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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
28 Jul 2019	Comma	1	Adult	Walkmill Nature Reserve	Moresby Park, Whitehaven	NY004188	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Broken Cloud 20 degrees On Laurel (with Peacocks and Red (...)
28 Jul 2019	Common Blue	1	Adult	Walkmill Nature Reserve	Moresby Park, Whitehaven	NY004188	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Broken Cloud 20 degrees A bit battered
28 Jul 2019	Gatekeeper	2	Adult	Walkmill Nature Reserve	Moresby Park, Whitehaven	NY004188	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Broken Cloud 20 degrees In clearing on Ragwort
28 Jul 2019	Large Skipper	3	Adult	Walkmill Nature Reserve	Moresby Park, Whitehaven	NY004188	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Broken Cloud 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019	Meadow Brown	20	Adult	Walkmill Nature Reserve	Moresby Park, Whitehaven	NY004188	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Broken Cloud 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	6	Adult	Walkmill Nature Reserve	Moresby Park, Whitehaven	NY004188	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Broken Cloud 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019	Peacock	5	Adult	Walkmill Nature Reserve	Moresby Park, Whitehaven	NY004188	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Broken Cloud 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019	Red Admiral	6	Adult	Walkmill Nature Reserve	Moresby Park, Whitehaven	NY004188	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Broken Cloud 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	Walkmill Nature Reserve	Moresby Park, Whitehaven	NY004188	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Broken Cloud 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Walkmill Nature Reserve	Moresby Park, Whitehaven	NY004188	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Broken Cloud 20 degrees On knapweed
28 Jul 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Walkmill Nature Reserve	Moresby Park, Whitehaven	NY004188	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Warner	Broken Cloud 20 degrees Probably more but not definitive (...)
28 Jul 2019	Ringlet	1	Adult	Community Orchard Grange over Sands	Grange over Sands	SD409780	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
28 Jul 2019	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Community Orchard Grange over Sands	Grange over Sands	SD409780	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
28 Jul 2019	Comma	4	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC ...all fresh...2 repeatedly 'jousting'.
28 Jul 2019	Common Blue	5	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC .....4 male and 1 female.
28 Jul 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	3	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC.bright but little sun. All very faded/tatty.
28 Jul 2019	Gatekeeper	2	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC bright but only 10% sun No wind.
28 Jul 2019	Grayling	21	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC bright but only 10% sun No wind.
28 Jul 2019	Green-veined White	1	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC.bright but little sun..
28 Jul 2019	High Brown Fritillary	1	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC.bright but little sun. Excellent view.
28 Jul 2019	Large White	7	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC.
28 Jul 2019	Meadow Brown	5	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC.bright but little sun
28 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	4	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC ...at least 2 very fresh/new generation
28 Jul 2019	Peacock	34	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC bright but only 10% sun No wind.
28 Jul 2019	Red Admiral	4	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC bright but only 10% sun No wind.
28 Jul 2019	Ringlet	6	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC bright but only 10% sun No wind.
28 Jul 2019	Small Heath	11	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC bright but only 10% sun No wind.
28 Jul 2019	Small Skipper	5	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC.bright but little sun.
28 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC.
28 Jul 2019	Small White	1	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC.bright but little sun..
28 Jul 2019	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC.bright but little sun..
28 Jul 2019	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Garden	Staveley	SD469984	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
28 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Garden	Staveley	SD469984	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
28 Jul 2019	Small White	8	Adult	Garden	Staveley	SD469984	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
28 Jul 2019	Large White	4	Adult	Mockerkin	Mockerkin	NY090233	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Mockerkin	Mockerkin	NY090233	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jul 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Mockerkin	Mockerkin	NY090233	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jul 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Mockerkin	Mockerkin	NY090233	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	16	Adult	Mockerkin	Mockerkin	NY090233	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jul 2019	Small White	2	Adult	Mockerkin	Mockerkin	NY090233	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jul 2019	Comma	2	Adult	near Millbeck	Keswick	NY259260	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jul 2019	Large White	7	Adult	near Millbeck	Keswick	NY259260	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jul 2019	Peacock	8	Adult	near Millbeck	Keswick	NY259260	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jul 2019	Red Admiral	2	Adult	near Millbeck	Keswick	NY259260	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	near Millbeck	Keswick	NY259260	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
28 Jul 2019	Small White	5	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Including one pair mating and another laying eggs on Brassicas.
28 Jul 2019	Comma	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
28 Jul 2019	Green-veined White	6	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
28 Jul 2019	Large White	4	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
28 Jul 2019	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
28 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
28 Jul 2019	Peacock	6	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
28 Jul 2019	Red Admiral	5	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
28 Jul 2019	Ringlet	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
28 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	9	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
28 Jul 2019	Small White	2	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249368	VC70 Cumberland	L Swift
28 Jul 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	3	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Silloth	NY0847	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
28 Jul 2019	Meadow Brown	5	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Silloth	NY0847	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
28 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	20	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Silloth	NY0847	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Difficult to count but they seemed to be everywhere in this (...)
28 Jul 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Silloth	NY0847	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
28 Jul 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Silloth	NY0847	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
28 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Mawbray Banks	Silloth	NY0847	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
28 Jul 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	2	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Muggy, temp 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Muggy, temp 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Muggy, temp 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019	Peacock	3	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Muggy, temp 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019	Small Copper	2	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Muggy, temp 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019	Small Skipper	20	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Muggy, temp 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Yew Tree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Muggy, temp 20 degrees
28 Jul 2019	Comma	1	Adult	Millans Park	Ambleside	NY374046	VC69 Westmorland	Pete Martin
28 Jul 2019	Small White	2	Adult	Millans Park	Ambleside	NY374046	VC69 Westmorland	Pete Martin
28 Jul 2019	Large White	1	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY456216	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Ritson
28 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	5	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY456216	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Ritson
28 Jul 2019	Peacock	2	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY456216	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Ritson
28 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY456216	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Ritson
28 Jul 2019	Small White	9	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY456216	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Ritson
28 Jul 2019	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY466544	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	fresh
28 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY466544	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	fresh
28 Jul 2019	Peacock	4	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY466544	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
28 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Wetheral Viaduct	Wetheral	NY469546	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
28 Jul 2019	Purple Hairstreak	4	Adult	Wetheral Viaduct	Wetheral	NY469546	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
28 Jul 2019	Comma	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2019	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2019	Large White	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	3	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2019	Peacock	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2019	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	22	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 Jul 2019	Small White	3	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
18 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Abbot Hall	Kendal	SD516922	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick
18 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Kents Bank Road	Grange over Sands	SD405776	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick
18 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick
18 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Silver Street	Crosby Ravensworth	NY623147	VC69 Westmorland	Neil McCall	In garden
18 Jul 2019	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Grizedale	SD333966	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Jul 2019	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Grizedale	SD333966	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Jul 2019	Meadow Brown	30	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Grizedale	SD333966	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Jul 2019	Ringlet	3	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Grizedale	SD333966	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Jul 2019	Small Skipper	2	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Grizedale	SD333966	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
8 Jul 2019	Common Blue	4	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD461851	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC 10% sun [no breeze]
8 Jul 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	3	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD461851	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC 10% sun [no breeze]
8 Jul 2019	Grayling	27	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD461851	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC 10% sun [no breeze]
8 Jul 2019	Large White	1	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD461851	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC 10% sun [no breeze]
8 Jul 2019	Meadow Brown	8	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD461851	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC 10% sun [no breeze]
8 Jul 2019	Ringlet	13	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD461851	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC 10% sun [no breeze]
8 Jul 2019	Small Heath	11	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD461851	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC 10% sun [no breeze]
8 Jul 2019	Small Skipper	6	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD461851	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC 10% sun [no breeze]
8 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD461851	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC 10% sun [no breeze]
8 Jul 2019	Comma	2	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Common Blue	4	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4387	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Common Blue	21	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien	Some very blue females
8 Jul 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	2	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4387	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	6	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4386	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Large Skipper	5	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4387	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Meadow Brown	11	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Northern Brown Argus	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4387	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Northern Brown Argus	5	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien	1 female had yellow lunules on wings.
8 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4387	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Ringlet	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4386	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Ringlet	40	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4387	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Ringlet	96	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien	1 mating pair, with ab. arete.
8 Jul 2019	Silver-washed Fritillary	3	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Small Skipper	6	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4387	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4386	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Common Blue	6	Adult	Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Dark Green Fritillary	19	Adult	Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien	1 mating pair
8 Jul 2019	Grayling	9	Adult	Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Meadow Brown	6	Adult	Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Northern Brown Argus	7	Adult	Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Ringlet	4	Adult	Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Small Heath	7	Adult	Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Whitbarrow NNR, Bell Rake	Witherslack	SD4388	VC69 Westmorland	Dave O'Brien
8 Jul 2019	Grayling	1	Adult	White Scar Raven's Lodge	Levens	SD453866	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Butterfly Conservation walk led by Chris Winnick
8 Jul 2019	Common Blue	8	Adult	Kendal "Race Course"	Kendal	SD499914	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Including one female. 21deg.C, light westerly airs.
8 Jul 2019	Meadow Brown	30	Adult	Kendal "Race Course"	Kendal	SD499914	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Approx. number. 21deg.C, light westerly airs.
8 Jul 2019	Small Skipper	40	Adult	Kendal "Race Course"	Kendal	SD499914	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Approx. number. 21deg.C, light westerly airs.
8 Jul 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Kendal "Race Course"	Kendal	SD499914	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	21deg.C, light westerly airs.
8 Jul 2019	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Bridge St (Rattle Ghyll)	Ambleside	NY3766804563	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Overcast, 19c. Settled on caf table. Unlikely place to see one.
8 Jul 2019	Comma	2	Adult	Hayes Garden Centre	Ambleside	NY3770303645	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Overcast, 19c, on buddleia adjacent to the A591

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