Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
12 May 2016 Brimstone 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD438863 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Stunning male. Bright sunshine. Flying fast.
12 May 2016 Brimstone 1 Adult Burneside garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels A rare sight in our garden.
12 May 2016 Comma 2 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
22 May 2016 Common Blue 5 Adult Derwent Howe Workington NX991278 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
22 May 2016 Dingy Skipper 16 Adult Derwent Howe Workington NX991278 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
12 May 2016 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD437871 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sitting beside path.
12 May 2016 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Soddy Gap Workington NY069323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
12 May 2016 Dingy Skipper 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
22 May 2016 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Stang End marsh Skelwith Bridge NY328022 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 May 2016 Green Hairstreak 5 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444819 VC69 Westmorland Steven Holmes 4720.jpeg
22 May 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Eden N bank, W of A7 bridge Carlisle NY397567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 May 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Stang End marsh Skelwith Bridge NY328022 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
22 May 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Potter Fell Burneside SD513983 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
12 May 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
2 May 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD507924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Dandelion. Sunny spells after rain.
22 May 2016 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 May 2016 Large White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 May 2016 Large White 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
22 May 2016 Orange-tip 2 Adult Bowscale Moss Mosedale Village NY361312 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Males
22 May 2016 Orange-tip 2 Adult Common End Distington NY007224 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
22 May 2016 Orange-tip 2 Adult High Dam carpark Finsthwaite SD368882 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
22 May 2016 Orange-tip 2 Adult Eden N bank, W of A7 bridge Carlisle NY397567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both males
22 May 2016 Orange-tip 4 Adult Stang End marsh Skelwith Bridge NY328022 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
22 May 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Lambrigg garden Lambrigg SD587958 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
22 May 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Potter Fell Burneside SD513983 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
12 May 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD437871 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Male. Flying up
12 May 2016 Orange-tip 2 Adult Blackdyke Silloth NY143522 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 May 2016 Orange-tip 8 Adult Wigton bypass Wigton NY240490 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Seen from car, all males, must be absolute minimum
12 May 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male, passing through. Sunny, easterly wind.
12 May 2016 Orange-tip 5 Adult Soddy Gap Workington NY069323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
12 May 2016 Orange-tip 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick males
12 May 2016 Orange-tip 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
12 May 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Seatoller Seatoller NY244138 VC70 Cumberland Roger Fellows
12 May 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Dalebottom Caravan Site Keswick NY296219 VC70 Cumberland Alan Davis A very faded individual on dandelions.
12 May 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 May 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very tatty.
12 May 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Rannerdale Buttermere NY171183 VC70 Cumberland Roger Fellows
12 May 2016 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Bit early I thought?
22 May 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 May 2016 Small Blue 61 Adult Derwent Howe Workington NX991278 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton This is quite a large area but still a great count early in the (...)
22 May 2016 Small Copper 1 Adult St Bees Head St Bees Head NX939144 VC70 Cumberland Stephen Asquith
22 May 2016 Small Heath 2 Adult Derwent Howe Workington NX991278 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
22 May 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 50 Larva Eden N bank, W of A7 bridge Carlisle NY397567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Larvae on nettles. Between cricket ground and river.
22 May 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Eden N bank, W of A7 bridge Carlisle NY397567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 May 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
22 May 2016 Small White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 May 2016 Small White 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male, nectaring on Omphalia. Sunny, easterly wind.
12 May 2016 Small White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
22 May 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult High Dam carpark Finsthwaite SD368882 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
22 May 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Underlaid Wood Beetham SD485795 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
12 May 2016 Speckled Wood 9 Adult Soddy Gap Workington NY069323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
12 May 2016 Speckled Wood 10 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 May 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
22 May 2016 Wall Brown 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084476 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
22 May 2016 Wall Brown 3 Adult Derwent Howe Workington NX991278 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
22 May 2016 Wall Brown 16 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY367526 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
12 May 2016 Wall Brown 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick

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