Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Beetham Nursery Beetham SD498797 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on buddleia
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Beetham Nursery Beetham SD498797 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on buddleia
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Beetham Nursery Beetham SD498797 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on buddleia
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Beetham Nursery Beetham SD498797 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on buddleia
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Beetham Nursery Beetham SD498797 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on buddleia
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Cath's Garden Plants Halecat Levens SD497867 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Cath's Garden Plants Halecat Levens SD497867 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Cath's Garden Plants Halecat Levens SD497867 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Cath's Garden Plants Halecat Levens SD497867 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD499880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD499880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD499880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD499880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD499880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Small White 4 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD499880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun Most on Sedum
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD395772 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in full sun, near ivy alive with hoverflies
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Fell Drive Grange over Sands SD401777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in full sun on verbena
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Fell Drive Grange over Sands SD401777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in full sun on verbena
17 Sep 2019 Small White 1 Adult Fell Drive Grange over Sands SD401777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in full sun on verbena
17 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. 100% sun. Windy.
17 Sep 2019 Common Blue 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. 100% sun. Windy. 23899.jpeg
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. 100% sun. Windy.
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20pm
17 Sep 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20pm
17 Sep 2019 Small White 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20pm 23904.jpeg
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20pm
17 Sep 2019 Small White 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY36544986 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Bright sunshine.
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY36544986 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Bright sunshine.
17 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still sunny morning.
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 3 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still sunny morning.
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 8 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still sunny morning.
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still sunny morning.
17 Sep 2019 Small White 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still sunny morning.
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 5 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland L Swift
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 8 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland L Swift
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland L Swift
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland L Swift Sunny afternoon
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
17 Sep 2019 Small White 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD335780 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD335780 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD491943 VC69 Westmorland Martin Flying around summit cairn
17 Sep 2019 Clouded Yellow 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower (...)
17 Sep 2019 Comma 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower quarry. (...)
17 Sep 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower quarry. (...)
17 Sep 2019 Large White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower (...)
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower (...)
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 8 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower quarry. (...)
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. Temperature 18 C 45 minutes observation in lower (...)
17 Sep 2019 Large White 1 Adult West Plain Flookburgh SD370735 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On a 50 metre strip of flowering thistles on the sheltered (...)
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult West Plain Flookburgh SD370735 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On a 50 metre strip of flowering thistles on the sheltered (...)
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult West Plain Flookburgh SD370735 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On a 50 metre strip of flowering thistles on the sheltered (...)
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 33 Adult West Plain Flookburgh SD370735 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick The majority(20) in a 50 metre strip of flowering thistles on (...)
17 Sep 2019 Large White 5 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Males and females. 24286.jpeg
17 Sep 2019 Large White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Sep 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Fresh, observed only 2m away.
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD404779 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Feeding on Sedum spectabile
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 11 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Peacock 6 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
17 Sep 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 20 Adult Tarraby Carlisle NY408583 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien A minimum of 20. Feeding on fallen Crab apples.