Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Orange-tip

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
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 Orange-tip 3 Adult Brigsteer Brigsteer SD476897 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Commonside Distington NY006223 VC70 Cumberland John Callion male and female
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Crook Kendal SD4695 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 2 male, 1 female.
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 7 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY3603 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
12 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 18 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 15m 3f
22 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY360037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
22 May 2017 Orange-tip 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 3 males, 2 females.
22 May 2017 Orange-tip 11 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 8 males, 3 females. 9081.jpeg
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 Orange-tip 8 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD485880 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Park End Moss area of woods
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Helsington Moss Brigsteer SD466891 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
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 Orange-tip 3 Adult Tarraby Lane, Stanwix. Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien ♂♂

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