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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
31 May 2020	Brimstone	3	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD388746	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
31 May 2020	Common Blue	11	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD392735	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
31 May 2020	Dingy Skipper	7	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD392735	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
31 May 2020	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD389744	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell	Male
31 May 2020	Large White	2	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD389744	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
31 May 2020	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD389744	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell	Male
31 May 2020	Small Heath	7	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD392735	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
31 May 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Sands Road	Ulverston	SD289766	VC69 Westmorland	Charles Penfold	In full sun in back garden on flowering bush
31 May 2020	Large Skipper	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439827	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
31 May 2020	Northern Brown Argus	12	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439827	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson	Mainly along SW more recently cleared areas.
31 May 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	14	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD438828	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson	Mainly along SW more recently cleared areas.
31 May 2020	Small Copper	1	Adult	Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD399798	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny, warm, lttle breeze Scrapping with Small Heath
31 May 2020	Small Heath	21	Adult	Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD399793	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny, warm, lttle breeze Seen over 30 minutes walking (...)
31 May 2020	Small Blue	4	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
31 May 2020	Small Heath	57	Adult	Bethecar Moor	High Nibthwaite	SD312898	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
31 May 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	Bethecar Moor	High Ickenthwaite	SD319897	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Including 1 pair
31 May 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	4	Adult	Bethecar Moor	High Nibthwaite	SD312898	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
31 May 2020	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Bethecar Moor	High Nibthwaite	SD312898	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
31 May 2020	Small Heath	8	Adult	Bridleway	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Between oxen park
31 May 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	4	Adult	Bridleway	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
31 May 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Footpath	Nibthwaite Grange	SD299891	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	From Bletherbarrow lane to High wood.
31 May 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Footpath	Nibthwaite Grange	SD299891	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	From Bletherbarrow lane to High wood.
31 May 2020	Small Heath	12	Adult	Footpath	Nibthwaite Grange	SD299891	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	From Bletherbarrow lane to High wood.
31 May 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	4	Adult	Footpath	Nibthwaite Grange	SD299891	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	From Bletherbarrow lane to High wood. On Bugle in high grass.
31 May 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Footpath	Nibthwaite Grange	SD299891	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	From Bletherbarrow lane to High wood.
31 May 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Footpath	Nibthwaite Grange	SD299891	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	From Bletherbarrow lane to High wood.
31 May 2020	Small Heath	5	Adult	New Park Tarn Moss	Killington	SD600910	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Hot sunshine.
31 May 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	New Park Tarn Moss	Killington	SD600910	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Hot sunshine.
31 May 2020	Common Blue	4	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD455777	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020	Common Blue	3	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD456774	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020	Dingy Skipper	3	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD455777	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020	Dingy Skipper	3	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD456774	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD456774	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD455777	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020	Northern Brown Argus	2	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD456774	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020	Small Heath	9	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD455777	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020	Small Heath	2	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD456774	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Arnside village	Arnside	SD455785	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	in garden
31 May 2020	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Arnside village	Arnside	SD455785	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	Female in garden
31 May 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Arnside village	Arnside	SD455785	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	in garden
31 May 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Redhills Wood	Arnside	SD457777	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Male
31 May 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 May 2020	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
31 May 2020	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
31 May 2020	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
31 May 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
31 May 2020	Small Heath	18	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
31 May 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	12	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
31 May 2020	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
31 May 2020	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
31 May 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	8	Adult	Cummacatta Wood	Grange-in-Borrowdale	NY254169	VC70 Cumberland	Pete Barron
31 May 2020	Small Copper	1	Adult	Cummacatta Wood	Grange-in-Borrowdale	NY254169	VC70 Cumberland	Pete Barron
31 May 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	10	Adult	Cummacatta Wood	Grange-in-Borrowdale	NY254169	VC70 Cumberland	Pete Barron
31 May 2020	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Lord Ling	Oxen Park	SD317884	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
31 May 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Lord Ling	Oxen Park	SD317884	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
31 May 2020	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Lord Ling	Oxen Park	SD317884	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
31 May 2020	Small Copper	1	Adult	Lord Ling	Oxen Park	SD317884	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
31 May 2020	Small Heath	30	Adult	Lord Ling	Oxen Park	SD317884	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
31 May 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	16	Adult	Lord Ling	Oxen Park	SD317884	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
31 May 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Lord Ling	Oxen Park	SD317884	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
31 May 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Wet Sleddale	Shap	NY562153	VC69 Westmorland	Robert Dawson
31 May 2020	Small Heath	6	Adult	Wet Sleddale	Shap	NY549120	VC69 Westmorland	Robert Dawson
31 May 2020	Common Blue	6	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466850	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	1 female, 5 males.
31 May 2020	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466850	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2020	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466850	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2020	Northern Brown Argus	4	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466850	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2020	Small Heath	21	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466850	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466850	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
21 May 2020	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Simpson Ground	High Newton	SD406871	VC69 Westmorland	David Johnson
21 May 2020	Small Heath	12	Adult	Simpson Ground	High Newton	SD406871	VC69 Westmorland	David Johnson	Lots in grazed infertile grassland
21 May 2020	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Swindale	Penrith	NY518133	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Seen by 3 of us but no photo. it appeared to chase a peacock (...)
21 May 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Garden	Ulverston	SD287766	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Nectaring on bluebell.
21 May 2020	Brimstone	1	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433844	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Female. 20deg. C. Sunny intervals.
21 May 2020	Peacock	1	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433844	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	20deg. C. Sunny intervals.
21 May 2020	Small Heath	7	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433844	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	20deg. C. Sunny intervals.
21 May 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Hartsop village	Patterdale	NY410132	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
21 May 2020	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Hartsop village	Patterdale	NY410132	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	Male and female
21 May 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Hartsop village	Patterdale	NY410132	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
21 May 2020	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Cartmel	Cartmel	SD381795	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	sunny well sheltered day: basking on ground
21 May 2020	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Green Bank	Cartmel	SD380802	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	sunny well sheltered day: male
21 May 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Muddy Pool	Cartmel	SD381801	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	sunny well sheltered day
21 May 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	In good condition so late in May. A female.
21 May 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
21 May 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
21 May 2020	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	male
21 May 2020	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Female
21 May 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Male
21 May 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Johnny Wood	Rosthwaite	NY251142	VC70 Cumberland	Pete Barron
21 May 2020	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Rosthwaite	Rosthwaite	NY257146	VC70 Cumberland	Pete Barron	Garden
21 May 2020	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Wetheral Greenacres	Wetheral	NY461550	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
21 May 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Wetheral Greenacres	Wetheral	NY461550	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
21 May 2020	Small Heath	2	Adult	Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve	Clawthorpe	SD537781	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
21 May 2020	Brimstone	1	Adult	Naddle Wood	Burnbanks	NY509161	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	I was surprised
21 May 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Naddle Wood	Burnbanks	NY509161	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
21 May 2020	Orange-tip	8	Adult	Naddle Wood	Burnbanks	NY509161	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	males
21 May 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
21 May 2020	Large White	3	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
21 May 2020	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
21 May 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
21 May 2020	Small Heath	1	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
21 May 2020	Small Heath	30	Adult	Beacon Tarn	Blawith	SD277896	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
21 May 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Beacon Tarn	Blawith	SD277896	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
21 May 2020	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Water Yeat	Water Yeat	SD286891	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
21 May 2020	Peacock	1	Adult	Water Yeat	Water Yeat	SD286891	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
21 May 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Water Yeat	Water Yeat	SD286891	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
11 May 2020	Green Hairstreak	1	Adult	Dent Fell	Egremont	NY035132	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	Cold but sunny
11 May 2020	Small Heath	1	Adult	Dent Fell	Egremont	NY035132	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	Cold but sunny
11 May 2020	Common Blue	1	Adult	Maryport Coastal Park	Maryport	NY028359	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Hamilton	My first for this year
11 May 2020	Small Blue	2	Adult	Maryport Coastal Park	Maryport	NY028359	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Hamilton
11 May 2020	Small Heath	2	Adult	Maryport Coastal Park	Maryport	NY028359	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Hamilton
11 May 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
11 May 2020	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Near Lessonhall	Wigton	NY212510	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
11 May 2020	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Near Lessonhall	Wigton	NY212510	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
11 May 2020	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Temp only 10 degrees but sunny.
11 May 2020	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	male
1 May 2020	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Garden Allonby	Allonby	NY081433	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion	Unusual here
1 May 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Garden Allonby	Allonby	NY081433	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
1 May 2020	Orange-tip	4	Adult	River Eden	Carlisle	NY468554	VC70 Cumberland	Larissa Bennett Margrave
1 May 2020	Orange-tip	9	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	4 males, 5 females
1 May 2020	Small Copper	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first of 2020
1 May 2020	Small White	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
1 May 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
1 May 2020	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
1 May 2020	Holly Blue	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
1 May 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
1 May 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
1 May 2020	Duke of Burgundy	8	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504933	VC69 Westmorland	Mary Traynor	Some newly emerged
1 May 2020	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Wigton	NY280570	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
1 May 2020	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Wigton	NY280569	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
1 May 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Wigton	NY273566	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
1 May 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Windermere Marsh	Ambleside	NY372032	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
1 May 2020	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Windermere Marsh	Ambleside	NY372032	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.
1 May 2020	Small Copper	2	Adult	Mosser Fell Road	Loweswater	NY1214022883	VC70 Cumberland	Thalia Sparke	Too fast to get a photo of the butterfly but took a picture of (...)

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