Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
2 Jun 2016 Common Blue 2 Adult Kells Whitehaven NX967165 VC70 Cumberland Stephen Asquith Male and female
2 Jun 2016 Small Heath 11 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
2 Jun 2016 Common Blue 8 Adult Sellafield Station Calder Bridge NY017038 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
2 Jun 2016 Small Heath 6 Adult Sellafield Station Calder Bridge NY017038 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson on early morning bird survey
2 Jun 2016 Wall Brown 1 Adult Sellafield Station Calder Bridge NY017038 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson on early morning bird survey
2 Jun 2016 Small Heath 22 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY082475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Jun 2016 Common Blue 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Blitterlees NY100525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
2 Jun 2016 Small Heath 34 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY100525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Jun 2016 Mountain Ringlet 30 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY126020 VC70 Cumberland Neil Hagley Mix of fresh and worn. Most on the higher slope towards Whin (...)
12 Jun 2016 Common Blue 1 Adult Hog House Marsh Wray NY362011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sun trying to shine.
12 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Hog House Marsh Wray NY362011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Already!
12 Jun 2016 Small Skipper 2 Adult Hog House Marsh Wray NY362011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sun trying to shine.
12 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell Mostly cloudy, very brief sunny spell. 17C 5568.jpeg
12 Jun 2016 Small Heath 14 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell Mostly cloudy, very brief sunny spell. 17C
22 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 30 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2016 Ringlet 20 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2016 Small Skipper 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Jun 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Fresh
2 Jun 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7460.jpeg
2 Jun 2016 Wall Brown 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Jun 2016 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2016 Ringlet 10 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7476.jpeg
22 Jun 2016 Small Copper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7478.jpeg
22 Jun 2016 Small Skipper 5 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7477.jpeg
2 Jun 2016 Green-veined White 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Jun 2016 Wall Brown 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Jun 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY407569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Jun 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY407569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Jun 2016 Wall Brown 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY407569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Jun 2016 Common Blue 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD201758 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 17c. Between 11am-12.30pm
12 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 3 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD201758 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 17c. Between 11am-12.30pm
12 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD201758 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 17c. Between 11am-12.30pm
22 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Barker Scar near to estuary Grange over Sands SD335779 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 16 deg C 100% sun wind Beaufort 2 Most butterflies seen in (...)
22 Jun 2016 Common Blue 2 Adult Kirkhead Grange over Sands SD392755 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 16 deg C 100% sun wind Beaufort 2 Most butterflies seen in (...)
22 Jun 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Kirkhead Grange over Sands SD392755 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 16 deg C 100% sun wind Beaufort 2 Most butterflies seen in (...)
22 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Kirkhead Grange over Sands SD392755 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 16 deg C 100% sun wind Beaufort 2 Most butterflies seen in (...)
22 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Kirkhead Grange over Sands SD392755 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 16 deg C 100% sun wind Beaufort 2 Most butterflies seen in (...)
22 Jun 2016 Ringlet 1 Adult Kirkhead Grange over Sands SD392755 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 16 deg C 100% sun wind Beaufort 2 Most butterflies seen in (...)
22 Jun 2016 Small Skipper 8 Adult Kirkhead Grange over Sands SD392755 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 16 deg C 100% sun wind Beaufort 2 Most butterflies seen in (...)
22 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Kirkhead Grange over Sands SD392755 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 16 deg C 100% sun wind Beaufort 2 Most butterflies seen in (...)
22 Jun 2016 Common Blue 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and sunny intervals
22 Jun 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and sunny intervals
22 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and sunny intervals
22 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 16 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and sunny intervals
22 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 6 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and sunny intervals
22 Jun 2016 Ringlet 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and sunny intervals
22 Jun 2016 Small Skipper 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and sunny intervals. My first of the year
22 Jun 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and sunny intervals. My first of the year
22 Jun 2016 Small White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and sunny intervals. My first of the year
22 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and sunny intervals. My first of the year
22 Jun 2016 Common Blue 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Pair Mating. 5730.jpeg
2 Jun 2016 Small White 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
12 Jun 2016 Large Heath 2 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD430830 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Later emergence than elsewhere?
12 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Neil Hagley One with strong white fore-wing spots 5592.jpeg
2 Jun 2016 Large White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny and temp 19 degrees
2 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 Jun 2016 Common Blue 2 Adult Arnside Copridding Arnside SD4472377187 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar No Pearl Bd recorded.
2 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Arnside Copridding Arnside SD4472377187 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar No Pearl Bd recorded.
2 Jun 2016 Small Heath 4 Adult Arnside Copridding Arnside SD4472377187 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
2 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Arnside Copridding Arnside SD4472377187 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
2 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 9 Adult Arnside Heathwaite Arnside SD4505576759 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar No Pearl Bd recorded.
2 Jun 2016 Wall Brown 1 Adult Arnside Heathwaite Arnside SD4505576759 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
12 Jun 2016 Large Heath 20 Adult Helsington Moss Levens SD466891 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Lively! 5575.jpeg
22 Jun 2016 Brimstone 1 Adult Gait Barrows Silverdale SD481771 VC60 West Lancashire Janet Mayes 10;30 very hot
22 Jun 2016 Grayling 1 Adult Gait Barrows Silverdale SD481771 VC60 West Lancashire Janet Mayes 10;30 very hot 5831.jpeg
22 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 2 Adult Gait Barrows Silverdale SD481771 VC60 West Lancashire Janet Mayes 10;30 very hot
22 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Gait Barrows Silverdale SD481771 VC60 West Lancashire Janet Mayes 10;30 very hot 5828.jpeg
22 Jun 2016 Ringlet 22 Adult Gait Barrows Silverdale SD481771 VC60 West Lancashire Janet Mayes 10;30 very hot 5830.jpeg
22 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Gait Barrows Silverdale SD481771 VC60 West Lancashire Janet Mayes 10;30 very hot
2 Jun 2016 Orange-tip 2 Adult Flashbank Wood Levens SD487881 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, 22 deg. C. One male, one female.
2 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Flashbank Wood Levens SD487881 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, 22 deg. C. A friend reported a PL in Levens a few days (...)
2 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Flashbank Wood Levens SD487881 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, 22 deg. C.
2 Jun 2016 Brimstone 2 Adult Hutton Roof Common Hutton Roof SD552780 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun
2 Jun 2016 Dingy Skipper 7 Adult Hutton Roof Common Hutton Roof SD552780 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun
2 Jun 2016 Green-veined White 3 Adult Hutton Roof Common Hutton Roof SD552780 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun
2 Jun 2016 Large White 3 Adult Hutton Roof Common Hutton Roof SD552780 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun
2 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Hutton Roof Common Hutton Roof SD552780 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun
2 Jun 2016 Small Heath 40 Adult Hutton Roof Common Hutton Roof SD552780 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun
2 Jun 2016 Small White 2 Adult Hutton Roof Common Hutton Roof SD552780 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun
2 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Hutton Roof Common Hutton Roof SD552780 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun

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    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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