Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
12 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 11 Adult Grike Ennerdale Bridge NY073138 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson In an area if approx 0.5 miles along the Black Potts track
12 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Grike Ennerdale Bridge NY073138 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
12 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Kinniside Ennerdale Bridge NY062129 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
22 May 2017 Wall Brown 2 Adult 43 Grace Lane Carlisle NY38325296 VC70 Cumberland David Hetherington A pair of Wall Brown were seen dancing together in the garden. (...)
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Field Broughton in Furness SD209873 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace M. On cuckoo flower in field next to churchyard. full sun.
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Haverigg Millom SD166785 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Full sun. M. Flying.
2 May 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Haverigg Millom SD166785 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace On bare ground. Full sun.
2 May 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Haverigg caravan park Millom SD166788 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace
2 May 2017 Peacock 2 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD175789 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace On bare ground. Full sun.
2 May 2017 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD175789 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Along path. Partly shady.
2 May 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD174779 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace In dunes.
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Brigsteer Brigsteer SD476897 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
2 May 2017 Comma 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 8549.jpeg
2 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 8548.jpeg
2 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
2 May 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
2 May 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
2 May 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Blue Dial Allonby NY074409 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
2 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Commonside Distington NY006223 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Commonside Distington NY006223 VC70 Cumberland John Callion male and female
2 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Commonside Distington NY006223 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
2 May 2017 Green-veined White 6 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010326 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
2 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Crook Kendal SD4695 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Crook Kendal SD4695 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 2 male, 1 female.
2 May 2017 Comma 2 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY3603 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey One sunning on dead bracken; took off to chase another in an (...)
2 May 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY3603 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 7 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY3603 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
2 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY3603 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
2 May 2017 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY360036 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey I know for certain that there were no Speckled Woods here in the (...)
2 May 2017 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick
22 May 2017 Small Copper 1 Adult Great Green Hows Graythwaite SD356899 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 May 2017 Comma 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 May 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 May 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 May 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
12 May 2017 Holly Blue 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
12 May 2017 Large White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 May 2017 Small White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 May 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
2 May 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 18 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 15m 3f
2 May 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Derwentwater Hostel Keswick NY268201 VC70 Cumberland Martin Wain
22 May 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY360037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
22 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY360037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
22 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY360037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very tatty.
2 May 2017 Peacock 2 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
22 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 May 2017 Large White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 May 2017 Orange-tip 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 3 males, 2 females.
22 May 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 May 2017 Orange-tip 11 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 8 males, 3 females. 9081.jpeg
22 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Basking on a rock.
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Male
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 5 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All males 8541.jpeg
2 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 May 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 May 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485880 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Park End Moss area of woods
2 May 2017 Green-veined White 7 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485880 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 8 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485880 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Park End Moss area of woods
2 May 2017 Peacock 2 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485880 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Park End Moss area of woods
2 May 2017 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485880 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Park End Moss area of woods
2 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 18 Adult Helsington Moss Brigsteer SD466891 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
2 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Helsington Moss Brigsteer SD466891 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Helsington Moss Brigsteer SD466891 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
2 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Helsington Moss Brigsteer SD466891 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
2 May 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult Blencathra Centre Threlkeld NY302255 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Blencathra Centre Threlkeld NY302255 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle 1 further unidentifed white butterfly seen.
2 May 2017 Holly Blue 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien âÂ
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Tarraby Lane, Stanwix. Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien ♂♂
2 May 2017 Small White 3 Adult Tarraby Lane, Stanwix. Carlisle NY405577 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
2 May 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Tarraby Lane, Stanwix. Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien

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