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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
12 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 62 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Many more
12 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 32 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
12 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 32 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4401482849 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 100% sun, 15C, light breeze.
12 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD4339785415 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 80% sun, 17C, light breeze.
2 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 12 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kitkbampton NY275569 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
12 Jul 2020 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Thwaite Head Thwaite Head SD346904 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 8.30 this morning. At last some sunshine. Feeding on top of the (...)
12 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
12 Jul 2020 Comma 2 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
12 Jul 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
12 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Footpath Drigg SD068997 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 13.00-14.00. 16C. Sunny intervals.
12 Jul 2020 Common Blue 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD394767 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Very tatty
12 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD394767 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
12 Jul 2020 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts
12 Jul 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
12 Jul 2020 Holly Blue 2 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Jul 2020 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Lanercost Bridge East Brampton NY563639 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 09:55, 14 degrees. Active during sunny period.
12 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY463550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
12 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 2 Adult High Fell End Witherslack SD4372183276 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 10% sun, 14C, light breeze.
12 Jul 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Kirket Nook Woods Witherslack SD4438984254 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 100% sun, 18C, light breeze.
12 Jul 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Kirket Nook Woods Witherslack SD4452784473 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 90% sun, 18C, light breeze.
12 Jul 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4401482849 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 100% sun, 15C, light breeze.
12 Jul 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4401482849 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 100% sun, 15C, light breeze.
12 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD4443985363 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 80% sun, 17C, light breeze.
12 Jul 2020 Common Blue 2 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD4327184691 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 30% sun, 15C, light breeze. 27546.jpeg
12 Jul 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD4339785415 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 80% sun, 17C, light breeze. Plus 3 unidentified large (...)
12 Jul 2020 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD4339785415 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 80% sun, 17C, light breeze. Plus 3 unidentified large (...) 27560.jpeg
12 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 2 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD4339785415 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 80% sun, 17C, light breeze.
2 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995303 VC70 Cumberland Derek McAlone On kidney vetch 27295.jpeg
2 Jul 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kitkbampton NY275569 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
2 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 2 Adult Bowness Common Wigton NY224598 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter My first of the year.

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