Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Commonside Distington NY006223 VC70 Cumberland John Callion MALES
22 Apr 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Commonside Distington NY006223 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
22 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Moor NY052339 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Males
22 Apr 2017 Peacock 4 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
22 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Allonby garden Allonby NY081434 VC70 Cumberland John Callion male and female
22 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones male
22 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY500266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Male and female.
22 Apr 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY500266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Nectaring on Forget-Me-Nots
22 Apr 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult River Lowther Askham NY515222 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Males, all nectaring on Cuckoo Flower.
22 Apr 2017 Peacock 1 Adult River Lowther Askham NY515222 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Apr 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD331828 VC69 Westmorland Colin
22 Apr 2017 Holly Blue 2 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD366878 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory Close to carpark basking in sunshine
22 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD366878 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory generally throughout the woodland
22 Apr 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD366878 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
22 Apr 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Helsington Church Kendal SD488886 VC69 Westmorland Iain Rogerson
22 Apr 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Helsington Church Kendal SD490885 VC69 Westmorland Iain Rogerson
22 Apr 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Kendal SD496878 VC69 Westmorland Iain Rogerson 1 male feeding on dandelion
22 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Kendal SD496878 VC69 Westmorland Iain Rogerson 3 fresh looking males - one feeding on herb rocket
22 Apr 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Hutton Roof/Dalton Crag Hutton Roof SD552761 VC60 West Lancashire Karen Bullimore
22 Apr 2017 Brimstone 2 Adult Hutton Roof NNR Hutton Roof SD561784 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
22 Apr 2017 Peacock 5 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Hutton Roof SD561784 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
22 Apr 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Hutton Roof SD561784 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
22 Apr 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Hutton Roof SD561784 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
22 Apr 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Westgate Lane Westhouse, Ingleton SD681748 VC64 Mid-west Yorkshire D Jackson, J Denison

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