Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Jun 2018 Common Blue 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
22 Jun 2018 Grayling 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
22 Jun 2018 Large White 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
22 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 18 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
22 Jun 2018 Ringlet 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
22 Jun 2018 Small Blue 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes Alongside railway.
22 Jun 2018 Small Heath 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
22 Jun 2018 Small Skipper 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
22 Jun 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418907 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 20%sun coolish breeze.
22 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418907 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 20%sun coolish breeze.
22 Jun 2018 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418907 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 20%sun coolish breeze.
22 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418907 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 20%sun coolish breeze.
22 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Ringlet 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Small Skipper 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Grayling 41 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% .Most concentrated into a small 'hotspot'.
22 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Ringlet 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Small Heath 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Small Heath 11 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% .
22 Jun 2018 Small Skipper 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80%
22 Jun 2018 Red Admiral 2 Adult Lakes NA NY27750713 VC69 Westmorland David Howdon Perhaps 'hilltopping'
22 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD401804 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
22 Jun 2018 Common Blue 2 Adult High Hampsfield Farm/Allotment Lindale SD405800 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
22 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 6 Adult High Hampsfield Farm/Allotment Lindale SD405800 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On thistles.
22 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 5 Adult High Hampsfield Farm/Allotment Lindale SD405800 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
22 Jun 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult High Hampsfield Grange over Sands SD40518034 VC69 Westmorland Geoff Birch In my garden
22 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 3 Adult High Hampsfield Grange over Sands SD40518034 VC69 Westmorland Geoff Birch In my garden
22 Jun 2018 Common Blue 4 Adult Disused Railway Winton Cumbria NY793098 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Including one female.Full sun, strengthening SW wind.
22 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Disused Railway Winton Cumbria NY796100 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, strengthening SW wind.
22 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Disused Railway Winton Cumbria NY793098 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey .Full sun, strengthening SW wind.
22 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult Disused Railway Winton Cumbria NY793098 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, strengthening SW wind.
22 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Disused Railway Winton Cumbria NY793098 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey .Full sun, strengthening SW wind.
22 Jun 2018 Northern Brown Argus 4 Adult Disused Railway Winton Cumbria NY796100 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, strengthening SW wind.
22 Jun 2018 Small Heath 1 Adult Disused Railway Winton Cumbria NY793098 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, strengthening SW wind.
22 Jun 2018 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
22 Jun 2018 Large Heath 5 Adult Foulshaw Moss Levens SD4583 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
22 Jun 2018 Large Heath 21 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Levens SD4481 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
22 Jun 2018 Common Blue 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 30 minutes in late afternoon. Sunny and warm
22 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 30 minutes in late afternoon. Sunny and warm
22 Jun 2018 Large White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 30 minutes in late afternoon. Sunny and warm
22 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 14 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 30 minutes in late afternoon. Sunny and warm
22 Jun 2018 Ringlet 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 30 minutes in late afternoon. Sunny and warm
22 Jun 2018 Small Skipper 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 30 minutes in late afternoon. Sunny and warm
22 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 30 minutes in late afternoon. Sunny and warm
22 Jun 2018 Common Blue 2 Adult Kents Bank sea wall path Kents Bank SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick nectaring on the sparse growth of birds foot trefoil and the (...)
22 Jun 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Kents Bank sea wall path Kents Bank SD397756 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On and around Valerian by the railway crossing
22 Jun 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Between A7 and cricket ground Carlisle NY399566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Rather late in the month for a male to be flying.
22 Jun 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2018 Grayling 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455772 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
22 Jun 2018 Grayling 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454772 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
22 Jun 2018 Grayling 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD45537757 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
22 Jun 2018 Grayling 5 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD45697731 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
22 Jun 2018 Northern Brown Argus 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD45697731 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
22 Jun 2018 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD45547724 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
22 Jun 2018 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD45427749 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
22 Jun 2018 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD45757766 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
22 Jun 2018 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD45647773 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
22 Jun 2018 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD45737767 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez

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