Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 6 Adult Powter Howe car park Keswick NY220264 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 3 males, 3 females. Sunny spells.
9 Apr 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Powter Howe car park Keswick NY220264 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells. On Celandine.
29 Apr 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY360037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hazy sun at times
9 Apr 2017 Peacock 6 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY368525 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
9 Apr 2017 Comma 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386579 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Tatty
9 Apr 2017 Large White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller A female, out in the morning sunshine. The earliest date I've (...) 8325.jpeg
9 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones male - first of year
9 Apr 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Townhead Newbiggin Brampton NY563491 VC70 Cumberland Rob McDougall Male
29 Apr 2017 Small White 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90% overcast. Flying in field east of tunnel
9 Apr 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult West End Lane Ulverston SD294772 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold
29 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD334872 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Male
9 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick brisk wind blowing into quarry face
9 Apr 2017 Peacock 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick brisk wind blowing into quarry face
9 Apr 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on lungwort
9 Apr 2017 Comma 1 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD40387821 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
9 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD40387821 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
9 Apr 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD40387821 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
9 Apr 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
9 Apr 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
9 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Lindale Road Grange over Sands SD412784 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
9 Apr 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Netherwood Grange over Sands SD413784 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
9 Apr 2017 Green Hairstreak 7 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD443817 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden warm sunny with breeze
9 Apr 2017 Green Hairstreak 10 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory on a cool but sunny morning sightings generally in warm (...)
9 Apr 2017 Green Hairstreak 6 Adult Foulshaw Moss Grange over Sands SD459832 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden warm sunny with breeze
9 Apr 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 15deg.C, strong W breeze, cloudy. Flew into house porch (...) 8315.jpeg

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