Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell On buddlei
31 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell On buddleia
31 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 107 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX945135 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson Many of these on knapweed
31 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 5 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX945135 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
31 Jul 2019 Wall Brown 7 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX945135 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
31 Jul 2019 Large White 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying around garden at 6pm
31 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Buddleja bush at 6pm this evening
31 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Buddleja bush at 6pm this evening
31 Jul 2019 Comma 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
31 Jul 2019 Common Blue 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
31 Jul 2019 Gatekeeper 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
31 Jul 2019 Green-veined White 6 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
31 Jul 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
31 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
31 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
31 Jul 2019 Peacock 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
31 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
31 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
31 Jul 2019 Small White 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
31 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
31 Jul 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
31 Jul 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
31 Jul 2019 Large White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 20 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All seen during a short dry spell after very heavy rain.
31 Jul 2019 Peacock 6 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 9 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2019 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2019 Large White 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
31 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien

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