Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 May 2016 Common Blue 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 25 minutes observation in overcast conditions with occasional (...)
27 May 2016 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 25 minutes observation in overcast conditions with occasional (...)
27 May 2016 Large White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 25 minutes observation in overcast conditions with occasional (...)
27 May 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 25 minutes observation in overcast conditions with occasional (...)
17 May 2016 Orange-tip 2 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace M
17 May 2016 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD338872 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Basking along path in full sun.
7 May 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD334875 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Very striking,must have just emerged.
7 May 2016 Orange-tip 4 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD335871 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell All males.
7 May 2016 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD335869 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
7 May 2016 Orange-tip 4 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD337876 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey All males.
7 May 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD335879 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
27 May 2016 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Talkin Fell Brampton NY571565 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan My first ever sighting, on heather
17 May 2016 Orange-tip 10 Adult Meeting House paddock Brigflatts SD641911 VC65 North-west Yorkshire John Mounsey Including females ovipositing on Cuckoo Flowers.
27 May 2016 Green-veined White 3 Adult Eden N bank, W of A7 bridge Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
27 May 2016 Orange-tip 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 3 males, 1 female
27 May 2016 Wall Brown 5 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
27 May 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
27 May 2016 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy One in the central scrubby area of the reserve.
17 May 2016 Orange-tip 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both males
17 May 2016 Wall Brown 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both males
7 May 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male.
17 May 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Killington A684 Verge Killington SD602921 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Also eggs on Cuckoo Flowers.
27 May 2016 Large White 1 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979220 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
27 May 2016 Small Blue 9 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979220 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason 5068.jpeg
27 May 2016 Small Heath 2 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979220 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
27 May 2016 Wall Brown 2 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979220 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
27 May 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY1202 VC70 Cumberland Ewan Munro and Pete Howard
27 May 2016 Small Heath 4 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY1202 VC70 Cumberland Ewan Munro and Pete Howard
27 May 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY1201 VC70 Cumberland Ewan Munro and Pete Howard
27 May 2016 Wall Brown 2 Adult Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY123016 VC70 Cumberland Ewan Munro and Pete Howard
27 May 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Low Tilberthwaite Tilberthwaite NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
27 May 2016 Orange-tip 2 Adult Low Tilberthwaite Tilberthwaite NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
7 May 2016 Green Hairstreak 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433869 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 60% sun
7 May 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433869 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 60% sun
7 May 2016 Orange-tip 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433869 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 60% sun
7 May 2016 Peacock 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433869 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 60% sun
7 May 2016 Small White 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433869 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 60% sun
7 May 2016 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433869 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 60% sun
7 May 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% cloudy
7 May 2016 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% cloudy

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