Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 Sep 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
21 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
21 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
21 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
21 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
21 Sep 2019 Small White 3 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
21 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 8 Adult Fell Drive Grange over Sands SD401777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in full sun late afternoon on valerian
21 Sep 2019 Clouded Yellow 1 Adult Whitehaven Whitehaven NX973192 VC70 Cumberland Harry Hussey 24101.jpeg
21 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Garden Colby, Appleby NY666202 VC69 Westmorland Ivan Welsh On Eupatorium 24108.jpeg
21 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Garden Colby, Appleby NY666202 VC69 Westmorland Ivan Welsh On Eupatorium 24109.jpeg
21 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Colby, Appleby NY666202 VC69 Westmorland Ivan Welsh On Eupatorium 24110.jpeg
21 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 10 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Kirkby Stephen NY730078 VC69 Westmorland Ivan Welsh Very hot sunny day. Seen between viaducts. Too many to get an (...) 24111.jpeg
21 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Arnside village Arnside Heathwaite SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Bowles Mauve wallflower 3pm
21 Sep 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside Heathwaite SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Bowles Mauve wallflower 3pm
21 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside Heathwaite SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Bowles Mauve wallflower 3pm
21 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside Heathwaite SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Bowles Mauve wallflower 3pm
21 Sep 2019 Large White 1 Adult Kentrigg Kendal SD5194 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
21 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Kentrigg Kendal SD5194 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Landed on my arm whilst sitting by the River
21 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Kentrigg Kendal SD5194 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
21 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390766 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, warm, no wind, on ivy
21 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390766 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, warm, no wind, on ivy
21 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Quarry Lane Allithwaite SD388767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, warm, no wind
21 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Quarry Lane Allithwaite SD388767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, warm, no wind
21 Sep 2019 Comma 2 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD413788 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller 2.40-3.20pm
21 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD413788 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller 2.40-3.20pm
21 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 23 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD413788 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller 2.40-3.20pm
21 Sep 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Esplanade Grange over Sands SD40627757 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller Flying along road and into gardens at 4.10pm. Appeared faded.
21 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Esplanade Grange over Sands SD40657758 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller Feeding on various flowers in a garden at 4.15pm.
21 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Esplanade and Promenade Grange over Sands SD406775 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller On buddleias and sedums 4.10-4.45pm. Warm and sunny.
21 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 13 Adult Esplanade and Promenade Grange over Sands SD406775 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller On buddleias and sedums 4.10-4.45pm. Warm and sunny.
21 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Esplanade and Promenade Grange over Sands SD406775 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller On buddleias and sedums 4.10-4.45pm. Warm and sunny.
21 Sep 2019 Comma 2 Adult Park Road Gardens Grange over Sands SD40557746 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller Both on Sedum, around 4.10pm
21 Sep 2019 Large White 3 Adult Promenade Grange over Sands SD41227814 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller 3.30pm
21 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Latrigg Keswick NY278247 VC70 Cumberland Mo Richards Warm
21 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Latrigg Keswick NY278247 VC70 Cumberland Mo Richards Warm
21 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard On golden buddleia. 4pm, full sun
21 Sep 2019 Peacock 3 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard On golden buddleia. 4pm, full sun
21 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 13 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard On golden buddleia. 4pm, full sun
21 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard On golden buddleia. 4pm, full sun
21 Sep 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Fisher Tarn Kendal SD5492 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
21 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Fisher Tarn Kendal SD5492 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key Present, not sure how many.
21 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Fisher Tarn Kendal SD5492 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key Present, not sure how many but quite numerous.
21 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Fisher Tarn Kendal SD5492 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key Present, not sure how many.
21 Sep 2019 Small White 1 Adult Fisher Tarn Kendal SD5492 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key Present, not sure how many.
21 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Fisher Tarn Kendal SD5492 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key Present, not sure how many.
21 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Clawthorpe Clawthorpe SD531774 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
21 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows On Sedum
21 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538781 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows On Sedum

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