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Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
28 Jun 2019	Common Blue	4	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Silloth	NY082471	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Full sun.
28 Jun 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	10	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Silloth	NY082471	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Full sun. Minimum numbers, probably many more Patrolling (...)
28 Jun 2019	Meadow Brown	15	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Silloth	NY082471	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Full sun. Numerous
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	5	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Silloth	NY082471	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner
28 Jun 2019	Ringlet	15	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Silloth	NY082471	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Full sun. Numerous
28 Jun 2019	Small Heath	20	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Silloth	NY082471	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Full sun. Numerous
28 Jun 2019	Common Blue	1	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417907	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun
28 Jun 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	10	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417907	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun
28 Jun 2019	High Brown Fritillary	1	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417907	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun
28 Jun 2019	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417907	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun
28 Jun 2019	Meadow Brown	16	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417907	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	4	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417907	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun
28 Jun 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417907	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun
28 Jun 2019	Grayling	1	Adult	Holme Park Fell	Clawthorpe	SD542789	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun but VERY breezy
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Holme Park Fell	Clawthorpe	SD542789	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun but VERY breezy
28 Jun 2019	Small Heath	1	Adult	Holme Park Fell	Clawthorpe	SD542789	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun but VERY breezy
28 Jun 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	28	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD544786	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun but breeze
28 Jun 2019	Meadow Brown	7	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD544786	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun but breeze
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	5	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD544786	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun but breeze
28 Jun 2019	Ringlet	5	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD544786	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun but breeze
28 Jun 2019	Small Heath	1	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD544786	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun but breeze
28 Jun 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD544786	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% sun but breeze
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Dore head	Wasdale head	NY175096	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	Footpath from Dore head to Red Pike flanks at 804 metres. No Mt (...)
28 Jun 2019	Small Heath	28	Adult	Dore head	Wasdale head	NY175096	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	Footpath from Dore head to Red Pike flanks at 804 metres. No Mt (...)
28 Jun 2019	Small Heath	58	Adult	Overbeck	Wasdale head	NY168085	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	Footpath from Overbeck carpark up to Dore Head. No Mt Ringlet (...)
28 Jun 2019	Large Skipper	10	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD443830	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.00-15.20
28 Jun 2019	Meadow Brown	100	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD443830	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.00-15.20 Numerous
28 Jun 2019	Northern Brown Argus	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD443830	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.00-15.20
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD443830	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.00-15.20
28 Jun 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD443830	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.00-15.20
28 Jun 2019	Ringlet	9	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD443830	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.00-15.20 Probably many more
28 Jun 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD443830	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.00-15.20
28 Jun 2019	Large White	1	Adult	Crosscanonby Nature Reserve	Maryport	NY064397	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	8	Adult	Crosscanonby Nature Reserve	Maryport	NY064397	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jun 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Crosscanonby Nature Reserve	Maryport	NY064397	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jun 2019	Ringlet	4	Adult	Crosscanonby Nature Reserve	Maryport	NY064397	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jun 2019	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Crosscanonby Nature Reserve	Maryport	NY064397	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jun 2019	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Garden Area	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
28 Jun 2019	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Garden Area	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
28 Jun 2019	Small Heath	1	Adult	Garden Area	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
28 Jun 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	1	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD416907	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	23 deg C wind Beaufort 2, 40 minute walkabout, aggregated grid (...)
28 Jun 2019	Meadow Brown	6	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD416907	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	23 deg C wind Beaufort 2, 40 minute walkabout, aggregated grid (...)
28 Jun 2019	Ringlet	8	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD416907	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	23 deg C wind Beaufort 2, 40 minute walkabout, aggregated grid (...)
28 Jun 2019	Small Heath	1	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD416907	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	23 deg C wind Beaufort 2, 40 minute walkabout, aggregated grid (...)
28 Jun 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	22 deg C, full sun darted into open scrub
28 Jun 2019	Common Blue	2	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	35 minutes. Sunny and warm
28 Jun 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	1	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	35 minutes. Sunny and warm
28 Jun 2019	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	35 minutes. Sunny and warm
28 Jun 2019	Grayling	1	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	35 minutes. Sunny and warm
28 Jun 2019	Large Skipper	3	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	35 minutes. Sunny and warm
28 Jun 2019	Meadow Brown	13	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	35 minutes. Sunny and warm
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	35 minutes. Sunny and warm
28 Jun 2019	Ringlet	3	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	35 minutes. Sunny and warm
28 Jun 2019	Small Skipper	4	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD391767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	35 minutes. Sunny and warm
28 Jun 2019	Common Blue	5	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD432850	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	40	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD432850	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2019	Large Skipper	5	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD432850	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2019	Meadow Brown	40	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD432850	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2019	Northern Brown Argus	20	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD432850	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	20	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD432850	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD432850	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2019	Ringlet	10	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD432850	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2019	Small Heath	4	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD432850	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD432850	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2019	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD432850	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
28 Jun 2019	Large Skipper	17	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339543	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10.40-11.50am sunny and warm.
28 Jun 2019	Meadow Brown	18	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339543	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10.40-11.50am sunny and warm.
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	7	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339543	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10.40-11.50am sunny and warm.
28 Jun 2019	Ringlet	120	Adult	Orton Moss NR	Great Orton	NY339543	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10.40-11.50am sunny and warm. Stopped counting, clearly many (...)
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	5	Adult	Kingmoor Sidings NR	Carlisle	NY386578	VC70 Cumberland	Michael Williams
28 Jun 2019	Small Skipper	3	Adult	Kingmoor Sidings NR	Carlisle	NY386578	VC70 Cumberland	Michael Williams
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	6	Adult	Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve	Clawthorpe	SD538782	VC69 Westmorland	Mike Gregory
28 Jun 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve	Clawthorpe	SD538782	VC69 Westmorland	Mike Gregory
28 Jun 2019	Ringlet	8	Adult	Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve	Clawthorpe	SD538782	VC69 Westmorland	Mike Gregory
28 Jun 2019	Small Heath	4	Adult	Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve	Clawthorpe	SD538782	VC69 Westmorland	Mike Gregory
28 Jun 2019	Small Skipper	4	Adult	Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve	Clawthorpe	SD538782	VC69 Westmorland	Mike Gregory
28 Jun 2019	Brimstone	1	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	Female
28 Jun 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Beck Wythop	Thornthwaite	NY215284	VC70 Cumberland	Pete Barron	On Bass Lake shoreline at Beck Wythop
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Garden	Rosthwaite	NY257146	VC70 Cumberland	Pete Barron
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	5	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY456216	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Ritson
28 Jun 2019	Large Heath	15	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD4583	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key	Probably many more.
28 Jun 2019	Large Skipper	15	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD4583	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key	Probably many more.
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	4	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD4583	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
28 Jun 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD4583	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
28 Jun 2019	Common Blue	3	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Bowland Bridge	SD416908	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
28 Jun 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	9	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Bowland Bridge	SD417908	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
28 Jun 2019	High Brown Fritillary	1	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Bowland Bridge	SD417908	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
28 Jun 2019	Large Heath	13	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Bowland Bridge	SD417908	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
28 Jun 2019	Meadow Brown	30	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Bowland Bridge	SD417908	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	5	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Bowland Bridge	SD417908	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
28 Jun 2019	Ringlet	4	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Bowland Bridge	SD417908	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
28 Jun 2019	Small Heath	1	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Bowland Bridge	SD417908	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
28 Jun 2019	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Bowland Bridge	SD416908	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
28 Jun 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Bowland Bridge	SD417908	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
28 Jun 2019	Mountain Ringlet	384	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Hartsop Dodd	NY410118	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar	Widespread colony. Perfect weather. Probably an undercount.
28 Jun 2019	Painted Lady	4	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Hartsop Dodd	NY410118	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar	Mountain topping?
28 Jun 2019	Small Heath	500	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Hartsop Dodd	NY410118	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar	Uncountable accurately. Two floating alive on tarn. Saved!

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