Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Orange-tip

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 May 2017 Orange-tip 15 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
25 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3053 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. All females.
25 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3154 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NE part of reserve. 2m 1f.
25 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY386294 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle Also 4 further unidentified white butterflies seen
25 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD542787 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun
25 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Hutton SD548777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun light breeze.
25 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3153 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SE part of reserve. 1m 1f.
25 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
25 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 1 male, 1 female.
5 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace One hour observation. M & F.
5 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Newton Arlosh Newton Arlosh NY197552 VC70 Cumberland John Callion males
25 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434870 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC but no sun
25 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Meathop quarry Meathop SD434790 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
25 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve.
5 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Weather Garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones Male
5 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Weatheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones Male
5 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny & windy. Male.

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