Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 Jun 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult St Bees Head St Bees Head NX952136 VC70 Cumberland Chris Roughley
3 Jun 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Micklam brickworks site Lowca NX979218 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
3 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Micklam brickworks site Lowca NX979218 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
3 Jun 2018 Small Blue 6 Adult Micklam brickworks site Lowca NX979218 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
3 Jun 2018 Small Heath 8 Adult Micklam brickworks site Lowca NX979218 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
3 Jun 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Micklam brickworks site Lowca NX979218 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
3 Jun 2018 Wall Brown 2 Adult Micklam brickworks site Lowca NX979218 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
3 Jun 2018 Common Blue 30 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC..
3 Jun 2018 Dingy Skipper 6 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC..most faded.
3 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 4 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC
3 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 7 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC
3 Jun 2018 Small Blue 40 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC most still fresh....mating and egg laying. KV in scrapes (...)
3 Jun 2018 Small Heath 30 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC
3 Jun 2018 Small White 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC
3 Jun 2018 Common Blue 2 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010327 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Dull but warm
3 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010327 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Dull but warm
3 Jun 2018 Large White 8 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010327 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Dull but warm
3 Jun 2018 Small Heath 10 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010327 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Dull but warm
3 Jun 2018 Small White 6 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010327 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Dull but warm
3 Jun 2018 Wall Brown 3 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010327 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Dull but warm
3 Jun 2018 Common Blue 15 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY030361 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC
3 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY030361 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC
3 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 6 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY030361 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC....all just emerged
3 Jun 2018 Small Blue 30 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY030361 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC...most just emerged...some mating.
3 Jun 2018 Small Heath 25 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY030361 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC...most just emerged...some mating.
3 Jun 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY030361 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC..
13 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 11 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY1428402763 VC70 Cumberland Adam McVeigh
23 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 6 Adult Grey Knotts Honister NY210120 VC70 Cumberland Ian Watts Around 5pm. Sporadic, hazy sunshine.
13 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Seatoller Fell Seatoller NY233132 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson overcast cool wind. Grid ref amended by M Tordoff 15Jun16 after (...)
3 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 4 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbride NY275572 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC bright rather than sunny
3 Jun 2018 Large Skipper 3 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbride NY275572 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC bright rather than sunny
3 Jun 2018 Marsh Fritillary 100 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbride NY275572 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC Just past peak.....many mating and egg laying.
3 Jun 2018 Small Heath 30 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbride NY275572 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC
3 Jun 2018 Wall Brown 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbride NY275572 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC
23 Jun 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
23 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
23 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 6 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
23 Jun 2018 Small Heath 3 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
23 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 20 Adult High Raise Haweswater Reservoir NY446132 VC69 Westmorland Steve Matthewman Surprised to see 20 on an overcast day with cool north west (...)
3 Jun 2018 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Finsthwaite Heights Finsthwaite SD359882 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
3 Jun 2018 Green-veined White 6 Adult Finsthwaite Heights Finsthwaite SD359882 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
3 Jun 2018 Small Heath 20 Adult Finsthwaite Heights Finsthwaite SD359882 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
3 Jun 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Finsthwaite Heights Finsthwaite SD359882 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
3 Jun 2018 Small Heath 25 Adult Rusland Rusland SD362889 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
13 Jun 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418908 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick cool, cloudy and breezy....only chimney sweeper moths on the (...)
13 Jun 2018 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418908 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick cool, cloudy and breezy....only chimney sweeper moths on the (...)
13 Jun 2018 Small Heath 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418908 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick cool, cloudy and breezy....only chimney sweeper moths on the (...)
13 Jun 2018 Large Heath 20 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429830 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick in 20 minutes on the central part of the Moss. Cloudy and (...)
23 Jun 2018 Large Heath 10 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 11am. Overcast.
13 Jun 2018 Large Heath 5 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 14oC, total cloud cover. Most perched or disturbed as I walked (...) 14043.jpeg
13 Jun 2018 Common Blue 2 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD4891 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Males
13 Jun 2018 Small Heath 10 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD4891 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell At last 10

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