Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Jul 2020 Grayling 1 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY105524 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Not seen one this far north On stony track that traverses (...)
16 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY105524 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY105524 VC70 Cumberland John Callion on thistles
16 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 17 Adult Swaledale Watch, Caldbeck, Carlisle NY30813967 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Onercast, windy and damp. Min. count. On thistles and low down (...) 27624.jpeg
16 Jul 2020 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY40145691 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller At least 2 were sometimes flying near the top on the sheltered (...)
16 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2020 Small Copper 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2020 Comma 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Large White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 25 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard Smith

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