Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 42 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317883 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
6 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 12 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD350909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Good numbers around over the weekend . This nice shot taken by (...) 26295.jpeg
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell One extremely small.
26 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult Kings Meaburn Penrith NY615217 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 1st time I've seen both skippers in this haymeadow by the beck (...) 27162.jpeg
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Holme Fell area Burton-in-Kendal SD541785 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 16.20 - 18.10 breezy
26 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Bolton Wood Lane Wigton NY2543 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Wharton Tarn Skelwith Bridge SD331987 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
26 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY552114 VC69 Westmorland Robert Dawson
26 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4889 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey One hour. Warm, still, muggy.
16 Jun 2020 Common Blue 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
16 Jun 2020 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Fresh
6 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY36564986 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Bright sunshine.
6 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult Bowness Common Wigton NY223598 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
6 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Near Greystoke Forest Penrith NY415338 VC70 Cumberland Nicholas Howard Sunny late morning.

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