Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Apr 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD396781 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On an ivy covered wall
2 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold In the sun in the front garden
2 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
2 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson 2 pairs spiralling above regular nettle breeding patch.
2 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult At top of The Tram Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Briefly sunning itself on ground vegetation. 2.45pm.
2 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult At top of The Tram Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Briefly sunning itself on ground vegetation. 2.30pm.
2 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Brigsteer Road Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Flying through garden - didn't stop. Full sunshine, 4pm..
2 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Undercliff Road Kendal SD510925 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male, flying back and forth along broad grass verge in full (...)
2 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
2 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
2 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult The walled garden Sedgwick SD511868 VC69 Westmorland Louise McGurk
2 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult The walled garden Sedgwick SD513868 VC69 Westmorland Louise McGurk
2 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult The walled garden Sedgwick SD511868 VC69 Westmorland Louise McGurk
2 Apr 2023 Brimstone 3 Adult Brigsteer FC plantation Brigsteer SD477901 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff 3 x ♂ jostling, a few more further N up track
2 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult Brigsteer FC plantation Brigsteer SD476900 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff
2 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Brigsteer FC plantation Brigsteer SD477901 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff
2 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Garth Row Lane Brigsteer SD474905 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff 1 x ♂
2 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garth Row Lane Brigsteer SD474905 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff
2 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson In garden and edge of wood
2 Apr 2023 Brimstone 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD398762 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Around Nature reserve and beyond.
2 Apr 2023 Comma 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD398762 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Around Nature reserve and beyond. Sunny.
2 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
2 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden, Threlkeld Keswick NY297254 VC70 Cumberland Tony Beales On willow tree 40075.jpeg
2 Apr 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Our garden, Portinscale NY247242 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh
2 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Our garden, Portinscale NY247242 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh

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