Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Orange-tip

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
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 (...)
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 6 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
4 May 2017 Orange-tip 6 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 5 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 4 Adult Colton Colton SD317860 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
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 Orange-tip 3 Adult Low Hay Bridge Bouth SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Aldingham Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50% sun. Westerly breeze. 90 mins observation. 2 males.
4 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
24 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult High Farm Grange-over-Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386598 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 male, 1 female.
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 Orange-tip 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 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Marg and Mark Eastlick
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Moss Wood Bouth SD325863 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385580 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Milnthorpe Milnthorpe SD494816 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
4 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male

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