Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 May 2017 Duke of Burgundy 4 Adult Whitbarrow Whitbarrow SD435860 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cockroft Four today with 1 pearl bordered Frittilary,just up from The (...)
26 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Whitbarrow Whitbarrow SD435860 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cockroft Four today with 1 pearl bordered Frittilary,just up from The (...)
26 May 2017 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Whitbarrow Whitbarrow SD435860 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cockroft Four today with 1 pearl bordered Frittilary,just up from The (...)
26 May 2017 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Whitbarrow Whitbarrow SD435860 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cockroft Four today with 1 pearl bordered Frittilary,just up from The (...)
26 May 2017 Green-veined White 15 Adult High Cup Nick Dufton NY746262 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell All in marshy area at top of HCN
26 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Arnside station Arnside SD460788 VC69 Westmorland Copland Smith
26 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson Janet Denison
26 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson Janet Denison
26 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson Janet Denison
26 May 2017 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson Janet Denison
26 May 2017 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson Janet Denison
26 May 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson Janet Denison
26 May 2017 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Witherslack Woods middle ride Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson Janet Denison
26 May 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Disused Railway line Workington NX98932837 VC70 Cumberland Graeme Baker
26 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Disused Railway line Workington NX98932837 VC70 Cumberland Graeme Baker
26 May 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Disused Railway line Workington NX98932837 VC70 Cumberland Graeme Baker Very worn
26 May 2017 Small Blue 9 Adult Disused Railway line Workington NX98932837 VC70 Cumberland Graeme Baker
26 May 2017 Small Heath 4 Adult Disused Railway line Workington NX98932837 VC70 Cumberland Graeme Baker
26 May 2017 Common Blue 31 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2.5 hours. Full sun.
26 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2.5 hours. Full sun.
26 May 2017 Large White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2.5 hours. Full sun.
26 May 2017 Small Blue 18 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2.5 hours. Full sun.
26 May 2017 Small Heath 16 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2.5 hours. Full sun.
26 May 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2.5 hours. Full sun.
26 May 2017 Wall Brown 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2.5 hours. Full sun.
26 May 2017 Holly Blue 1 Adult Brantwood Garden Coniston SD312958 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, upper 20s deg.C, light southerly breeze.
26 May 2017 Peacock 2 Adult Brantwood Garden Coniston SD312958 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, upper 20s deg.C, light southerly breeze.
26 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Coniston Water Coniston SD308960 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Flying alongside launch.
26 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Ferry Landing Coniston SD307970 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Hot sunshine.
26 May 2017 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller One still flying at 8:15pm. My last first-generation Holly Blue (...)

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