Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Mar 2020 Brimstone 3 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433834 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC full sun
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433834 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC full sun
25 Mar 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD432874 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC full sun
25 Mar 2020 Comma 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD432874 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC full sun
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 8 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD432874 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC full sun
25 Mar 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Queen's Road Kendal SD511931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC full sun
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Queen's Road Kendal SD511931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC full sun
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 3 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC full sun
25 Mar 2020 Brimstone 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
25 Mar 2020 Comma 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
25 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
25 Mar 2020 Brimstone 3 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
25 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson Too many to count precisely, focusing on usual young nettle (...)
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD405795 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick The same one in the same place on 22 March? Very warm in sun, (...)
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Garlands Carlisle NY434534 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins On celandines
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 3 Adult Mockerkin Mockerkin NY090233 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
25 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Mockerkin Mockerkin NY090233 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
25 Mar 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male flying through garden
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD452784 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In old walled garedn
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside Heathwaite SD446782 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying along the water's edge on the shore
25 Mar 2020 Comma 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 15 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
25 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
25 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
25 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams Rescued from sunlounge!
25 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult R. Caldew Dalston NY371505 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY365520 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Whitrigglees Wigton NY246566 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 3 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm and sunny
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 2 Adult garden on Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
25 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult garden on Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
25 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD458790 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows At least three, suspect four.
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Midday. Sunny
25 Mar 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Ca191yf Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman On celandines
5 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Settled briefly on house wall. Sunny but cool.
5 Mar 2020 Comma 2 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Briefly flying around garden. Sunny.

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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