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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
25 Sep 2018	Comma	1	Adult	Between A7 and cricket ground	Carlisle	NY399566	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	12:15 - 12:30pm. Sunny but breezy, 14degC. On dandelion.
25 Sep 2018	Comma	1	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	On Sedum.
25 Sep 2018	Comma	5	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
25 Sep 2018	Comma	5	Adult	Sizergh Castle gardens	Levens	SD499879	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans
5 Sep 2018	Comma	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	70 min walk. 100% sun. 17c. Field before bridge.
5 Sep 2018	Comma	2	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Comma	1	Adult	Holehird Gardens	Troutbeck Bridge	NY410007	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	On Buddleja
5 Sep 2018	Comma	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Carlisle	NY462549	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	on buddlea
5 Sep 2018	Comma	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2018	Common Blue	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	70 min walk. 100% sun. 17c. Very tatty.
5 Sep 2018	Common Blue	4	Adult	Waterhead Common	Spadeadam	NY6169	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
25 Sep 2018	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Arnside village	Arnside	SD455785	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
5 Sep 2018	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Waterhead Common	Spadeadam	NY6169	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
5 Sep 2018	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	A final faded Holly Blue for 2018. 2nd gen was significantly (...)
5 Sep 2018	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Wetheral	Wetheral	NY464545	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	on flowering heather
25 Sep 2018	Large White	2	Adult	Sizergh Castle gardens	Levens	SD499879	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans
15 Sep 2018	Large White	2	Adult	New Mills garden	Brampton	NY549617	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
5 Sep 2018	Large White	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	70 min walk. 100% sun. 17c.
5 Sep 2018	Large White	4	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong	Observed laying eggs on Broccoli plants.
5 Sep 2018	Large White	4	Adult	Siddick Village	Workington	NY011299	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
5 Sep 2018	Large White	2	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Large White	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Large White	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Large White	1	Larva	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Caterpillar - final instar.
5 Sep 2018	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	70 min walk. 100% sun. 17c.
15 Sep 2018	Painted Lady	1	Adult	New Mills garden	Brampton	NY549617	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard	On Buddleia
5 Sep 2018	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Siddick Village	Workington	NY000314	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
5 Sep 2018	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Painted Lady	5	Adult	Holehird Gardens	Troutbeck Bridge	NY410007	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	On Buddleja
5 Sep 2018	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Tilberthwaite	Coniston	NY305011	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny and warm.
5 Sep 2018	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Waterhead Common	Spadeadam	NY6169	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
5 Sep 2018	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Carlisle	NY462549	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	on buddlea
5 Sep 2018	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2018	Peacock	3	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Peacock	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Peacock	4	Adult	Lingholm Estate	Keswick	NY2522	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Sunny. On Buddleja.
5 Sep 2018	Peacock	2	Adult	Holehird Gardens	Troutbeck Bridge	NY410007	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	On Buddleja
5 Sep 2018	Peacock	1	Adult	Tilberthwaite	Coniston	NY305011	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny and warm.
5 Sep 2018	Peacock	2	Adult	Waterhead Common	Spadeadam	NY6169	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
5 Sep 2018	Peacock	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	3	Adult	Arnside village	Arnside	SD455785	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	Garden on Buddleja
25 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	9	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	On Sedum and Buddleia.
25 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Both flying steadily towards SSW, 3 - 4m above ground, about 10 (...)
25 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	11	Adult	Sizergh Castle gardens	Levens	SD499879	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans
15 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Place Fell (High Dodd)	Patterdale	NY399162	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Grey morning.
15 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	11	Adult	New Mills garden	Brampton	NY549617	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard	On Buddleia
5 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	70 min walk. 100% sun. 17c.
5 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Garden	Keswick	NY250235	VC70 Cumberland	J Brennan	On shed roof near buddleia. Sunny but not in this area.
5 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	5	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Lingholm Estate	Keswick	NY2522	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Sunny. On Buddleja.
5 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	8	Adult	Holehird Gardens	Troutbeck Bridge	NY410007	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	On Buddleja
5 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	3	Adult	Tilberthwaite	Coniston	NY305011	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny and warm.
5 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	6	Adult	Waterhead Common	Spadeadam	NY6169	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
5 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Carlisle	NY462549	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	on buddlea
5 Sep 2018	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2018	Small Blue	5	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	70 min walk. 100% sun. 17c. Including a pair.
25 Sep 2018	Small Copper	1	Adult	Between A7 and cricket ground	Carlisle	NY399566	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	12:15 - 12:30pm. Sunny but breezy, 14degC.
25 Sep 2018	Small Copper	4	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	11:40am - 1:00pm. Mostly sunny but breezy, 14degC.
5 Sep 2018	Small Copper	1	Adult	Between A7 and cricket ground	Carlisle	NY399566	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Small Copper	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Small Copper	1	Adult	Holehird Gardens	Troutbeck Bridge	NY410007	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
5 Sep 2018	Small Copper	1	Adult	Tilberthwaite	Coniston	NY305011	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny and warm.
5 Sep 2018	Small Heath	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	70 min walk. 100% sun. 17c.
5 Sep 2018	Small Heath	6	Adult	Waterhead Common	Spadeadam	NY6169	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
25 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Sizergh Castle gardens	Levens	SD499879	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans
15 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	New Mills garden	Brampton	NY549617	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard	On Buddleia
5 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Garden	Keswick	NY250235	VC70 Cumberland	J Brennan	Spotted on buddleia and nearby shed roof. A couple of them (...)
5 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Siddick Village	Workington	NY000314	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
5 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Great Corby	Carlisle	NY480543	VC70 Cumberland	Karen Mclellan	First seen this year
5 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Lingholm Estate	Keswick	NY2522	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Sunny. On Buddleja.
5 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Holehird Gardens	Troutbeck Bridge	NY410007	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	On Buddleja
5 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Tilberthwaite	Coniston	NY305011	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny and warm.
5 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Waterhead Common	Spadeadam	NY6169	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
5 Sep 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	17	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 Sep 2018	Small White	1	Adult	Between A7 and cricket ground	Carlisle	NY399566	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	12:15 - 12:30pm. Sunny but breezy, 14degC. Male.
25 Sep 2018	Small White	1	Adult	Sizergh Castle gardens	Levens	SD499879	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans
15 Sep 2018	Small White	2	Adult	New Mills garden	Brampton	NY549617	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
5 Sep 2018	Small White	8	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	70 min walk. 100% sun. 17c.
5 Sep 2018	Small White	6	Adult	Siddick Village	Workington	NY000314	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
5 Sep 2018	Small White	4	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Small White	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Small White	2	Adult	Waterhead Common	Spadeadam	NY6169	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard
5 Sep 2018	Small White	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Carlisle	NY462549	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	on buddlea
5 Sep 2018	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 Sep 2018	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Sizergh Castle gardens	Levens	SD499879	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans
5 Sep 2018	Speckled Wood	14	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	70 min walk. 100% sun. 17c.
5 Sep 2018	Speckled Wood	13	Adult	Siddick Village	Workington	NY000314	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
5 Sep 2018	Speckled Wood	10	Adult	Great Corby	Carlisle	NY482542	VC70 Cumberland	Karen Mclellan	At least 15 seen within a 200m walk along hedged lanes
5 Sep 2018	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2018	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Carlisle	NY462549	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
25 Sep 2018	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	12:50pm, fresh male. Likely 3rd generation.

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