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Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
28 Jul 2020	Comma	2	Adult	Kings Meaburn	Penrith	NY618206	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Flying by the beck and resting in the short grass, on a gate, on (...)
28 Jul 2020	Scotch Argus	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727070	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	17.15 - 18.45pm Cloudy, breezy a little sun.
28 Jul 2020	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Holehird Gardens	Troutbeck Bridge	NY410007	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Not flying, just disturbed.
28 Jul 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Holehird Gardens	Troutbeck Bridge	NY410007	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Not flying, just disturbed.
18 Jul 2020	White-letter Hairstreak	1	Adult	Thwaite Head	Thwaite Head	SD347905	VC69 Westmorland	Allan Sumner	On top of ash again this evening. First roadside vege after (...)
18 Jul 2020	High Brown Fritillary	1	Adult	Thwaite Head Fell	Thwaite Head	SD350909	VC69 Westmorland	Allan Sumner	In the usual spot this afternoon in the sunshine , didn't land - (...)
18 Jul 2020	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Thwaite Head Fell	Thwaite Head	SD350909	VC69 Westmorland	Allan Sumner
18 Jul 2020	Large White	3	Adult	Thwaite Head Fell	Thwaite Head	SD350909	VC69 Westmorland	Allan Sumner
18 Jul 2020	Meadow Brown	8	Adult	Thwaite Head Fell	Thwaite Head	SD350909	VC69 Westmorland	Allan Sumner
18 Jul 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Thwaite Head Fell	Thwaite Head	SD350909	VC69 Westmorland	Allan Sumner
18 Jul 2020	Ringlet	4	Adult	Thwaite Head Fell	Thwaite Head	SD350909	VC69 Westmorland	Allan Sumner
18 Jul 2020	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Thwaite Head Fell	Thwaite Head	SD350909	VC69 Westmorland	Allan Sumner
18 Jul 2020	Grayling	2	Adult	Burton Fell	Kendal	SD544777	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	On the limestone pavement
18 Jul 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	1	Adult	Gilts Lane	Penrith	NY626125	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	In a hay meadow on limestone outcrop
18 Jul 2020	Meadow Brown	50	Adult	Gilts Lane	Penrith	NY635208	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	On woodland edge - short grass in good sunlight
18 Jul 2020	Small Heath	1	Adult	Gilts Lane	Penrith	NY635208	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	On woodland edge - short grass sunny
18 Jul 2020	Green-veined White	100	Adult	Kings Meaburn	Penrith	NY635208	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	On woodland edge - short grass in good sunlight and surrounding (...)
18 Jul 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Kings Meaburn	Penrith	NY633211	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	patrolling a lane
18 Jul 2020	Ringlet	25	Adult	Kings Meaburn	Penrith	NY635208	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	On woodland edge - short grass in good sunlight and surrounding (...)
18 Jul 2020	Small Skipper	100	Adult	Kings Meaburn	Penrith	NY635208	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	More than 100 on woodland edge - short grass in good sunlight (...)
18 Jul 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	25	Adult	Kings Meaburn	Penrith	NY635208	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	On woodland edge - short grass in good sunlight and surrounding (...)
18 Jul 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Brigsteer Park Wood, bottom track.	Brigsteer	SD485878	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
18 Jul 2020	Meadow Brown	12	Adult	Brigsteer Park Wood, bottom track.	Brigsteer	SD485878	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
18 Jul 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Brigsteer Park Wood, bottom track.	Brigsteer	SD485878	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
18 Jul 2020	Silver-washed Fritillary	1	Adult	Brigsteer Park Wood, bottom track.	Brigsteer	SD485878	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Long shot - never came near
8 Jul 2020	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Allithwaite Road	Grange over Sands	SD396765	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
8 Jul 2020	Gatekeeper	1	Adult	Walney Island	Barrow-in-Furness	SD170709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Overcast. 10.45-12 noon.
8 Jul 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Walney Island	Barrow-in-Furness	SD170709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Overcast. 10.45-12 noon.
8 Jul 2020	Meadow Brown	13	Adult	Walney Island	Barrow-in-Furness	SD170709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Overcast. 10.45-12 noon.
8 Jul 2020	Ringlet	1	Adult	Walney Island	Barrow-in-Furness	SD170709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Overcast. 10.45-12 noon. Larvae on ragwort.
8 Jul 2020	Small Copper	1	Adult	Walney Island	Barrow-in-Furness	SD170709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Overcast. 10.45-12 noon.
8 Jul 2020	Small Skipper	9	Adult	Walney Island	Barrow-in-Furness	SD170709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Overcast. 10.45-12 noon.
8 Jul 2020	Small White	5	Adult	Walney Island	Barrow-in-Furness	SD170709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Overcast. 10.45-12 noon.
8 Jul 2020	Green-veined White	6	Adult	Fisher Tarn	Kendal	SD5592	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key	Highest count at any time.
8 Jul 2020	Meadow Brown	10	Adult	Fisher Tarn	Kendal	SD5592	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key	Highest count at any time.
8 Jul 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Fisher Tarn	Kendal	SD5592	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key	Highest count at any time.
8 Jul 2020	Ringlet	10	Adult	Fisher Tarn	Kendal	SD5592	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key	Highest count at any time.
8 Jul 2020	Small Skipper	3	Adult	Fisher Tarn	Kendal	SD5592	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key	Highest count at any time.
8 Jul 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Fisher Tarn	Kendal	SD5592	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key	Highest count at any time.
8 Jul 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Fisher Tarn	Kendal	SD5592	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key	Highest count at any time.
8 Jul 2020	Mountain Ringlet	1	Adult	Caudale Moor	Hartsop	NY418105	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Pope	One Mountain Ringlet seen walking from Hartsop to the summit of (...)
28 Jul 2020	Comma	1	Adult	Garden	Dearham	NY077361	VC70 Cumberland	Brian Huddart	1st ever Comma in my back garden
28 Jul 2020	Comma	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
28 Jul 2020	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
28 Jul 2020	Small Copper	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
28 Jul 2020	Wall Brown	5	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	3 males, 2 females.
18 Jul 2020	Red Admiral	3	Adult	Newlands Beck embankment	Keswick	NY237251	VC70 Cumberland	Anthony Marsh
18 Jul 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Newlands Beck embankment	Keswick	NY236251	VC70 Cumberland	Anthony Marsh
18 Jul 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Pillar	Wasdale Head	NY17121210	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	Basking on rocks near summit cairn
18 Jul 2020	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
18 Jul 2020	Meadow Brown	28	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
18 Jul 2020	Peacock	1	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
18 Jul 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
18 Jul 2020	Ringlet	6	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
18 Jul 2020	Small Skipper	66	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple	Many more
18 Jul 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	14	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
18 Jul 2020	Small White	3	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
18 Jul 2020	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Female, egg-laying on ivy.
18 Jul 2020	Peacock	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Fresh
18 Jul 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
18 Jul 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
18 Jul 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY216459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
18 Jul 2020	Meadow Brown	37	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY216459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
18 Jul 2020	Small Copper	2	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY216459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
18 Jul 2020	Small Skipper	7	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY216459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
18 Jul 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY216459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
18 Jul 2020	Small White	4	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY216459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
8 Jul 2020	Comma	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY403570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Fresh, resting on bramble. The first I have seen since April (...)
8 Jul 2020	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Flying at 10.30am during a brief sunny interval. 2nd (...)

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