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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Belle Isle Terrace Grange over Sands SD408780 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
26 Jun 2019 Common Blue 2 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 19C
26 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 7 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 19C
26 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 19C
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 19C
26 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 19C
26 Jun 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 19C
26 Jun 2019 Small Heath 2 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 19C
26 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Latterbarrow Santon Bridge Santon Bridge NY120026 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19c. 80% sun.
26 Jun 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Latterbarrow Santon Bridge Santon Bridge NY123029 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Very tatty.
26 Jun 2019 Ringlet 2 Adult Latterbarrow Santon Bridge Santon Bridge NY123029 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Forest path. 100% sun.
26 Jun 2019 Small Heath 2 Adult Latterbarrow Santon Bridge Santon Bridge NY123029 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19c. 80% sun.
26 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Latterbarrow Santon Bridge Santon Bridge NY123029 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Forest path. 100% sun.
26 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Latterbarrow Santon Bridge Santon Bridge NY120026 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19c. 80% sun.
26 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Latterbarrow Santon Bridge Santon Bridge NY120026 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19c. 80% sun.
26 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 3 Adult Santon Bridge foot path Santon Bridge NY120023 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19c. 80% sun.
26 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Santon Bridge foot path Santon Bridge NY119020 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19c. 80% sun.
26 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Santon Bridge foot path Santon Bridge NY120023 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19c. 80% sun.
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Santon Bridge foot path Santon Bridge NY119020 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19c. 80% sun.
26 Jun 2019 Small Heath 1 Adult Santon Bridge foot path Santon Bridge NY119020 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19c. 80% sun.
26 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Santon Bridge foot path Santon Bridge NY120023 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19c. 80% sun.
26 Jun 2019 Ringlet 2 Adult Santon Bridge verge Santon Bridge NY113014 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace
26 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD488880 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Flighty
26 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 4 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD488880 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 20059.jpeg
26 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 30 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD488880 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Probably many more
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD488880 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 20060.jpeg
26 Jun 2019 Ringlet 13 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD488880 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Probably many more 20055.jpeg
26 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD488880 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
26 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 10 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY256174 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
26 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 3 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY256174 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
26 Jun 2019 Ringlet 5 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY256174 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
26 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Manesty Manesty NY252183 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett Probably more - very numerous.
26 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Troutdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
26 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 4 Adult Troutdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Troutdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
26 Jun 2019 Ringlet 2 Adult Troutdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Mockerkin Mockerkin NY091232 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Seemed to be passing north
26 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 2 Adult near Ullock Ullock NY080238 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Seemed to be passing north
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult near Ullock Ullock NY080238 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Seemed to be passing north
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult North Lodge Allonby NY080438 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Seemed to be passing north
26 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 6 Adult Garden Uldale NY390298 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
26 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 14 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD330826 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick seen over 45 minutes, 21 deg C, in dappled sun
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Between A7 and cricket ground Carlisle NY399566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller All nectaring on blackberry, thistle, or yarrow.
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 13 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Most nectaring on blue mint flowers. None looked really fresh, (...)
26 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both nectaring on blue mint flowers. Both looked quite (...)
26 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller A male. My first of 2019 in Carlisle.
26 Jun 2019 Large White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Full sun, easterly breeze. About 1 in 5 of more than 30 PL seen (...)
26 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2019 Ringlet 13 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2019 Small Skipper 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both males.
26 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Fresh.
26 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 9 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Including 2 passing through non-stop from SE direction. Most (...)
26 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 25 Adult Grey Knotts/Fleetwith Honistor Pass NY215132 VC70 Cumberland Melissa Minter
26 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 116 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY4111 VC69 Westmorland Michael Colquhoun During a two hour circular walk around the summit. Almost (...)
26 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 5 Adult Bowness Common Wigton NY222597 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Bowness Common Wigton NY226599 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
26 Jun 2019 Ringlet 1 Adult Bowness Common Wigton NY218597 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
26 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Dale Head Fell Honister NY223152 VC70 Cumberland Paul Stark Around 150-200m off top along public footpath
26 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 8 Adult Dale Head Fell Honistor Pass NY224147 VC70 Cumberland Paul Stark Around 650-670m altitude
26 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 2 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY549641 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 18 oC. 100%sun
26 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 3 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY549641 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 18 oC. 100%sun
26 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY549641 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 18 oC. 100%sun
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 11 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY549641 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 18 oC. 100%sun
26 Jun 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY549641 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 18 oC. 100%sun
26 Jun 2019 Ringlet 1 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY549641 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 18 oC. 100%sun. 'Ringless' form
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY461549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones Full sun nectaring
26 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral Woods Wetheral NY467549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
26 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 3 Adult Penny Bridge School meadow Penny Bridge SD311826 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Penny Bridge School meadow Penny Bridge SD311826 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 12 Adult Penny Bridge School meadow Penny Bridge SD311826 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jun 2019 Small Copper 2 Adult Penny Bridge School meadow Penny Bridge SD311826 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jun 2019 Small Heath 5 Adult Penny Bridge School meadow Penny Bridge SD311826 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Penny Bridge School meadow Penny Bridge SD311826 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
26 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 14 Adult Holme Fell area Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 10 unidentified DG/HB 20120.jpeg
26 Jun 2019 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Holme Fell area Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
26 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Holme Fell area Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult Holme Fell area Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
26 Jun 2019 Ringlet 9 Adult Holme Fell area Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
26 Jun 2019 Small Heath 11 Adult Holme Fell area Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
26 Jun 2019 Peacock 14 Adult Home garden Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien On Buddleia and Agastache.
26 Jun 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Home garden, Stanwix Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien 1St in the garden this year!
26 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Knowe Wood, Stanwix Carlisle NY402575 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien

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