Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Aug 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes in and around perimeter of the quarry. 50% sun. T (...)
22 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes in and around perimeter of the quarry. 50% sun. T (...)
22 Aug 2018 Holly Blue 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes in and around perimeter of the quarry. 50% sun. T (...)
22 Aug 2018 Large White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes in and around perimeter of the quarry. 50% sun. T (...)
22 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes in and around perimeter of the quarry. 50% sun. T (...)
22 Aug 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes in and around perimeter of the quarry. 50% sun. T (...)
22 Aug 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes in and around perimeter of the quarry. 50% sun. T (...)
22 Aug 2018 Small White 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes in and around perimeter of the quarry. 50% sun. T (...)
22 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes in and around perimeter of the quarry. 50% sun. T (...)
22 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes in and around perimeter of the quarry. 50% sun. T (...)
12 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 10 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 20% sun very humid
12 Aug 2018 Large White 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 20% sun very humid
12 Aug 2018 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 20% sun very humid
12 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 14 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 20% sun very humid...recent influx.
12 Aug 2018 Peacock 32 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 20% sun very humid.
12 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 6 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 20% sun very humid.
12 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 36 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 20% sun very humid.....some faded, others quite fresh
12 Aug 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 20% sun very humid.
12 Aug 2018 Small Heath 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 20% sun very humid.
12 Aug 2018 Small White 6 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 20% sun very humid.
12 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 20% sun very humid.
12 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 4 Adult Kents Bank sea wall path Kents Bank SD394751 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Kents Bank sea wall path Kents Bank SD397755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Kents Bank sea wall path Kents Bank SD394751 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2018 Small White 1 Adult Kents Bank sea wall path Kents Bank SD394751 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Kents Bank sea wall path Kents Bank SD394751 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 18 Adult Bowness Common Wigton NY2259 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Cloudy. At least 18 seen along track over Common.
12 Aug 2018 Large White 1 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY228013 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
12 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY228013 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
12 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY228013 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
12 Aug 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Garden Mockerkin NY09062315 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 16581.jpeg
2 Aug 2018 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 2.15-3.45pm Overcast 16201.jpeg
2 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 2.15-3.45pm Overcast Tough nut to crack for a butterfly 16205.jpeg
2 Aug 2018 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 2.15-3.45pm Overcast Tatty 16204.jpeg
2 Aug 2018 Ringlet 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 2.15-3.45pm Overcast Tatty
2 Aug 2018 Small White 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 2.15-3.45pm Overcast
2 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 2.15-3.45pm Overcast
2 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 4 Adult Rockliffe Carlisle NY357614 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
2 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones

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