Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
18 Apr 2020 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Heckbarley Ennerdale Bridge NY077140 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
18 Apr 2020 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Iron Keld bridleway Hawkshead NY29060837 VC69 Westmorland Gill Henwood OS outdoor leisure 7 map grid ref. The location box below is my (...)
18 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Eaves wood Silverdale SD467761 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell Fairly fresh
18 Apr 2020 Green Hairstreak 35 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD330980 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Conservative estimate.
18 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD330980 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
18 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD330980 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
18 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Mockerkin Mockerkin NY0904523168 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 24932.jpeg
18 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 4 Adult Mockerkin Mockerkin NY0904523168 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke Male showing underparts 24928.jpeg
18 Apr 2020 Comma 1 Adult Stony Hazel Rusland SD336898 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Apr 2020 Holly Blue 1 Adult Stony Hazel Rusland SD336899 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 5 Adult Stony Hazel Rusland SD336899 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Apr 2020 Peacock 12 Adult Stony Hazel Rusland SD336899 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Stony Hazel Rusland SD336899 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
8 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505930 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC full sun
8 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505930 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC full sun
8 Apr 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Aggregated grid reference mostly long sunny intervals but with (...)
8 Apr 2020 Large White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Aggregated grid reference mostly long sunny intervals but with (...)
8 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 6 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Aggregated grid reference mostly long sunny intervals but with (...)
8 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Aggregated grid reference mostly long sunny intervals but with (...)
8 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Aggregated grid reference mostly long sunny intervals but with (...)
8 Apr 2020 Small White 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Aggregated grid reference mostly long sunny intervals but with (...)
8 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD398778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick cloudy but warm seen during daily exercise period
8 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Lingmell Grange over Sands SD406776 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
8 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Lingmell Grange over Sands SD406776 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
8 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Cumwhinton Road Carlisle NY435531 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
8 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Ratherheath Woods Staveley SD485961 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon My first of year on exercise walk
8 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Arnside Park Arnside SD444766 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male Flying through woodland
8 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Arnside Park Arnside SD444766 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying through woodland
8 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Arnside Park Arnside SD440766 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Along coastal path
8 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Arnside Point Arnside SD43717702 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell in woodland along coastal path
8 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Copridding Wood Arnside SD44577694 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying through woodland
8 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult New Barns Bay, Arnside Arnside SD440778 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell along coastal path
8 Apr 2020 Holly Blue 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of 2020, a male. Settled briefly on ivy around 2pm. (...)
8 Apr 2020 Peacock 8 Adult Little Langdale Little Langdale NY328021 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards on Willow
8 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Little Langdale Little Langdale NY328021 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards on Willow
8 Apr 2020 Peacock 4 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
8 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
8 Apr 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson One male one female. In garden at edge of woodland
8 Apr 2020 Comma 1 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson
8 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson Very warm and sunny
8 Apr 2020 Small White 1 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard In garden. About a week or so earlier than usual.
8 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Warm 24717.jpeg
8 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD078995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman 2 males

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