 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
11 Aug 2018 Common Blue 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun
11 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun
11 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun
11 Aug 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun.
11 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 2 Adult Spring Bank Farm Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
11 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Faulds Brow Quarry Caldbeck NY303406 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Bright windy morning. 16706.jpeg
11 Aug 2018 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
11 Aug 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 2 Adult Endmoor Village Hall Endmoor SD541852 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
1 Aug 2018 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Grange over Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard Sunny but windy
1 Aug 2018 Grayling 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
1 Aug 2018 Large White 2 Adult Askam dunes Askam SD2076 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
1 Aug 2018 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Both very tatty.
1 Aug 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Aug 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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