Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 May 2019 Brimstone 2 Adult Mythop Moss NR Mythop SD445815 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong Bright sun, light breeze, 18degC
16 May 2019 Green Hairstreak 14 Adult Mythop Moss NR Mythop SD445815 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong Bright sun, light breeze, 18degC
16 May 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Mythop Moss NR Mythop SD445815 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong Bright sun, light breeze, 18degC
16 May 2019 Orange-tip 13 Adult Mythop Moss NR Mythop SD445815 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong Bright sun, light breeze, 18degC
16 May 2019 Peacock 5 Adult Mythop Moss NR Mythop SD445815 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong Bright sun, light breeze, 18degC
16 May 2019 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Mythop Moss NR Mythop SD445815 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong Bright sun, light breeze, 18degC
16 May 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Hutton Roof Burton-in-Kendal SD549777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 60% sun breeze
16 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 12 Adult Hutton Roof Burton-in-Kendal SD549777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 60% sun breeze
16 May 2019 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Hutton Roof Burton-in-Kendal SD549777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 60% sun breeze
16 May 2019 Green-veined White 5 Adult Hutton Roof Burton-in-Kendal SD549777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 60% sun breeze
16 May 2019 Orange-tip 2 Adult Hutton Roof Burton-in-Kendal SD549777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 60% sun breeze
16 May 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Hutton Roof Burton-in-Kendal SD549777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 60% sun breeze
16 May 2019 Small Heath 7 Adult Hutton Roof Burton-in-Kendal SD549777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 60% sun breeze
16 May 2019 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Hutton Roof Burton-in-Kendal SD549777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 60% sun breeze
16 May 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
16 May 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
16 May 2019 Green-veined White 7 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport (south of) NY027356 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 May 2019 Orange-tip 3 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport (south of) NY027356 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 May 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport (south of) NY027356 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 May 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport (south of) NY027356 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 May 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010326 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 May 2019 Green-veined White 22 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010326 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 May 2019 Orange-tip 6 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010326 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 May 2019 Wall Brown 2 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010326 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD5093 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
16 May 2019 Orange-tip 6 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD5033993303 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick Fantastic display of cowslip and early purple orchid. No other (...)
16 May 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD5049093353 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick Fantastic display of cowslip and early purple orchid. No other (...)
16 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 May 2019 Green-veined White 8 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 May 2019 Orange-tip 6 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 5 males, 1 female.
16 May 2019 Small White 2 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 May 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 May 2019 Wall Brown 3 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 May 2019 Small Copper 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 May 2019 Wall Brown 6 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 May 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 May 2019 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Limefit park Troutbeck NY418032 VC69 Westmorland Michael Hunt
16 May 2019 Small Heath 1 Adult Lancelot Clark Storth Witherslack SD5487977474 VC69 Westmorland Mr. Bryan Yorke
16 May 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
16 May 2019 Orange-tip 4 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
16 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
16 May 2019 Large White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
16 May 2019 Green Hairstreak 6 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
16 May 2019 Green-veined White 10 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
16 May 2019 Orange-tip 10 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
16 May 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
16 May 2019 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key

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