Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
15 Sep 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows roosting on Lavatera
5 Sep 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
25 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong
25 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
25 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 10 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 24160.jpeg
15 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Kents Bank Grange over Sands SD397756 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy light rain showers 16c
5 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431835 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
5 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
5 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 9 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Sheltered area, buddleia and verbena, warm sun
5 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD4891 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
5 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones in brief sunny spell
5 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
5 Sep 2019 Peacock 5 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Sheltered area, buddleia and verbena, warm sun
5 Sep 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Windy but dry
5 Sep 2019 Peacock 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
25 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong
25 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
25 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 13 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431835 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
5 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 6 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Sheltered area, buddleia and verbena, warm sun
5 Sep 2019 Small Copper 5 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
25 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
25 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 9 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431835 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
5 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
5 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Sheltered area, buddleia and verbena, warm sun
5 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 20 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Difficult to count in the breeze, on buddleja
25 Sep 2019 Small White 16 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
25 Sep 2019 Small White 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
25 Sep 2019 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2019 Small White 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431835 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
5 Sep 2019 Small White 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
25 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong
25 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431835 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes
5 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Sheltered area, buddleia and verbena, warm sun
5 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD330826 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick aggregated grid reference 3 separate soghtings
5 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 18 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 12 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Windy but dry
5 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD4891 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
5 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones In spot sheltered from wind Sun 23617.jpeg
5 Sep 2019 Wall Brown 4 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Sheltered area, buddleia and verbena, warm sun 23652.jpeg

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