Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Mar 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult B&Q Kendal SD522906 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
25 Mar 2017 Comma 1 Adult B&Q, Kendal Kendal SD522906 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
25 Mar 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16 degrees, very sunny, also saw 2 falcons, a buzzard and a Roe (...)
25 Mar 2017 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443816 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick just emerged....possibly 1st in UK at this very early site.
25 Mar 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Hampsfell Grange-over-Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
25 Mar 2017 Comma 1 Adult Askam shore Askam SD209778 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100 min timed walk along rough ground north of pier. On Gorse (...)
25 Mar 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 18 Adult Askam shore Askam SD209778 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100 min timed walk along rough ground north of pier.
25 Mar 2017 Small White 1 Adult Askam shore Askam SD209778 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100 min timed walk along rough ground north of pier.
25 Mar 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on white Erica, Anemone blanda and Primula (...)
25 Mar 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Maryport NY052359 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
25 Mar 2017 Comma 1 Adult Next to petrol station Maryport NY036362 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
25 Mar 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Myers Allotment Silverdale SD473750 VC60 West Lancashire Mike Gregory Bright sunshine.
25 Mar 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Myers Allotment Silverdale SD473750 VC60 West Lancashire Mike Gregory Bright sunshine. Didn't settle long
25 Mar 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Myers Allotment Silverdale SD473750 VC60 West Lancashire Mike Gregory Bright sunshine.
25 Mar 2017 Brimstone 2 Adult Nichols Moss Grange-over-Sands SD430831 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory bright sunny day, seen along the track to Nichols moss
25 Mar 2017 Comma 1 Adult Nichols Moss Grange-over-Sands SD430831 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory bright sunny day, seen along the track to Nichols moss
25 Mar 2017 Peacock 6 Adult Nichols Moss Grange-over-Sands SD430831 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory bright sunny day, seen along the track to Nichols moss
25 Mar 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Nichols Moss Grange-over-Sands SD430831 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory bright sunny day, seen along the track to Nichols moss
25 Mar 2017 Comma 1 Adult Ambleside garden Ambleside NY379039 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny and warm

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    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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