Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Jun 2018 Comma 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes observation in sun and temp. about 25C.
25 Jun 2018 Common Blue 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes observation in sun and temp. about 25C. All males
25 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes observation in sun and temp. about 25C
25 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes observation in sun and temp. about 25C
25 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes observation in sun and temp. about 25C
25 Jun 2018 Ringlet 12 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes observation in sun and temp. about 25C
25 Jun 2018 Small Skipper 15 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes observation in sun and temp. about 25C
25 Jun 2018 Small White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes observation in sun and temp. about 25C.
25 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes observation in sun and temp. about 25C.
25 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult The Merz Barn, Cylinders, Langdale Ambleside NY328051 VC69 Westmorland CELIA LARNER it's several years since I last saw any species of fritillary (...)
25 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult The Merz Barn, Cylinders, Langdale Ambleside NY328051 VC69 Westmorland CELIA LARNER
25 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Walton Moss Brampton NY514660 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
25 Jun 2018 Large Heath 3 Adult Walton Moss Brampton NY514660 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
25 Jun 2018 Small Heath 15 Adult Walton Moss Brampton NY514660 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
25 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Langdales between Pike of Blisco and Crinkle Crags Chapel Stile NY321052 VC69 Westmorland Nick Freeman Total no. seen 20 between NY 254 to 261 and 037-044. 5-10 (...)
25 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Sandscale Haws Dalton-in-Furness SD198754 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
25 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 40 Adult Sandscale Haws Dalton-in-Furness SD198754 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
25 Jun 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Sandscale Haws Dalton-in-Furness SD198754 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
25 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 100 Adult Hallow Bank, Kentmere Pike Kentmere NY462067 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Clouds, too many to count, on Marsh Thistle/rushes of hillside (...)
25 Jun 2018 Small Heath 100 Adult Kentmere Fells Kentmere NY438082 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Too many to count, at all elevations on all fells of Kentmere (...)
25 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 7 Adult Thunacar Knott, Langdale Pikes Langdale Pikes NY275085 VC70 Cumberland Adam Padel A few flying on this warm day. Poor photo of the most tatty (...)
25 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 50 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD4410087000 VC69 Westmorland Mr S Cowley BC member north east My first ever photos of this (...)
25 Jun 2018 Grayling 3 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD4410087000 VC69 Westmorland Mr S Cowley BC member north east My first ever photos of this (...)
25 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD4410087000 VC69 Westmorland Mr S Cowley BC member north east
25 Jun 2018 Large White 10 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD4410087000 VC69 Westmorland Mr S Cowley BC member north east
25 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 30 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD4410087000 VC69 Westmorland Mr S Cowley BC member north east
25 Jun 2018 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD4410087000 VC69 Westmorland Mr S Cowley BC member north east My first ever photos of this (...)
25 Jun 2018 Ringlet 20 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD4410087000 VC69 Westmorland Mr S Cowley BC member north east
25 Jun 2018 Small Heath 30 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD4410087000 VC69 Westmorland Mr S Cowley BC member north east My first ever photos of this (...)
25 Jun 2018 Small Skipper 30 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD4410087000 VC69 Westmorland Mr S Cowley BC member north east
25 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 10 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD4410087000 VC69 Westmorland Mr S Cowley North east BC member My first ever photos of this (...)
25 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD460836 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
25 Jun 2018 Large Heath 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD460836 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
25 Jun 2018 Large Heath 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD4623284558 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Seen while on work party at far northeastern corner of reserve.
25 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 8 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD460836 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
25 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD4623284558 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Seen while on work party at far northeastern corner of reserve.
25 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD460836 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
25 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD4623284558 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Seen while on work party at far northeastern corner of reserve.
25 Jun 2018 Small Skipper 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD460836 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
25 Jun 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD4623284558 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Seen while on work party at far northeastern corner of reserve.
25 Jun 2018 Common Blue 3 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY095510 VC70 Cumberland John Callion

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