Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Orange-tip

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 15 Adult Farm lane west of Skirwith Skirwith NY595327 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 12 male, 3 female.
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 11 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD445820 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, 21 deg C wind Beaufort 1
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 9 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433829 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC Full sun
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 9 Adult Naddle Wood Burnbanks NY509161 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 5 male, 4 female.
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 8 Adult Beck Head Witherslack SD4452584727 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Also, eggs found on several Cuckoo Flower plants.
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 8 Adult High Crag Wood Witherslack SD4437885714 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499567 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 5 male, 3 female.
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Oulton Gravel Pits area Wigton NY2350 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 6 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444816 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC Full sun
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 5 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey All males. One was caught in mid-flight by a blue tit.
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 5 Adult Witherslack Hall Farm Witherslack SD4348885814 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 4 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD425826 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC Full sun
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 4 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD393740 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 4 Adult Crosby-on-Eden, High Crosby Carlisle NY455596 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Males
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 4 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 21 degrees, full sun
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC Full sun
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 3 Adult Longhow End Woods Witherslack SD4388083062 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 3 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD4322884912 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 3 Adult Yewbarrow Wood Witherslack SD4327584315 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 2 Adult Smardale to Waitby Greenriggs old rly trackbed Kirkby Stephen NY746086 VC69 Westmorland Martin
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 2 Adult Kirket Nook Woods Witherslack SD4449384419 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Yewbarrow Wood Witherslack SD435840 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC Full sun
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD383750 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Wraysholme Lane Allithwaite SD381758 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick

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