Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Aug 2015 Speckled Wood Adult Disused Railway Storth SD477802 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
6 Aug 2015 Small Skipper Adult Disused Railway Storth SD477802 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
6 Aug 2015 Ringlet Adult Disused Railway Storth SD477802 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
6 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown Adult Disused Railway Storth SD477802 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
6 Aug 2015 Large White 2 Adult Disused Railway Storth SD477802 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
6 Aug 2015 Large Skipper Adult Disused Railway Storth SD477802 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
6 Aug 2015 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Disused Railway Storth SD477802 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows at least 2, probably 4
6 Aug 2015 Small White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Aug 2015 Small Skipper 15 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Aug 2015 Peacock 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Aug 2015 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 40 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Aug 2015 Green-veined White 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Aug 2015 Gatekeeper 15 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Aug 2015 Common Blue 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Aug 2015 Grayling 1 Adult Dunnerholme lane Askam SD215777 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Basking on stony path. 18 deg C
16 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995308 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
16 Aug 2015 Small Skipper 7 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995308 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
16 Aug 2015 Peacock 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995308 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton at least 50 rough est
16 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 50 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995308 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton at least 50 rough est
16 Aug 2015 Grayling 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995308 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
16 Aug 2015 Gatekeeper 14 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995308 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
16 Aug 2015 Common Blue 21 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995308 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
16 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry above Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick
16 Aug 2015 Holly Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry above Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick female
16 Aug 2015 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry above Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick
16 Aug 2015 Small White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick
16 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick Basking on warm flat rock by the large buddleia not showing much (...)
16 Aug 2015 Small Skipper 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick
16 Aug 2015 Small Copper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick on ragwort
16 Aug 2015 Peacock 8 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick Basking on warm flat rock by the large buddleia not showing much (...)
16 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick male and female, some new and others on their last legs
16 Aug 2015 Large White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick
16 Aug 2015 Green-veined White 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick
16 Aug 2015 Gatekeeper 9 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick
16 Aug 2015 Common Blue 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick includes 1 female
16 Aug 2015 Comma 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick
16 Aug 2015 Small Skipper 2 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Whitehaven NX979220 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
16 Aug 2015 Small Heath 1 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Whitehaven NX979220 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
16 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Whitehaven NX979220 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
16 Aug 2015 Gatekeeper 10 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Whitehaven NX979220 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
26 Aug 2015 Wall Brown 3 Adult Woodland Edge Crofton Wigton NY313505 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
26 Aug 2015 Small White 1 Adult Woodland Edge Crofton Wigton NY313505 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
26 Aug 2015 Wall Brown 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around the quarry. Sun 70%, T 17 Windy
26 Aug 2015 Small White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around the quarry. Sun 70%, T 17 Windy
26 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around the quarry. Sun 70%, T 17 Windy
26 Aug 2015 Small Copper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around the quarry. Sun 70%, T 17 Windy
26 Aug 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around the quarry. Sun 70%, T 17 Windy
26 Aug 2015 Peacock 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around the quarry. Sun 70%, T 17 Windy
26 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around the quarry. Sun 70%, T 17 Windy
26 Aug 2015 Holly Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around the quarry. Sun 70%, T 17 Windy
26 Aug 2015 Green-veined White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around the quarry. Sun 70%, T 17 Windy
26 Aug 2015 Gatekeeper 9 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around the quarry. Sun 70%, T 17 Windy
26 Aug 2015 Common Blue 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around the quarry. Sun 70%, T 17 Windy

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