Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
5 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 55 Adult Lambhowe Plantation Lambhowe SD415915 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
5 Jul 2016 High Brown Fritillary 8 Adult Lambhowe Plantation Lambhowe SD415915 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar One or two with wing damage. 5957.jpeg
5 Jul 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Lambhowe Plantation Lambhowe SD415915 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Surprisingly low count.
5 Jul 2016 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Brettargh Holt Sedgwick SD507862 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar One sighting on each of two separate elms - 8.50 and 9.15am.
5 Jul 2016 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Brettargh Holt Sedgwick SD508855 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Separate colony on elm overhanging road.
5 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2016 Ringlet 34 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2016 High Brown Fritillary 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2016 Grayling 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 16 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
5 Jul 2016 Ringlet 20 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY751081 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 50% sun 17oC
5 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY751081 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 50% sun 17oC
5 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY751081 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 50% sun 17oC
5 Jul 2016 Common Blue 4 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY751081 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 50% sun 17oC
5 Jul 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729077 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 50% sun 17oC
5 Jul 2016 Ringlet 32 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729077 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 50% sun 17oC
5 Jul 2016 Northern Brown Argus 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729077 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 50% sun 17oC
5 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729077 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 50% sun 17oC
5 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729077 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 50% sun 17oC
5 Jul 2016 Common Blue 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729077 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 50% sun 17oC
5 Jul 2016 Small Heath 2 Adult Loughrigg Rydal Water NY352057 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
5 Jul 2016 Ringlet 3 Adult Loughrigg Rydal Water NY352057 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
5 Jul 2016 Ringlet 3 Adult Loughrigg Rydal Water NY363059 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
5 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Loughrigg Rydal Water NY346051 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Took a fancy to trig point - kept flying around it.
5 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Loughrigg Rydal Water NY363059 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
5 Jul 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Loughrigg Rydal Water NY352057 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
25 Jul 2016 White-letter Hairstreak 3 Adult Brettargh Holt Hincaster SD5091685476 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 5.50pm and 6.15pm sightings in poor weather conditions.
25 Jul 2016 Small White 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Steve and Maggie East
25 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Steve and Maggie East
25 Jul 2016 Scotch Argus 12 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Steve and Maggie East
25 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Steve and Maggie East
25 Jul 2016 Large White 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Steve and Maggie East
25 Jul 2016 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Steve and Maggie East
25 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 16 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Steve and Maggie East
25 Jul 2016 Small White 5 Adult Ulpha meadow Ulpha SD458809 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On thistles
25 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 21 Adult Ulpha meadow Ulpha SD458809 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On thistles
25 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Ulpha meadow Ulpha SD458809 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On thistles
25 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 10 Adult Ulpha meadow Ulpha SD458809 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On thistles
25 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
25 Jul 2016 Scotch Argus 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
25 Jul 2016 Ringlet 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
25 Jul 2016 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
25 Jul 2016 Large White 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
25 Jul 2016 Gatekeeper 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
25 Jul 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dragley Beck near to Ulverston SD289776 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold

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