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Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
22 May 2019	Wall Brown	2	Adult	Camerton Church	Camerton	NY036301	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
22 May 2019	Orange-tip	2	Adult	near Brigham	Brigham	NY092314	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
22 May 2019	Wall Brown	1	Adult	near Brigham	Brigham	NY092314	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
22 May 2019	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Fishgarths Wood	Ambleside	NY360034	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey
22 May 2019	Small Copper	2	Adult	Loughrigg	Ambleside	NY364037	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	15Deg.C, south facing sunny slope.
22 May 2019	Small Heath	30	Adult	Loughrigg	Ambleside	NY364039	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Approx. number. More abundant than I remember here. 15Deg.C, (...)
22 May 2019	Green-veined White	5	Adult	Fishgarths Wood	Ambleside	NY360037	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny
22 May 2019	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Fishgarths Wood	Ambleside	NY360037	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny
22 May 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Fishgarths Wood	Ambleside	NY360037	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny
22 May 2019	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Fishgarths Wood	Ambleside	NY360037	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny
22 May 2019	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Fishgarths Wood	Ambleside	NY360037	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny
22 May 2019	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Warm and windy
22 May 2019	Orange-tip	7	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Warm and windy
22 May 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Warm and windy
22 May 2019	Small Copper	1	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Warm and windy
22 May 2019	Orange-tip	1	Adult	High Stand Plantation	Armathwaite	NY484480	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	male
22 May 2019	Small Heath	4	Adult	High Stand Plantation	Armathwaite	NY484480	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
22 May 2019	Wall Brown	3	Adult	High Stand Plantation	Armathwaite	NY484480	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
22 May 2019	Brimstone	1	Adult	Arnside Signal Box	Arnside	SD459790	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
22 May 2019	Common Blue	2	Adult	Arnside Signal Box	Arnside	SD459790	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
22 May 2019	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Arnside Signal Box	Arnside	SD459790	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
22 May 2019	Green-veined White	50	Adult	Barbondale	Kirkby Lonsdale	SD630826	VC69 Westmorland	Steve Graham
22 May 2019	Small Copper	2	Adult	Barbondale	Kirkby Lonsdale	SD630826	VC69 Westmorland	Steve Graham
12 May 2019	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Bowgreave Busk	Witherslack	SD441853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019	Large White	1	Adult	Bowgreave Busk	Witherslack	SD441853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	6	Adult	Bowgreave Busk	Witherslack	SD441853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019	Peacock	6	Adult	Bowgreave Busk	Witherslack	SD441853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Bowgreave Busk	Witherslack	SD441853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD433871	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019	Duke of Burgundy	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD433871	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun seen by ANO but confirmed by ref. to ID guide.
12 May 2019	Green Hairstreak	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD433871	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	9	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD433871	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019	Peacock	3	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD433871	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	6	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD433871	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD433871	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Howe Ridding West	Witherslack	SD431870	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	15	Adult	Howe Ridding West	Witherslack	SD431870	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019	Peacock	2	Adult	Howe Ridding West	Witherslack	SD431870	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Howe Ridding West	Witherslack	SD431870	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD436863	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD436863	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019	Peacock	7	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD436863	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD436863	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	3	Adult	High Dam	Finsthwaite	SD360888	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	bright sun, no wind 12deg C Aggregated grid reference
12 May 2019	Small Heath	1	Adult	High Dam	Finsthwaite	SD3590888892	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	bright sun, chill breeze
12 May 2019	Small Heath	1	Adult	High Dam	Finsthwaite	SD3589089014	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	bright sun, no wind 12deg C
12 May 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	High Dam	Finsthwaite	SD360888	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	bright sun, no wind 12deg C Aggregated grid reference
12 May 2019	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	High Dam	Finsthwaite	SD360888	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	bright sun, no wind 12deg C Aggregated grid reference
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD505933	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	3 male, 1 female. 14.00-15.00. Full sunshine, light SW breeze.
12 May 2019	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD505933	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	14.00-15.00. Among trees.
12 May 2019	Green Hairstreak	3	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY390298	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift	Sunning on warm stones
12 May 2019	Peacock	6	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY390298	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift	Sunning on grass and paths
12 May 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY390298	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift	On nettles and path
12 May 2019	Brimstone	1	Adult	Dalton Crags	Burton-in-Kendal	SD553764	VC60 West Lancashire	Linda
12 May 2019	Green Hairstreak	1	Adult	Dalton Crags	Burton-in-Kendal	SD555774	VC69 Westmorland	Linda	1st we have seen up here, on bracken near the trig.
12 May 2019	Green-veined White	8	Adult	Dalton Crags	Burton-in-Kendal	SD553764	VC60 West Lancashire	Linda
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Dalton Crags	Burton-in-Kendal	SD553764	VC60 West Lancashire	Linda	1 female
12 May 2019	Peacock	4	Adult	Dalton Crags	Burton-in-Kendal	SD553764	VC60 West Lancashire	Linda
12 May 2019	Small White	4	Adult	Dalton Crags	Burton-in-Kendal	SD553764	VC60 West Lancashire	Linda
12 May 2019	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Dalton Crags	Burton-in-Kendal	SD553764	VC60 West Lancashire	Linda
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick
12 May 2019	Small White	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Ravenstonedale head of village	Kirkby Stephen	NY720035	VC69 Westmorland	Martin	Warm
12 May 2019	Holly Blue	3	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	2 males, 1 female.
12 May 2019	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY406577	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Male
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	7	Adult	Thornthwaite	Wigton	NY271418	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Around Thornthwaite and along the lonning to the south
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	7	Adult	west of Branthwaite	Workington	NY0424	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Roadsides in this monad.
12 May 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	west of Branthwaite	Workington	NY047244	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Roadside woodland
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	One male. One female
12 May 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson
12 May 2019	Green-veined White	9	Adult	Ennerdale	Ennerdale Bridge	NY135170	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	11	Adult	Ennerdale	Ennerdale Bridge	NY135170	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
12 May 2019	Peacock	4	Adult	Ennerdale	Ennerdale Bridge	NY135170	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
12 May 2019	Small White	2	Adult	Ennerdale	Ennerdale Bridge	NY135170	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
12 May 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Ennerdale	Ennerdale Bridge	NY135170	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
12 May 2019	Brimstone	4	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434878	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019	Comma	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434878	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434878	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019	Green Hairstreak	2	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434878	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434878	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019	Large White	3	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434878	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019	Orange-tip	20	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434878	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019	Peacock	5	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434878	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434878	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434878	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019	Speckled Wood	12	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434878	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
2 May 2019	Orange-tip	6	Adult	Haybridge Nature Reserve	Bouth	SD336876	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	13c. Partial sun.
2 May 2019	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Haybridge Nature Reserve	Bouth	SD336876	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	13c. Partial sun.
2 May 2019	Green Hairstreak	4	Adult	Rusland Moss NNR	Bouth	SD334886	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	13c. Partial sun.
2 May 2019	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Rusland Moss NNR	Bouth	SD334886	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	13c. Partial sun.
2 May 2019	Orange-tip	24	Adult	Rusland Moss NNR	Bouth	SD334886	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	4 females
2 May 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Rusland Moss NNR	Bouth	SD334886	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Also 1 Drinker moth larva.
2 May 2019	Green-veined White	6	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
2 May 2019	Orange-tip	19	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	14 males, 5 females.
2 May 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
2 May 2019	Small Copper	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first one for 2019. Nectaring on Dandelion.
2 May 2019	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first one for 2019, a male. Nectaring on Dandelion.
2 May 2019	Holly Blue	3	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	All sheltering in or flying around a tall Yew tree. Several (...)
2 May 2019	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
2 May 2019	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY456216	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Ritson
2 May 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY456216	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Ritson
2 May 2019	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Weatheral Station	Wetheral	NY467546	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	male in warm sun before rain
2 May 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Wetheral Greenacres	Wetheral	NY461550	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	early morning
2 May 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Wetheral Station	Wetheral	NY467546	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	male warm sun before rain

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