Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 Sep 2020 Comma 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Sep 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Footpath Askam in Furness SD210773 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace From carpark at SD212780, along cliff path to lifeboat stn,
1 Sep 2020 Common Blue 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.45-11am. 100% sun. Approx 14C, Including 2 females.
1 Sep 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult River Lowther Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Sep 2020 Large White 1 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082434 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
1 Sep 2020 Large White 2 Adult Garden Mockerkin NY0904523168 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke
1 Sep 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Footpath Askam in Furness SD210773 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace From carpark at SD212780, along cliff path to lifeboat stn,
1 Sep 2020 Meadow Brown 13 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.45-11am. 100% sun. Approx 14C,
1 Sep 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Mockerkin NY0904523168 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 29170.jpeg
1 Sep 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Buddleia. Full sunshine, light air, 19deg.C
1 Sep 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Sep 2020 Peacock 3 Adult River Lowther Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 14 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD396781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick aggregated grid reference on ivy
21 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 32 Adult Wetheral Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on 10 metre bank of flowering ivy
11 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD403778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
11 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick
1 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Footpath Askam in Furness SD210773 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace From carpark at SD212780, along cliff path to lifeboat stn, & (...)
1 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.45-11am. 100% sun. Approx 14C,
1 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 3 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Buddleia. Full sunshine, light air, 19deg.C
1 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 4 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390745 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick aggregated grid reference sunny, warm, no wind rather worn (...)
1 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391738 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick aggregated grid reference sunny, warm, no wind
1 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult River Lowther Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Mockerkin NY0904523168 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 29172.jpeg
1 Sep 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult River Lowther Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
21 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD430809 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick basking on dry stone wall
21 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wetheral Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on 10 metre bank of flowering ivy
1 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Feeding on verbena in back garden a very popular flowering (...)
1 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 35 Adult Footpath Askam in Furness SD210773 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace From carpark at SD212780, along cliff path to lifeboat stn, 29186.jpeg
1 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.45-11am. 100% sun. Approx 14C,
1 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Blue Dial Allonby NY074408 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
1 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Dubmill Point Mawbray NY080468 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
1 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082434 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
1 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Red Valerian. Full sunshine, light air, 19deg.C, (...)
1 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 16 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390745 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick aggregated grid reference sunny, warm, no wind
1 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389745 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, warm, no wind hard at work on Small Scabious
1 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391738 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick aggregated grid reference sunny, warm, no wind
1 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 99 Adult River Lowther Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Most on Thistles.
1 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 18 Adult Garden Mockerkin NY0904523168 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 29171.jpeg
1 Sep 2020 Small White 30 Adult Footpath Askam in Furness SD210773 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace From carpark at SD212780, along cliff path to lifeboat stn,
1 Sep 2020 Small White 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.45-11am. 100% sun. Approx 14C,
1 Sep 2020 Small White 3 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sunshine, light air, 19deg.C, 2.30pm.
1 Sep 2020 Small White 3 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Sep 2020 Small White 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391738 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick aggregated grid reference sunny, warm, no wind
1 Sep 2020 Small White 3 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390745 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick aggregated grid reference sunny, warm, no wind
1 Sep 2020 Small White 1 Adult River Lowther Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Footpath Askam in Furness SD210773 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace From carpark at SD212780, along cliff path to lifeboat stn,
1 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.45-11am. 100% sun. Approx 14C,
1 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
1 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391744 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick aggregated grid reference sunny, warm, no wind seen as (...)
1 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD392737 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick aggregated grid reference sunny, warm, no wind seen as (...)
1 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD388746 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick At road entrance seen as singletons on bramble sunny, warm, no (...)
1 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Kirkstone "Struggle" Road Ambleside NY38580533 VC69 Westmorland Martin & Gwen Tordoff

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