Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 Jul 2019 Grayling 32 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% dull.
23 Jul 2019 Gatekeeper 12 Adult Fell End Beetham SD497776 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun.
23 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317885 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mid 20's C.
23 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Coastal path-Kells Whitehaven NX964168 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 12 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hot, Temp 26 degrees
13 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 12 Adult Faulds Brow, Caldbeck. Wigton NY304406 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Bright, windy. 1/2 hr walk.
13 Jul 2019 Ringlet 12 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Levens SD487876 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
3 Jul 2019 Ringlet 12 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Witherslack SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 11.30-12.30 20703.jpeg
23 Jul 2019 Large White 2 Adult Fell End Beetham SD497776 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun.
23 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Fell End Beetham SD497776 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun.
23 Jul 2019 Common Blue 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC Sun
23 Jul 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC sun
23 Jul 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC Sun
23 Jul 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun.
23 Jul 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317885 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mid 20's C.
23 Jul 2019 Comma 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. T 25C 35 minutes observation in mid afternoon.
23 Jul 2019 Large White 2 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 75 minutes observation in mid afternoon. temp 26
23 Jul 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 75 minutes observation in mid afternoon. temp 26
23 Jul 2019 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Winster Winster SD416947 VC69 Westmorland Martin Partridge On buddleia in garden of property 21767.jpeg
23 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm.
23 Jul 2019 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm.
23 Jul 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 26 deg full sun. No wind 6pm - 8pm. I carpark wood
23 Jul 2019 Green-veined White 2 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hot, Temp 26 degrees
23 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
23 Jul 2019 Small Heath 2 Adult Gray Crag Hartsop NY431114 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
23 Jul 2019 Comma 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 21874.jpeg
23 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2019 Small White 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% dull.
13 Jul 2019 Common Blue 2 Adult Walk in St John's in the Vale St John's in the Vale NY318201 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon Sunny
13 Jul 2019 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult River Kent Kendal SD5190 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key Highest count at any point.
13 Jul 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter and several other large fritillaries one of which was probably a (...)
3 Jul 2019 Small Blue 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Breezy in places.
3 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Breezy in places.
3 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD460821 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 09.30 - 11.00
3 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
3 Jul 2019 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Sedgwick Sedgwick SD508864 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Top of Elm next to fishermans gate
3 Jul 2019 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Witherslack SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 11.30-12.30
3 Jul 2019 Small Heath 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Witherslack SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 11.30-12.30
3 Jul 2019 Ringlet 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD506932 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey One very small; while it was flying I thought it might have been (...)
3 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD506932 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Very fresh. Full sun, light airs.
3 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult High House, Borrowdale Tebay NY537047 VC69 Westmorland Martin
3 Jul 2019 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Wellhead Sedgwick SD507862 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and warm. 10 am. Two viewed at eye level from the bridge (...)
3 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307537 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. 20degC sunny, light breeze.
3 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult RSPB Hodbarrow Millom SD1778 VC70 Cumberland Philip Key
3 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Wetheral Mill Wetheral NY468547 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
3 Jul 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Wetheral Mill Wetheral NY468547 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones

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