Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 May 2016 Common Blue 1 Adult Barrowmouth Whitehaven NX960158 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
25 May 2016 Small Heath 3 Adult Barrowmouth Whitehaven NX960158 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
15 May 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wreay Carlisle NY422483 VC70 Cumberland C
15 May 2016 Common Blue 1 Adult Clints Quarry Egremont NY008122 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
15 May 2016 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Clints Quarry Egremont NY008122 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
15 May 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult Clints Quarry Egremont NY008122 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
15 May 2016 Common Blue 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
15 May 2016 Dingy Skipper 13 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
15 May 2016 Small Blue 4 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
15 May 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
15 May 2016 Wall Brown 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
15 May 2016 Small Copper 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
15 May 2016 Orange-tip 15 Adult Raven Beck Kirkoswald NY558414 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan At least this number seen along the riverbanks
15 May 2016 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
15 May 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
15 May 2016 Orange-tip 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 2 male 2 female
15 May 2016 Peacock 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick flying and basking on warm rock
15 May 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
5 May 2016 Brimstone 1 Adult Ulverston Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Flew over garden whilst I was working
5 May 2016 Large White 2 Adult Ulverston Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Flew over garden whilst I was working
5 May 2016 Orange-tip 6 Adult Crosthwaite Kendal SD445912 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC sunny. Along the hedgerows
5 May 2016 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Graythwaite Finsthwaite SD359896 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on private land by permission
5 May 2016 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Graythwaite Finsthwaite SD365908 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on private land by permission
5 May 2016 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Graythwaite Finsthwaite SD360895 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on private land by permission
5 May 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Graythwaite Finsthwaite SD362903 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on private land by permission
5 May 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Graythwaite Finsthwaite SD365907 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on private land by permission
5 May 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Graythwaite Finsthwaite SD362903 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick possibly courting on private land by permission
5 May 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Lindale Road Lindale SD420805 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male
5 May 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
5 May 2016 Large White 1 Adult Captain French Lane Kendal SD512922 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun but strong wind.Only stopped briefly.
5 May 2016 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in and around the quarry. T16 Sunny
5 May 2016 Large White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in and around the quarry. T16 Sunny
5 May 2016 Orange-tip 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in and around the quarry. T16 Sunny all males
5 May 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in and around the quarry. T16 Sunny
5 May 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in and around the quarry. T16 Sunny
5 May 2016 Small White 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in and around the quarry. T16 Sunny
5 May 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in and around the quarry. T16 Sunny

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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