Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
18 Jun 2021 Common Blue 8 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY758087 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh
18 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY758087 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh 31282.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 4 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY758087 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh 31281.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Common Blue 2 Adult Little Asby Common Little Asby NY698100 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm sunny afternoon 31173.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 4 Adult Lyvennet north of Littlebeck inflow Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm sunny morning 31171.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Common Blue 20 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY758086 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm sunny afternoon Seen near entrance to reserve and down by (...) 31174.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 6 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY758086 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm sunny afternoon Seen near entrance to reserve and down by (...) 31175.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 6 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY759085 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm sunny afternoon Seen near end of 1st section to reserve (...) 31177.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Dubwath Meadows Dubwath NY197309 VC70 Cumberland Derek McAlone 31196.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 6 Adult Irton Fell Irton NY129019 VC70 Cumberland Jake Gearty Evening visit at least 6 present sheltering from the wind. (...)
18 Jun 2021 Painted Lady 2 Adult Blue Dial Allonby NY074408 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Both very worn and faded
18 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Carlisle Hospital gardens Carlisle NY387561 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
18 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 14 Adult Braithwaite Moss Keswick NY247235 VC70 Cumberland Malcolm Dixon around 1pm mainly feeding on marsh thistles. conditions calm (...)
18 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 3 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm.
18 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 8 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm.
18 Jun 2021 Large White 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm.
18 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 20 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm. 31370.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Small Heath 30 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm.
18 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm.
18 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly cloudy, 3:50-4:50pm.
18 Jun 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Flying in sunshine at 2pm. The latest date I have seen a 1st (...)
18 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny & warm.
18 Jun 2021 Small Heath 1 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
18 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 12 Adult Swindale Shap NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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