Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Oct 2019 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Oct 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia in sun
12 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia in sun
12 Oct 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson Feeding on devils bit scabious
12 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson Feeding on devils bit scabious
12 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Appleby in Westmorland NY666202 VC69 Westmorland Ivan Welsh
12 Oct 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Appleby in Westmorland NY666202 VC69 Westmorland Ivan Welsh
12 Oct 2019 Comma 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny interval
12 Oct 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny interval
12 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny interval
12 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny interval
12 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Station Grange over Sands SD412781 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows There were at least this many, on ivy, at the Arnside end of the (...)
12 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Station Yard Arnside SD461787 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
12 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Askham Penrith NY518240 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All nectaring on Ivy.
12 Oct 2019 Small White 1 Adult Askham Penrith NY518240 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Oct 2019 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Askham Penrith NY518240 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 4 of them nectaring on Ivy.
12 Oct 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Garden Appleby in Westmorland NY666202 VC69 Westmorland Ivan Welsh On rotting apples 24245.jpeg
2 Oct 2019 Large White 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In garden
2 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In garden
2 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Pool Bank Witherslack SD429879 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In orchard
2 Oct 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Pool Bank Witherslack SD429879 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In orchard
2 Oct 2019 Comma 1 Adult Charney Road Grange over Sands SD402777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick Full sun no wind on ivy
2 Oct 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Charney Road Grange over Sands SD402777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick Full sun no wind on ivy
2 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick Full sun no wind on buddleia
2 Oct 2019 Comma 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Oct 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Nectaring on Sedum
2 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Oct 2019 Small White 3 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 2 females, 1 male.
2 Oct 2019 Large White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
2 Oct 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Nectaring on ragwort
2 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 5 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller All flying in approx WSW direction without stopping, during (...)
2 Oct 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Oct 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Oct 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Anthorn Wigton NY194581 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Looking rather faded.
2 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 Oct 2019 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 2 on golden buddleia, 2 on rotting fallen apples
2 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard on golden buddleia
2 Oct 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Full sun all day.
2 Oct 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 13 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 24236.jpeg
2 Oct 2019 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 Oct 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell