Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Fell Cottages Grange over Sands SD399778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick basking on a stone wall in full sun
13 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick released from cobweb in conservatory and flew off
13 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick nectaring on buddleia in full sun
13 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick nectaring on buddleia in full sun
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick nectaring on buddleia in full sun
13 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in transit across garden
13 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD405779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia in sun no wind
13 Sep 2019 Peacock 3 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD405779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia in sun no wind
13 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD405779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia in sun no wind
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD405779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia in sun no wind
13 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Bowles Mauve wallflower in garden
13 Sep 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Bowles Mauve wallflower in garden
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Bowles Mauve wallflower in garden
13 Sep 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Between A7 and cricket ground Carlisle NY399566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Between A7 and cricket ground Carlisle NY399566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 5 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 13 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Feeding on ripe blackberries
13 Sep 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Worn
13 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female
13 Sep 2019 Peacock 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 12 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
13 Sep 2019 Peacock 4 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
13 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
13 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 16:30, full sun. On Golden Buddleia.
13 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 8 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 16:30, full sun. On Golden Buddleia.
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 16:30, full sun. On Golden Buddleia.
13 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 16:30, full sun. On Golden Buddleia.
13 Sep 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 15.45 - full sun on buddlea
13 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 15.45 - full sun on buddlea
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 15.45 - full sun on buddlea
13 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 15.45 - full sunning itself on geranium
13 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
13 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 10 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 23838.jpeg
13 Sep 2019 Peacock 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Sep 2019 Small White 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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