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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
18 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	3	Adult	Arnside village	Arnside	SD455785	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	On Buddleja in garden.
18 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	3	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick	sunny and breezy-on buddleia
18 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick	sunny and breezy
18 Aug 2019	Holly Blue	7	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	4 males, 3 females. All on Thornless Blackberry blossom. (...)
18 Aug 2019	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	worn
8 Aug 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	4	Adult	Bullpot Farm	Casterton Fell	SD661814	VC69 Westmorland	Brian Hancock	one fresh others worn
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	500	Adult	Bullpot Farm	Casterton Fell	SD661814	VC69 Westmorland	Brian Hancock	swarms over the roadside knapweed flowers
8 Aug 2019	Peacock	20	Adult	Bullpot Farm	Casterton Fell	SD661814	VC69 Westmorland	Brian Hancock	on roadside knapweed flowers
8 Aug 2019	Small Heath	10	Adult	Bullpot Farm	Casterton Fell	SD661814	VC69 Westmorland	Brian Hancock
8 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	10	Adult	Bullpot Farm	Casterton Fell	SD661814	VC69 Westmorland	Brian Hancock	on roadside knapweed flowers
8 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Chapel Garth	Kirkby Lonsdale	SD621781	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	23 deg C Beaufort 1 wind full sun aggregated grid reference
8 Aug 2019	Small White	2	Adult	Chapel Garth	Kirkby Lonsdale	SD621781	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	23 deg C Beaufort 1 wind full sun aggregated grid reference
8 Aug 2019	Large White	1	Adult	High Casterton	Kirkby Lonsdale	SD626779	VC60 West Lancashire	David Eastlick	23 deg C Beaufort 1 wind full sun
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	4	Adult	High Casterton	Kirkby Lonsdale	SD623779	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	23 deg C Beaufort 1 wind full sun aggregated grid reference
8 Aug 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	High Casterton	Kirkby Lonsdale	SD626779	VC60 West Lancashire	David Eastlick	23 deg C Beaufort 1 wind full sun
8 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	2	Adult	High Casterton	Kirkby Lonsdale	SD623779	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	23 deg C Beaufort 1 wind full sun aggregated grid reference
8 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	2	Adult	High Casterton	Kirkby Lonsdale	SD626779	VC60 West Lancashire	David Eastlick	23 deg C Beaufort 1 wind full sun
8 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	High Casterton	Kirkby Lonsdale	SD624779	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	23 deg C Beaufort 1 wind full sun aggregated grid reference
8 Aug 2019	Small White	3	Adult	High Casterton	Kirkby Lonsdale	SD623779	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	23 deg C Beaufort 1 wind full sun aggregated grid reference
8 Aug 2019	Small White	11	Adult	High Casterton	Kirkby Lonsdale	SD624779	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	23 deg C Beaufort 1 wind full sun aggregated grid reference
8 Aug 2019	Holly Blue	2	Adult	Charney Well Lane	Grange over Sands	SD404781	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	23	Adult	Charney Well Lane	Grange over Sands	SD404781	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
8 Aug 2019	Small White	3	Adult	Charney Well Lane	Grange over Sands	SD404781	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	19	Adult	Eden Mount	Grange over Sands	SD402782	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
8 Aug 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Eden Mount	Grange over Sands	SD402782	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
8 Aug 2019	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Yewbarrow Lodge gardens	Grange over Sands	SD409782	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
8 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Yewbarrow Lodge gardens	Grange over Sands	SD409782	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	8	Adult	Yewbarrow Lodge gardens	Grange over Sands	SD409782	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
8 Aug 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY726065	VC69 Westmorland	Ian and Isabel Watts	24c, 95% sun, light breeze. Female looking for suitable egg (...)
8 Aug 2019	Peacock	125	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY707056	VC69 Westmorland	Ian and Isabel Watts	24C, 90% sun, light breeze. The most numerous species here. An (...)
8 Aug 2019	Scotch Argus	75	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727067	VC69 Westmorland	Ian and Isabel Watts	24c, 95% sun, light breeze. Perhaps more elusive than normal (...)
8 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	6	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY714061	VC69 Westmorland	Ian and Isabel Watts	25c, 100% sun, light breeze. All within a 50 yard stretch.
8 Aug 2019	Common Blue	9	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189744	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Small White	3	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189744	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Common Blue	13	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Gatekeeper	6	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Grayling	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Holly Blue	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Near Car Park
8 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	9	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	37	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Ringlet	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Very Tatty
8 Aug 2019	Small Copper	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Small Heath	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Near Car Park
8 Aug 2019	Wall Brown	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Gatekeeper	33	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189744	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Grayling	1	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189744	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189744	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Poor photo but its flying
8 Aug 2019	Large White	1	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189744	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	7	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189744	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	6	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189744	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Ringlet	1	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189744	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Small Heath	1	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189744	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Wall Brown	11	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189744	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	65	Adult	Smardale Gill	Newbiggin-on-Lune	NY707056	VC69 Westmorland	Isabel Watts	24c, 90% sun, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	6	Adult	Gurnal Dubs	Burneside	SD501990	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Flying fast in fair breeze. Mostly sunny. Several half-grown (...)
8 Aug 2019	Small Copper	1	Adult	Gurnal Dubs	Burneside	SD501990	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	On the dam. Mostly sunny.
8 Aug 2019	Comma	5	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY7207	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2019	Common Blue	4	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY7207	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2019	Northern Brown Argus	3	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY7207	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	137	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY7207	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2019	Peacock	110	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY7207	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY7207	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2019	Scotch Argus	450	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY7207	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Walton	minimum number
8 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY7207	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Walton
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	7	Adult	Allithwaite Community Centre	Allithwaite	SD387767	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	on buddleia 23deg C sun no wind
8 Aug 2019	Small White	1	Adult	Allithwaite Community Centre	Allithwaite	SD387767	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	on buddleia 23deg C sun no wind
8 Aug 2019	Common Blue	9	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD390766	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	23deg C sun no wind aggregated grid reference knapweed the (...)
8 Aug 2019	Gatekeeper	7	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD390766	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	23deg C sun no wind aggregated grid reference knapweed the (...)
8 Aug 2019	Large White	2	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD390766	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	23deg C sun no wind aggregated grid reference knapweed the (...)
8 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	9	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD390766	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	23deg C sun no wind aggregated grid reference knapweed the (...)
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	20	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD390766	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	23deg C sun no wind aggregated grid reference knapweed the (...)
8 Aug 2019	Peacock	3	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD390766	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	23deg C sun no wind aggregated grid reference knapweed the (...)
8 Aug 2019	Small Skipper	4	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD390766	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	23deg C sun no wind aggregated grid reference knapweed the (...)
8 Aug 2019	Small White	13	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD390766	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	23deg C sun no wind aggregated grid reference knapweed the (...)
8 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD390766	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	23deg C sun no wind aggregated grid reference knapweed the (...)
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	10	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick	on buddleia 22deg C sun no wind
8 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick	on buddleia 22deg C sun no wind
8 Aug 2019	Purple Hairstreak	2	Adult	Undermillbeck Common	Bowness-on-Windermere	SD425947	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
8 Aug 2019	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Undermillbeck Common	Bowness-on-Windermere	SD4217494673	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
8 Aug 2019	Small Copper	2	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Kirkbride	NY21955324	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
8 Aug 2019	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462549	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	Fly through
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	16	Adult	Wetheral Greenacres	Wetheral	NY461550	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
8 Aug 2019	Peacock	12	Adult	Wetheral Greenacres	Wetheral	NY461550	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
8 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Wetheral Greenacres	Wetheral	NY461550	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
8 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Wetheral Greenacres	Wetheral	NY461550	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
8 Aug 2019	Gatekeeper	2	Adult	Aynsome Mill	Cartmel	SD3840679621	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	100% sun, 21c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Aynsome Mill	Cartmel	SD3840679621	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	100% sun, 21c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Aynsome Mill	Cartmel	SD3840679621	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	100% sun, 21c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Brimstone	1	Adult	Hampsfell	Cartmel	SD3977879024	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	70% sun, 19c, light breeze. Male.
8 Aug 2019	Common Blue	1	Adult	Hampsfell	Cartmel	SD3977879024	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	70% sun, 19c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Gatekeeper	4	Adult	Hampsfell	Cartmel	SD3977879024	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	70% sun, 19c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Grayling	7	Adult	Hampsfell	Cartmel	SD3977879024	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	70% sun, 19c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	22	Adult	Hampsfell	Cartmel	SD3977879024	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	70% sun, 19c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	24	Adult	Hampsfell	Cartmel	SD3977879024	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	70% sun, 19c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Peacock	2	Adult	Hampsfell	Cartmel	SD3977879024	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	70% sun, 19c, light breeze. Male.
8 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Hampsfell	Cartmel	SD3977879024	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	70% sun, 19c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Comma	1	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Cartmel	SD3985380307	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	90% sun, 20c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Common Blue	1	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Cartmel	SD3985380307	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	90% sun, 20c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Gatekeeper	4	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Cartmel	SD3985380307	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	90% sun, 20c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Grayling	3	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Cartmel	SD3985380307	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	90% sun, 20c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	4	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Cartmel	SD3985380307	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	90% sun, 20c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	15	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Cartmel	SD3985380307	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	90% sun, 20c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Peacock	5	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Cartmel	SD3985380307	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	90% sun, 20c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Cartmel	SD3985380307	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	90% sun, 20c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Small Copper	1	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Cartmel	SD3985380307	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	90% sun, 20c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Cartmel	SD3985380307	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	90% sun, 20c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Cartmel	SD3985380307	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	90% sun, 20c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Comma	1	Adult	Hampsfield Hall	Cartmel	SD3946880524	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	100% sun, 21c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Large White	1	Adult	Hampsfield Hall	Cartmel	SD3946880524	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	100% sun, 21c, light breeze. Plus several unidentified whites.
8 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	5	Adult	Hampsfield Hall	Cartmel	SD3946880524	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	100% sun, 21c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Hampsfield Hall	Cartmel	SD3946880524	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	100% sun, 21c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Hampsfield Hall	Cartmel	SD3946880524	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	100% sun, 21c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Hampsfield Hall	Cartmel	SD3946880524	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	100% sun, 21c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019	Comma	1	Adult	Low Hesket	Carlisle	NY465464	VC70 Cumberland	Terry cowan

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