Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult High Dam back of Finsthwaite SD367878 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
23 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult High Dam back of Finsthwaite SD367878 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
23 Jul 2015 Green-veined White 2 Adult Harriston Aspatria NY143417 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 27 Adult Harriston Aspatria NY143417 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Harriston Aspatria NY143417 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Jul 2015 Ringlet 23 Adult Harriston Aspatria NY143417 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Jul 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 21 Adult Harriston Aspatria NY143417 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Spanking brand new!
23 Jul 2015 Comma 2 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Yealand Storrs SD495761 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2015 Gatekeeper 17 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Yealand Storrs SD495761 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 31 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Yealand Storrs SD495761 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 3 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Yealand Storrs SD495761 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2015 Ringlet 12 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Yealand Storrs SD495761 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell 1 caught by a large Dragonfly whilst flying over Bracken. (...)
23 Jul 2015 Small Skipper 3 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Yealand Storrs SD495761 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Yealand Storrs SD495761 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell Very worn. No White Letter Hairstreak seen. Thanks to David (...)
23 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ratherheath Kendal SD483959 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
13 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY081432 VC70 Cumberland John Callion In early evening sunshine
3 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Rose Castle (nearby) Raughton Head NY368453 VC70 Cumberland C
3 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Allonby garden Allonby NY081430 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
3 Jul 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Weatheral Station Great Dun Fell NY710321 VC69 Westmorland John Callion In fenced off area, ie non grazed
3 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Weatheral Station Great Dun Fell NY710321 VC69 Westmorland John Callion
3 Jul 2015 Small White 2 Adult Weatheral Station Great Dun Fell NY710321 VC69 Westmorland John Callion In fenced off area, ie non grazed
3 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 3 Adult High Raise Penrith NY4451412786 VC69 Westmorland M C Dixon Additional record created by MT on 03/11/15
3 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 24 Adult Kidsty Pike Penrith NY4531312687 VC69 Westmorland M C Dixon 2 on rampsgill head 3 on high raise 24 on kidsty pike Separate (...)
3 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Rampsgill Head Penrith NY4409112757 VC69 Westmorland M C Dixon Additional record created by MT on 03/11/15
3 Jul 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Whitehaven garden Whitehaven NX987159 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills In flight at 7.45am
3 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Whitehaven garden Whitehaven NX987159 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills afternoon sighting , as was the speckled wood!
3 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Whitehaven garden Whitehaven NX987159 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills In flight at 7.45am
3 Jul 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451769 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm.
3 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 7 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451769 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm.
3 Jul 2015 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451769 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very faded specimen
3 Jul 2015 Large Skipper 3 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451769 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm.
3 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 30 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451769 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm.
3 Jul 2015 Northern Brown Argus 8 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451769 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm.
3 Jul 2015 Ringlet 10 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451769 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm.
3 Jul 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451769 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm.
3 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451769 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm.
3 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 10 Adult The Helm Oxenholme SD529891 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
3 Jul 2015 Ringlet 10 Adult The Helm Oxenholme SD529897 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
3 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Greystoke Forest Lamonby NY381342 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
3 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Greystoke Forest Lamonby NY381342 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
3 Jul 2015 Ringlet 23 Adult Greystoke Forest Lamonby NY381342 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
3 Jul 2015 Small Heath 4 Adult Greystoke Forest Lamonby NY381342 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
3 Jul 2015 Small Skipper 7 Adult Greystoke Forest Lamonby NY381342 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
3 Jul 2015 Ringlet 2 Adult Blease Road Threlkeld NY255306 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle
3 Jul 2015 Ringlet 1 Adult Old Keswick-Penrith Railway Threlkeld NY298247 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle First I've seen this year

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