Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 May 2020 Orange-tip 3 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
21 May 2020 Small Heath 12 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson Lots in grazed infertile grassland
21 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Swindale Penrith NY518133 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Seen by 3 of us but no photo. it appeared to chase a peacock (...)
21 May 2020 Large White 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Nectaring on bluebell.
21 May 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433844 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Female. 20deg. C. Sunny intervals.
21 May 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433844 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 20deg. C. Sunny intervals.
21 May 2020 Small Heath 7 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433844 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 20deg. C. Sunny intervals.
21 May 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Hartsop village Patterdale NY410132 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
21 May 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Hartsop village Patterdale NY410132 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male and female
21 May 2020 Small White 1 Adult Hartsop village Patterdale NY410132 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
21 May 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Cartmel Cartmel SD381795 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny well sheltered day: basking on ground
21 May 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Green Bank Cartmel SD380802 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny well sheltered day: male
21 May 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Muddy Pool Cartmel SD381801 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny well sheltered day
21 May 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller In good condition so late in May. A female. 25726.jpeg
21 May 2020 Large White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 May 2020 Small White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 May 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller male
21 May 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female
21 May 2020 Small White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
21 May 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Johnny Wood Rosthwaite NY251142 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
21 May 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Rosthwaite Rosthwaite NY257146 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron Garden
21 May 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY461550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
21 May 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY461550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
21 May 2020 Small Heath 2 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD537781 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
21 May 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Naddle Wood Burnbanks NY509161 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell I was surprised
21 May 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Naddle Wood Burnbanks NY509161 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 May 2020 Orange-tip 8 Adult Naddle Wood Burnbanks NY509161 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males
21 May 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
21 May 2020 Large White 3 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
21 May 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
21 May 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
21 May 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
21 May 2020 Small Heath 30 Adult Beacon Tarn Blawith SD277896 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
21 May 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Beacon Tarn Blawith SD277896 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
21 May 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Water Yeat Water Yeat SD286891 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
21 May 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Water Yeat Water Yeat SD286891 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
21 May 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Water Yeat Water Yeat SD286891 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter

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