Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Jun 2017 Ringlet 15 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 12 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD444823 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun Freshly emerged.
22 Jun 2017 Ringlet 8 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
22 Jun 2017 Ringlet 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD459760 VC60 West Lancashire Maria Pilling
22 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2017 Large Heath 6 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD444823 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
22 Jun 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 5 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Maria Pilling They were very active
22 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD459760 VC60 West Lancashire Maria Pilling
22 Jun 2017 Ringlet 5 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY2360 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 4 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2017 Small Skipper 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD459760 VC60 West Lancashire Maria Pilling
22 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 3 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY2360 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD444823 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
22 Jun 2017 Small Heath 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD444823 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
22 Jun 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD444823 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
22 Jun 2017 Large Heath 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443818 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
22 Jun 2017 Small Heath 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2017 Large Heath 2 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY2360 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller At the western edge of the Moss. Sunny, breezy and rather cool.
22 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY2360 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD444823 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
22 Jun 2017 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
22 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443818 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
22 Jun 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD177779 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon Breezy
22 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD459760 VC60 West Lancashire Maria Pilling
22 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY2360 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 1 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY2360 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 9824.jpeg
22 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones f
12 Jun 2017 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
2 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Sizergh Estate Kendal SD492882 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby Basking in sun on gravel path, ~23 deg C
2 Jun 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD336875 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male. Full sun, calm.
2 Jun 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD336875 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male. Full sun, calm.
2 Jun 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD457776 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Orchard Road on Red Valerian
2 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Jun 2017 Large Heath 1 Adult Glasson Moss Port Carlisle NY241616 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams

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