Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Jul 2022 Ringlet 70 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
16 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 60 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
16 Jul 2022 Grayling 59 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Constantly chasing the large Fritillaries.
16 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 50 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
16 Jul 2022 Ringlet 42 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495758 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown warm sunny light breeze many looking tired faded
26 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 40 Adult Field Threlkeld NY297254 VC70 Cumberland Tony Beales Cool day, just starting to warm up in mid afternoon. There were (...) 38170.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Ringlet 25 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 25 Adult Simpson Ground Allotment High Newton SD402864 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Estimated number.
26 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 22 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Ringlet 22 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Hay meadow by Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY616216 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass mixed sunny about 19 degrees. Meadow Brown with 2 white spots on (...) 37945.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 20 Adult Hay meadow by Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY616217 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass mixed sunny about 19 degrees. 37948.jpeg
16 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick seen over 3 hours bramble bashing , full sun agregated grid (...)
26 Jul 2022 Common Blue 18 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 17 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind.
16 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 16 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495758 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown warm sunny light breeze probably more only flying when (...)
26 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 15 Adult Simpson Ground Allotment High Newton SD402864 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
26 Jul 2022 Ringlet 15 Adult Hay meadow by Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY616216 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass mixed sunny about 19 degrees 37944.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Silver-washed Fritillary 14 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 14 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Silver-washed Fritillary 12 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.
16 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495758 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown warm sunny light breeze
26 Jul 2022 Grayling 10 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD4891 VC69 Westmorland Dave King
26 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 10 Adult Simpson Ground Allotment High Newton SD402864 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On thistles.
26 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 10 Adult Hay meadow by Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY616216 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass mixed sunny about 19 degrees 37943.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 8 Adult Simpson Ground Allotment High Newton SD402864 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On thistles.
16 Jul 2022 White-letter Hairstreak 8 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould spiralling round 2 elms 8.30 am
16 Jul 2022 Common Blue 8 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Males.
26 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Grayling 6 Adult Eskmeals Ravenglass SD0824095176 VC70 Cumberland Irene Boston
26 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
16 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 6 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
16 Jul 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 4 large Fritillaries not ID'd.
16 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Hay meadow by Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY616216 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass mixed sunny about 19 degrees 37942.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Purple Hairstreak 5 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY40495709 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Several butterflies active around 6pm in the sunny and sheltered (...)
16 Jul 2022 Ringlet 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick seen over 3 hours bramble bashing , full sun agregated grid (...)
16 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Lancaster Canal bridges 155-158 Milnthorpe SD532808 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick seen over 10 mins, sunny periods plenty of nettles around
16 Jul 2022 Small White 5 Adult Lancaster Canal bridges 155-158 Milnthorpe SD534810 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick seen over 30 mins, sunny periods agregated grid reference
16 Jul 2022 High Brown Fritillary 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 37670.jpeg
16 Jul 2022 Small Heath 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Smoot Garth Kings Meaburn NY620212 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass mixed sunny about 19 degrees. 37947.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Large White 4 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
26 Jul 2022 Small White 4 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
26 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Lonning east of Rogersceugh Wigton NY219597 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
26 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
16 Jul 2022 Small White 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
26 Jul 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 High Brown Fritillary 3 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Grayling 3 Adult Cunswick Fell Kendal SD4994 VC69 Westmorland Dave King
16 Jul 2022 Common Blue 3 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
16 Jul 2022 Large White 3 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
16 Jul 2022 Scotch Argus 3 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould all males
16 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould fresh
16 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
16 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Lancaster Canal bridges 155-158 Milnthorpe SD534810 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick seen over 30 mins, sunny periods agregated grid reference
16 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2022 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Only 3 and no Peacocks.
26 Jul 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 2 Adult Lindale Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
26 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Lindale Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
26 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Smoot Garth Kings Meaburn NY620212 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass mixed sunny about 19 degrees. 37946.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Ravenglass foreshore Ravenglass SD0823996734 VC70 Cumberland Irene Boston 38047.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Large White 2 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Flying through garden in brief spell of sunshine
26 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
26 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2022 Ringlet 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
16 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495758 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown warm sunny light breeze very fresh
16 Jul 2022 Brimstone 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 17 rising to 21oC. Female and male.
16 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Bowber Head Ravenstonedale NY739033 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Reluctant to fly. Full cloud cover, light SW wind, mild. 37147.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 40% sun/no wind........the first I have ever seen on this (...)
26 Jul 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.....the first I have seen on this site.
26 Jul 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult "Millie Bank" by Raven Beck Kirkoswald NY5577141352 VC70 Cumberland Clive Griffiths As far as I know first sighting for the village or the immediate (...)
26 Jul 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick flying around ivy on a warm 18 dec C afternoon with little wind
26 Jul 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Simpson Ground Allotment High Newton SD402864 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
26 Jul 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Hovering for a few seconds around holly bush about 10 ft up (...)
26 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
26 Jul 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
26 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 39227.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 39224.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Small White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Lonning east of Rogersceugh Wigton NY219597 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
26 Jul 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult Lonning east of Rogersceugh Wigton NY219597 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
26 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
26 Jul 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
26 Jul 2022 Large White 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
26 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
26 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
16 Jul 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick seen over 3 hours bramble bashing , full sun agregated grid (...)
16 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
16 Jul 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould very worn
16 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
16 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505934 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
16 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
16 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
16 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
16 Jul 2022 Small White 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
16 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Lancaster Canal bridges 155-158 Milnthorpe SD534810 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick seen over 30 mins, sunny periods agregated grid reference
16 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Lancaster Canal bridges 155-158 Milnthorpe SD534810 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick seen over 30 mins, sunny periods agregated grid reference
16 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2022 Large White 1 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495758 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown warm sunny light breeze
16 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2022 Large White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2022 Ringlet 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
16 Jul 2022 Large White 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
16 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
16 Jul 2022 Ringlet 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon

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