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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 Jun 2019 Common Blue 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC full sun.
27 Jun 2019 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC full sun.
27 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
27 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 3 Adult Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY145028 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Just after Greathall Gill.
27 Jun 2019 Small Heath 23 Adult Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY133021 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 100% sun.
27 Jun 2019 Large Heath 3 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY235596 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
27 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 3 Adult Glaramara Seatoller NY251138 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett Below and to west of summit.
27 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Low Gelt Bridge Brampton NY519591 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
27 Jun 2019 Large Heath 3 Adult Skeggles Water Staveley NY482029 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff Upland site, c315 metres, asl. Sunny, c 25C
27 Jun 2019 Large Heath 3 Adult Skeggles Water Staveley NY481030 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff Upland site, c315 metres, asl. Sunny, c 25C
27 Jun 2019 Large Heath 3 Adult Skeggles Water Staveley NY480028 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff Upland site, c315 metres, asl. Sunny, c 25C
27 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Low Dale Park Rusland SD3562591498 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 100% sun, 22c.
27 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Rusland SD3556491200 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 100% sun, 23c. Plus 5 large unidentified fritillaries.
27 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Rusland SD3492990738 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 100% sun, 23c. Track between Thwaite Head and Low Dale Park.
27 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 13 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Rusland SD3511591507 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 100% sun, 23c. Track between Thwaite Head and Low Dale Park.
27 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Rusland SD3556491200 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 100% sun, 23c. Nectaring on large bramble patch with several (...)
27 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Knowe Wood, Stanwix Carlisle NY402575 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
17 Jun 2019 Small Heath 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Levens SD459834 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
17 Jun 2019 Large Heath 3 Adult Rusland Moss NNR Rusland SD334886 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Partial sun, breezy. 17c.
17 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 3 Adult Rusland Moss NNR Rusland SD334886 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Partial sun, breezy. 17c.
7 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 3 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY270569 VC70 Cumberland Dave O'Brien
7 Jun 2019 Large Heath 3 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY231604 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams From more southerly entrance take boardwalk to the left

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