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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
12 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	13	Adult	Gaterigghow	Nether Wasdale	NY108040	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson
12 Aug 2019	Peacock	4	Adult	Gaterigghow	Nether Wasdale	NY108040	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson
12 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Gaterigghow	Nether Wasdale	NY108040	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson
12 Aug 2019	Ringlet	1	Adult	Gaterigghow	Nether Wasdale	NY108040	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson
12 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Gaterigghow	Nether Wasdale	NY108040	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson
12 Aug 2019	Comma	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
12 Aug 2019	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
12 Aug 2019	Large White	4	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
12 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
12 Aug 2019	Peacock	3	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
12 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
12 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
12 Aug 2019	Small White	2	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
12 Aug 2019	Brimstone	1	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019	Comma	2	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019	Common Blue	8	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C All males
12 Aug 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	1	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019	Gatekeeper	15	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019	Green-veined White	6	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019	Holly Blue	2	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019	Large White	1	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	50	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019	Peacock	4	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD389763	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
12 Aug 2019	Purple Hairstreak	2	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD391738	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2019	Common Blue	1	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD394768	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2019	Common Blue	1	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD392767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2019	Gatekeeper	3	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD392766	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2019	Large White	1	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD392766	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD392766	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	15	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD394768	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	10	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD392766	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2019	Small White	1	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD394768	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2019	Small White	1	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD392766	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD394768	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	Wart Barrow	Allithwaite	SD392766	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
12 Aug 2019	Green-veined White	2	Adult	River Kent	Kendal	SD5190	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
12 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	River Kent	Kendal	SD5190	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
12 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	2	Adult	River Kent	Kendal	SD5190	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
12 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	River Kent	Kendal	SD5190	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
12 Aug 2019	Small White	2	Adult	River Kent	Kendal	SD5190	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
12 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Garden	Keswick	NY270231	VC70 Cumberland	T Dixon
12 Aug 2019	Peacock	10	Adult	Garden	Keswick	NY270231	VC70 Cumberland	T Dixon
12 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Garden	Keswick	NY270231	VC70 Cumberland	T Dixon
12 Aug 2019	Gatekeeper	35	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4565377568	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar
12 Aug 2019	Northern Brown Argus	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4565377568	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar
12 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	50	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4565377568	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar
12 Aug 2019	Scotch Argus	13	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD4565377568	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar	17 deg 80% sunshine 6 hrs comprehensive survey.
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	60	Adult	West cumberland hospital	Whitehaven	NX974184	VC70 Cumberland	Anne Glaister	Been lots of these in the car park on buddlea each day it
2 Aug 2019	Brimstone	3	Adult	Brigsteer village	Brigsteer	SD484891	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 50% sun
2 Aug 2019	Common Blue	4	Adult	Brigsteer village	Brigsteer	SD484891	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 50% sun
2 Aug 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	3	Adult	Brigsteer village	Brigsteer	SD484891	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 50% sun
2 Aug 2019	Green Hairstreak	3	Adult	Brigsteer village	Brigsteer	SD484891	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 50% sun
2 Aug 2019	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Brigsteer village	Brigsteer	SD484891	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 50% sun
2 Aug 2019	Large White	2	Adult	Brigsteer village	Brigsteer	SD484891	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 50% sun
2 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	6	Adult	Brigsteer village	Brigsteer	SD484891	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 50% sun
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	10	Adult	Brigsteer village	Brigsteer	SD484891	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 50% sun
2 Aug 2019	Peacock	8	Adult	Brigsteer village	Brigsteer	SD484891	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 50% sun
2 Aug 2019	Small Skipper	8	Adult	Brigsteer village	Brigsteer	SD484891	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 50% sun
2 Aug 2019	Small White	3	Adult	Brigsteer village	Brigsteer	SD484891	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 50% sun
2 Aug 2019	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Brigsteer village	Brigsteer	SD484891	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 50% sun
2 Aug 2019	Comma	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Common Blue	2	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	5	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Grayling	31	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	High Brown Fritillary	2	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Large White	10	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	31	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Peacock	67	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Ringlet	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Small Heath	6	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Small White	5	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
2 Aug 2019	Small Copper	1	Adult	Stramongate	Kendal	SD51829295	VC69 Westmorland	Christine Bennett
2 Aug 2019	Comma	1	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4179	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Comma	1	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4178	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Gatekeeper	3	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4179	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Gatekeeper	1	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4178	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4178	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Large White	1	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4178	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	6	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4179	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4178	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	20	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4178	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	3	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4179	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Small White	2	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4178	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4178	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4179	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	34	Adult	Charney Well Lane	Grange over Sands	SD404781	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Large White	1	Adult	Eden Mount	Grange over Sands	SD401781	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	11	Adult	Eden Mount	Grange over Sands	SD401781	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Netherwood	Grange over Sands	SD413784	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Netherwood	Grange over Sands	SD413784	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	14	Adult	Netherwood	Grange over Sands	SD413784	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Peacock	4	Adult	Netherwood	Grange over Sands	SD413784	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Small White	3	Adult	Netherwood	Grange over Sands	SD413784	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	3	Adult	Yewbarrow Lodge gardens	Grange over Sands	SD409782	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
2 Aug 2019	Common Blue	19	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD196754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	4 females. Some nectaring on sea holly.
2 Aug 2019	Gatekeeper	24	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD196754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	22c. 11.30-13.30. 10% sun.
2 Aug 2019	Grayling	5	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD196754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Mainly on sandy paths.
2 Aug 2019	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD196754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	22c. 11.30-13.30. 10% sun.
2 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	13	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD196754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	22c. 11.30-13.30. 10% sun.
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	20	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD196754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	22c. 11.30-13.30. 10% sun.
2 Aug 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD196754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	22c. 11.30-13.30. 10% sun.
2 Aug 2019	Small Copper	6	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD196754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Nectaring on ragwort
2 Aug 2019	Small Heath	1	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD196754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	22c.11.30-13.30. 10% sun.
2 Aug 2019	Small Skipper	3	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD196754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	22c. 11.30-13.30. 10% sun.
2 Aug 2019	Small White	1	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD196754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	22c.11.30-13.30. 10% sun.
2 Aug 2019	Wall Brown	8	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD196754	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	22c. 11.30-13.30. 10% sun.
2 Aug 2019	Green-veined White	24	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
2 Aug 2019	Large White	3	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
2 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	6	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	21	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
2 Aug 2019	Peacock	18	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
2 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	6	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
2 Aug 2019	Ringlet	4	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
2 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	12	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
2 Aug 2019	Small White	6	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
2 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
2 Aug 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	2	Adult	Dalton Crags	Witherslack	SD5516476398	VC60 West Lancashire	Mr. Bryan Yorke
2 Aug 2019	Grayling	1	Adult	Dalton Crags	Witherslack	SD5537277159	VC60 West Lancashire	Mr. Bryan Yorke	feeding on thyme
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	10	Adult	Dalton Crags	Witherslack	SD5529176801	VC60 West Lancashire	Mr. Bryan Yorke
2 Aug 2019	Scotch Argus	7	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD456774	VC69 Westmorland	Noz and Jules	5 of the 7 were seen at the same time feeding on wild marjoram
2 Aug 2019	Small Copper	1	Adult	Heathwaite	Arnside Heathwaite	SD456774	VC69 Westmorland	Noz and Jules
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	25	Adult	Charney Well Lane	Grange over Sands	SD404781	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	Feeding on Buddleia
2 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	15	Adult	Charney Well Lane	Grange over Sands	SD404779	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	Feeding on Buddleia
2 Aug 2019	Purple Hairstreak	10	Adult	Wetheral Viaduct	Wetheral	NY469546	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
2 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Wetheral Viaduct	Wetheral	NY469546	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones

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