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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
20 Aug 2020 Small Heath 12 Adult Smardale Fell Smardale NY737074 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
20 Aug 2020 Comma 3 Adult Smardale NNR Smardale NY730077 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
20 Aug 2020 Peacock 5 Adult Smardale NNR Smardale NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
20 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 4 Adult Smardale NNR Smardale NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
20 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 23 Adult Smardale NNR Smardale NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
20 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Smardale NNR Smardale NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
20 Aug 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 20 Adult Quarry Pond on left 300 metres over cattle by Gilts farm on Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Over 2 visits - windy but sunny day 28935.jpeg
20 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Quarry Pond on left 300 metres over cattle by Gilts farm on Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Over 2 visits - windy but sunny day 28938.jpeg
20 Aug 2020 Small Heath 15 Adult Quarry Pond on left 300 metres over cattle by Gilts farm on Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Over 2 visits - windy but sunny day 28939.jpeg
20 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 6 Adult Quarry Pond on left 300 metres over cattle by Gilts farm on Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Over 2 visits - windy but sunny day 28936.jpeg
20 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Quarry Pond on left 300 metres over cattle by Gilts farm on Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Over 2 visits - windy but sunny day 28937.jpeg
20 Aug 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Dalston Cycle Track Dalston NY389516 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins 28832.jpeg
20 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Dalston Cycle Track Dalston NY389516 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
20 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Dalston Cycle Track Dalston NY389516 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
20 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Dalston Cycle Track Dalston NY389516 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
20 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On buddleia & basking in sun.
20 Aug 2020 Small White 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On buddleia.
20 Aug 2020 Common Blue 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.50-11.10. 17-19c. 100% sun. Including 5 females.
20 Aug 2020 Gatekeeper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.50-11.10. 17-19c. 100% sun.
20 Aug 2020 Grayling 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.50-11.10. 17-19c. 100% sun.
20 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 34 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.50-11.10. 17-19c. 100% sun.
20 Aug 2020 Small Blue 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.50-11.10. 17-19c. 100% sun. 28859.jpeg
20 Aug 2020 Small Heath 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.50-11.10. 17-19c. 100% sun.
20 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.50-11.10. 17-19c. 100% sun.
20 Aug 2020 Small White 23 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.50-11.10. 17-19c. 100% sun.
20 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.50-11.10. 17-19c. 100% sun.
20 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.50-11.10. 17-19c. 100% sun.
20 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD06319714 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
20 Aug 2020 Small Heath 2 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD06319714 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
20 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD06319714 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
20 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Aug 2020 Holly Blue 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Very likely my last one of 2020. An earlier end to the flight (...)
20 Aug 2020 Large White 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Aug 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller The first one in the garden this year, nectaring briefly on (...)
20 Aug 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Aug 2020 Small White 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult HP Plantation, Kentmere Staveley NY459017 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff c20C, sunny, stiff breeze
20 Aug 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult HP Plantation, Kentmere Staveley NY459017 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff c20C, sunny, stiff breeze
20 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Staveley Head Fell Staveley NY466016 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff c20C, sunny, stiff breeze
20 Aug 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 female, 1 male. Windy.
20 Aug 2020 Large White 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 16 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Male. 29038.jpeg
20 Aug 2020 Grayling 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2020 Large White 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 16 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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