Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD462861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC, bright with 50% sun.
23 Aug 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD462861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC, bright with 50% sun.
23 Aug 2015 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD462861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC, bright with 50% sun.
23 Aug 2015 Common Blue 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC, bright with 50% sun and sheltered from strong breeze.
23 Aug 2015 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC, bright with 50% sun and sheltered from strong breeze. (...)
23 Aug 2015 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC, bright with 50% sun.
23 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Urswick Tarn Urswick SD272742 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny
23 Aug 2015 Scotch Argus 12 Adult A685 roadside Newbiggin-on-Lune NY712049 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Visited site given by AC. Included mated pair. Thanks Andrew. 3586.jpeg
23 Aug 2015 Painted Lady 2 Adult Brownber Newbiggin-on-Lune NY708057 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar on former railway track bed 3588.jpeg
23 Aug 2015 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Brundholme Woods Keswick NY287243 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle Seen from old railway bridge
13 Aug 2015 Ringlet 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
13 Aug 2015 Small White 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
13 Aug 2015 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien Both males 3397.jpeg
13 Aug 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Kirkstile Inn Loweswater NY140209 VC70 Cumberland John Callion On buddlea
13 Aug 2015 Small Heath 12 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY387295 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle 5pm. Warm but not much sun.
3 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Dave Viles
3 Aug 2015 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Dave Viles
3 Aug 2015 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY468546 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 5.00pm Sunny but windy. Poor photo attached - butterfly top (...) 3166.jpeg
3 Aug 2015 Green-veined White 2 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD335882 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Windy, overcast but sheltered.
3 Aug 2015 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433854 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick

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