Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
4 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 180 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Astounding numbers in Beaufort force 5 wind. Excellent (...) 8588.jpeg
4 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 180 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Correction: 3rd May 2017!
4 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 159 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny. Very windy. 8615.jpeg
14 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 151 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 23 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD428832 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Moss/ woodland edge and understory best habitat. 8622.jpeg
4 May 2017 Orange-tip 19 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 12 Males, 7 females.
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 16 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 10 males, 6 females.
4 May 2017 Orange-tip 11 Adult Bowness gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 17 degrees, relatively sheltered from strong easterly inside (...)
24 May 2017 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 6 Adult Howe Ridding Orchard Witherslack SD434875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC but no sun..PBF freshly emerged
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 6 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 6 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 6 Adult Aldingham Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2 mating pairs. 50% sun. Westerly breeze. 90 mins observation.
4 May 2017 Orange-tip 6 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
4 May 2017 Green-veined White 6 Adult Bowness gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 17 degrees, relatively sheltered from strong easterly inside (...)
4 May 2017 Green-veined White 6 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 May 2017 Small Heath 5 Adult Bishop's Allotment Grange-over-Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 5 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 May 2017 Peacock 5 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 May 2017 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 May 2017 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD4842277421 VC60 West Lancashire Tom Dunbar Beaufort Scale 5 wind
24 May 2017 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD437863 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC but no sun
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 4 Adult Colton Colton SD317860 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Wall Brown 4 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
4 May 2017 Orange-tip 4 Adult Netherhall Maryport NY047372 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
24 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny. All females. A House Sparrow was trying to catch one of (...)
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult Lone Riggs Oxen Park SD321882 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Low Hay Bridge Bouth SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Aldingham Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50% sun. Westerly breeze. 90 mins observation. 2 males.
14 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Active on the sunny banks just north of the pedestrian (...) 8969.jpeg
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386598 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny and windy.
14 May 2017 Peacock 3 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 May 2017 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
4 May 2017 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Bowness gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 17 degrees, relatively sheltered from strong easterly inside (...)
4 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
4 May 2017 Peacock 3 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
24 May 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult 43 Grace Lane Carlisle NY38325299 VC70 Cumberland David Hetherington I see lots of Speckled Wood at work at Whinfell Center Parcs (...)
24 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult High Farm Grange-over-Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
24 May 2017 Small White 2 Adult High Farm Grange-over-Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
24 May 2017 Large White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 May 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult Marsh head of W'mere Ambleside NY373033 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
14 May 2017 Large White 2 Adult Aldingham Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50% sun. Westerly breeze. 90 mins observation.
14 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD459836 VC69 Westmorland Janice Sutton 12333.jpeg
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386598 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385580 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Large White 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 male, 1 female.
4 May 2017 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both males
4 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult banks of Eden SE of Eden Bridge (A6) Carlisle NY404569 VC70 Cumberland Richard Weddle males
4 May 2017 Large White 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 male, 1 female.
4 May 2017 Holly Blue 2 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD428832 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 8623.jpeg
4 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD428832 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
4 May 2017 Peacock 2 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD428832 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
24 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Howe Ridding Orchard Witherslack SD434875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC but no sun
24 May 2017 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Howe Ridding Orchard Witherslack SD434875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC but no sun
24 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD437863 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC but no sun
24 May 2017 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Bishop's Allotment Grange-over-Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
24 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult High Farm Grange-over-Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
24 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult High Farm Grange-over-Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
24 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Marg and Mark Eastlick
24 May 2017 Small White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
24 May 2017 Holly Blue 1 Adult University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd. Carlisle NY404571 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller A female, egg-laying on a holly tree, 2.50pm.
24 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Marsh head of W'mere Ambleside NY373033 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
14 May 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Lone Riggs Oxen Park SD321880 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Moss Wood Bouth SD325863 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Moss Wood Bouth SD325863 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Aldingham Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On bird's foot trefoil. 50% sun. Westerly breeze. 90 mins (...)
14 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Aldingham Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50% sun. Westerly breeze. 90 mins observation.
14 May 2017 Small Copper 1 Adult Aldingham Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50% sun. Westerly breeze. 90 mins observation. On very low (...)
14 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433846 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
14 May 2017 Large White 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386598 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386598 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Active in a small sunny clearing in the middle of this mostly (...) 8965.jpeg
14 May 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Same location as the Dingy Skippers.
14 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller In the central open scrubby area, sometimes interacting with the (...) 8971.jpeg
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385580 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Rather tatty. 8972.jpeg
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Kingmoor South NR Carlisle NY387581 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Kingmoor South NR Carlisle NY387581 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female
14 May 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Milnthorpe Milnthorpe SD494816 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
14 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Old embankment Arnside SD463788 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
14 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Old railway Sandside SD476805 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
14 May 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Railway Arnside SD464782 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
14 May 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Slack Head Windermere Road Beetham SD482796 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
4 May 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
4 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
4 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
4 May 2017 Large White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
4 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
4 May 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Visited our glassed-in porch. First Speckled Wood I have seen (...)
4 May 2017 Small Copper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Nectaring on dandelion. 8613.jpeg
4 May 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male 8614.jpeg
4 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
4 May 2017 Large White 1 Adult Bowness gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 17 degrees, relatively sheltered from strong easterly inside (...)
4 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Bowness gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 17 degrees, relatively sheltered from strong easterly inside (...)
4 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult banks of Eden SE of Eden Bridge (A6) Carlisle NY401565 VC70 Cumberland Richard Weddle only one positively identified among several of the smaller (...)
4 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult banks of Eden SE of Eden Bridge (A6) Carlisle NY402566 VC70 Cumberland Richard Weddle basking on path
4 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult banks of Eden SE of Eden Bridge (A6) Carlisle NY401565 VC70 Cumberland Richard Weddle
4 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult banks of Eden SE of Eden Bridge (A6) Carlisle NY404569 VC70 Cumberland Richard Weddle
4 May 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult banks of Eden SE of Eden Bridge (A6) Carlisle NY401565 VC70 Cumberland Richard Weddle
4 May 2017 Comma 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
4 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
4 May 2017 Small White 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Widespread cotton grass. Large Heath?
4 May 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
4 May 2017 Comma 1 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD4842277421 VC60 West Lancashire Tom Dunbar 5pm
4 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD4842277421 VC60 West Lancashire Tom Dunbar Late 30 mins visit.
4 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD4842277421 VC60 West Lancashire Tom Dunbar Late 30 mins visit.
4 May 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD428832 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Fresh specimen?
4 May 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Blease Road Threlkeld NY312256 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle
4 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Blencathra Centre Threlkeld NY302255 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle

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