Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 Jul 2016 Common Blue 1 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979221 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
27 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979221 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
27 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979221 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason 6429.jpeg
27 Jul 2016 Small Blue 2 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979221 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
27 Jul 2016 Small Copper 2 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979221 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason 6432.jpeg
27 Jul 2016 Brimstone 1 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun near bird hide
27 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 80 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun most in field near bird hide
27 Jul 2016 Large White 2 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun most in field near bird hide
27 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun most in field near bird hide
27 Jul 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 4 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Ringlet 14 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Silver-washed Fritillary 11 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun Most very fresh.
27 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 14 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun Most very fresh.
27 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 10 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Large White 4 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 17 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Purple Hairstreak 4 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Ringlet 14 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Silver-washed Fritillary 7 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 19 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 9 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun
27 Jul 2016 Common Blue 5 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD489897 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun
27 Jul 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD489897 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun
27 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD489897 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun
27 Jul 2016 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD489897 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun
27 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD489897 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun
27 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Casterton Kirkby Lonsdale SD625781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
27 Jul 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Casterton Kirkby Lonsdale SD625781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
27 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Casterton Kirkby Lonsdale SD625781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
27 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Casterton Kirkby Lonsdale SD624781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick nectaring on thistles
27 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Casterton Kirkby Lonsdale SD625781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick nectaring on thistles
27 Jul 2016 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 1pm-2.30pm
27 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 29 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 1pm-2.30pm
27 Jul 2016 Grayling 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 1pm-2.30pm
27 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 1pm-2.30pm
27 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 23 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 1pm-2.30pm
27 Jul 2016 Small Blue 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 1pm-2.30pm
27 Jul 2016 Small Copper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 1pm-2.30pm
27 Jul 2016 Small White 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 1pm-2.30pm
27 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 1pm-2.30pm
27 Jul 2016 Holly Blue 1 Adult Risedale Hill Grange over Sands SD397768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick In the garden
27 Jul 2016 Purple Hairstreak 10 Adult Undermillbeck Common Winster SD425947 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Oak copse by the Green lane. Five in one tree and others in (...)
27 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
27 Jul 2016 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mating pair on ivy. Second generation. 6359.jpeg
27 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 6360.jpeg
27 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
27 Jul 2016 Purple Hairstreak 5 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy In the lower branches of a single oak tree near the gate to (...)
27 Jul 2016 Scotch Argus 25 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY723063 VC69 Westmorland Peter Boardman all just out in perfect condition
27 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 4 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 2.00 p.m. Sunny. 19oC
27 Jul 2016 Large Skipper 2 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Jul 2016 Large White 2 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 19 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Jul 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Jul 2016 Ringlet 1 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Jul 2016 Silver-washed Fritillary 4 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All males.
27 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 7 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Jul 2016 Speckled Wood 16 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Jul 2016 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Brettargh Holt Hincaster SD507863 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar On usual location with Dave Wrigley.
27 Jul 2016 White-letter Hairstreak 4 Adult Hincaster Roadside Elm Hincaster SD508855 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar On 2 separate elms, 2 on each. One new location.

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