Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
11 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Westfield Nature Trail Barrow-in-Furness SD232673 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
11 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Westfield Nature Trail Barrow-in-Furness SD226676 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
11 Oct 2015 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Westfield Nature Trail Barrow-in-Furness SD232673 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
11 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 3 Adult Kendal garden Kendal SD524927 VC69 Westmorland J S Frost
1 Oct 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult High Hampsfell Farm Grange over Sands SD404803 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC Sunny
1 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 4 Adult High Hampsfell Farm Grange over Sands SD404803 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC Sunny
1 Oct 2015 Speckled Wood 4 Adult High Hampsfell Farm Grange over Sands SD404803 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC Sunny
1 Oct 2015 Brimstone 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433873 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male, warm sunny day
1 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433873 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sunny day
1 Oct 2015 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433873 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sunny day
1 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Kendal garden Kendal SD524927 VC69 Westmorland J S Frost
1 Oct 2015 Large White Adult Hall Dunnerdale garden Hall Dunnerdale SD207950 VC70 Cumberland James Brockbank several
1 Oct 2015 Red Admiral Adult Hall Dunnerdale garden Hall Dunnerdale SD207950 VC70 Cumberland James Brockbank several
1 Oct 2015 Small Copper Adult Hall Dunnerdale garden Hall Dunnerdale SD207950 VC70 Cumberland James Brockbank several
1 Oct 2015 Small Tortoiseshell Adult Hall Dunnerdale garden Hall Dunnerdale SD207950 VC70 Cumberland James Brockbank several
1 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 3 Adult Allonby garden Allonby NY081432 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
1 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Buckstones Jum Rydal NY366077 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, light air, cool. Flying non-stop.
1 Oct 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Buckstones Jum Rydal NY366077 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, light air, cool. Flying non-stop.
1 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 3 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Red Valerian and Aster King George.
1 Oct 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Red Valerian and Aster King George.
1 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 20 Adult Wastwater Wasdale NY162063 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills Steady passage of 20 within half hour, all heading over the (...)
1 Oct 2015 Comma 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm sunny day
1 Oct 2015 Painted Lady 2 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm sunny day
1 Oct 2015 Peacock 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm sunny day
1 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 8 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm sunny day
1 Oct 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm sunny day
1 Oct 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very odd to see this species nectaring on plants out in the (...)
1 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Knipe Moor Bampton Grange NY521180 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 2 Whites also seen flying in the distance.
1 Oct 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Knipe Moor Bampton Grange NY521180 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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