Cumbria Butterfly and Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Site Town Grid Ref. Recorder Comment Image
12 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 5 Jericho Holme St Cuthbert NY115465 Derek McAlone 30967.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 14 Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY253169 Pete Barron
10 Jun 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4382 Gavin Ashworth 3pm Overcast and Breezy. With Sonia Allen 30964.jpeg
10 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4382 Gavin Ashworth 3pm Overcast and Breezy. With Sonia Allen
10 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 2 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4382 Gavin Ashworth 3pm Overcast and Breezy. With Sonia Allen 30966.jpeg
10 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4382 Gavin Ashworth 3 pm Overcast and Breezy. With Sonia Allen 30963.jpeg
9 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 10 Hay meadow by Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY616217 David Nattrass Active in the sun on this warm day, although there was quite a (...) 30962.jpeg
9 Jun 2021 Burnet Companion 2 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 Jane Jones 30942.jpeg
9 Jun 2021 Common Blue 19 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 Jane Jones 30944.jpeg
9 Jun 2021 Small Blue 12 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 Jane Jones 30946.jpeg
9 Jun 2021 Small Heath 9 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 Jane Jones 30945.jpeg
9 Jun 2021 Unlisted 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 Jane Jones Dichrorampha alpinana 30943.jpeg
9 Jun 2021 Burnet Companion 16 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
9 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 4 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
9 Jun 2021 Common Blue 50 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
9 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 2 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
9 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 5 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
9 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
9 Jun 2021 Large White 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
9 Jun 2021 Mother Shipton 4 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
9 Jun 2021 Small Blue 125 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...) 30961.jpeg
9 Jun 2021 Small Heath 3 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
9 Jun 2021 Small White 4 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
9 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
9 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 2 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
9 Jun 2021 Common Blue 1 Arnside Knott Arnside SD453776 Tom O'Boyle
9 Jun 2021 Small Heath 4 Arnside Knott Arnside SD453776 Tom O'Boyle
9 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 1 Arnside Knott Arnside SD453776 Tom O'Boyle 30941.jpeg
8 Jun 2021 Esperia sulphurella 1 Garden Portinscale NY247242 Anthony Marsh Female, (I think), on house wall near light. 30912.jpeg
8 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 50 Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY271569 Chris Scaife 30934.jpeg
8 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY271569 Chris Scaife
8 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY271569 Chris Scaife
8 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 1 Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619202 David Nattrass Warm afternoon - 1st Large Skipper that I've seen around the (...) 30932.jpeg
8 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 15 Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 David Nattrass Warm afternoon - Males and females. Attached a battered male 30933.jpeg
8 Jun 2021 Small Heath 21 Arnside Copridding Arnside SD4481477249 Richard Evans Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
8 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Arnside Copridding Arnside SD4481477249 Richard Evans Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
8 Jun 2021 Brimstone 5 Arnside Knott Arnside SD4481477249 Richard Evans Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
8 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Arnside Knott Arnside SD4481477249 Richard Evans Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
8 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Arnside Knott Arnside SD4558977281 Richard Evans In hazel scrub near summit
8 Jun 2021 Common Blue 1 Arnside Knott Arnside SD4558977281 Richard Evans In and around the summit of the Knott 30928.jpeg
8 Jun 2021 Common Blue 11 Arnside Knott Arnside SD4481477249 Richard Evans Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
8 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Arnside Knott Arnside SD4558977281 Richard Evans In and around the summit of the Knott
8 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 2 Arnside Knott Arnside SD4481477249 Richard Evans Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
8 Jun 2021 Grayling 1 Arnside Knott Arnside SD4558977281 Richard Evans On the steep south-facing scree slopes. Possibly also a second.
8 Jun 2021 Painted Lady 1 Arnside Knott Arnside SD4558977281 Richard Evans In and around the summit of the Knott
8 Jun 2021 Small Heath 7 Arnside Knott Arnside SD4558977281 Richard Evans In and around the summit of the Knott
8 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 19 Arnside Knott Arnside SD4481477249 Richard Evans Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood 30918.jpeg
8 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 11 Arnside Knott Arnside SD4558977281 Richard Evans In and around the summit of the Knott
8 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Arnside Knott Arnside SD4558977281 Richard Evans In and around the summit of the Knott
7 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 2 Gait Barrows NNR Silverdale SD478772 David Nattrass Warm & sunny 30911.jpeg
7 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 1 Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY13500226 Debbie Firth Stayed on the ground for a long time
7 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 12 Hawkshead Hill Hawkshead SD33359895 Gill Henwood Pignut in full flower, first moths out after a hot day (...) 30892.jpeg
7 Jun 2021 Red Admiral 1 Hedgerow Lowick SD294869 Jane Jones
7 Jun 2021 Unlisted 1 Kingmoor South NR Carlisle NY38595877 Paul Kennedy Psychoides filicivora (?) suggested by rosaria on Bird Forum. (...) 30915.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 3 Farmland Braithwaite NY2323 Anthony Marsh Known reintroduction site 30914.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Speckled Yellow 6 Newlands Beck embankment Braithwaite NY239244 Anthony Marsh Along the path alongside Newlands Beck. Including this mating (...) 30913.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Howe Ridding Woods Witherslack SD433872 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 7 Howe Ridding Woods Witherslack SD433872 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun. a little faded/worn
6 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 6 Howe Ridding Woods Witherslack SD433872 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun. very fresh.....most near orchard end.
6 Jun 2021 Small White 1 Howe Ridding Woods Witherslack SD433872 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun. very fresh.....most near orchard end.
6 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Howe Ridding Woods Witherslack SD433872 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun. very fresh.
6 Jun 2021 Brimstone 3 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Common Blue 1 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 2 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 2 White Scar Levens SD460853 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.......both just emerged
6 Jun 2021 Small Heath 11 White Scar Levens SD460853 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Small White 1 White Scar Levens SD460853 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Brimstone 1 Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD434865 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD434865 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 4 Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD434865 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun......a little faded/worn
6 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD434865 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.....fresh and bright
6 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD434865 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.....fresh and bright
6 Jun 2021 Speckled Yellow 2 Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD434865 Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.....fresh and bright
6 Jun 2021 Common Blue 1 Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY618205 David Nattrass Warm - saw the butterfly flying besides the tree canopy above me (...)
6 Jun 2021 Small Blue 3 Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX993300 Derek McAlone Thankfully still a few small blues at the damaged Oldside site 30845.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 30 Longmoor Common Ennerdale Bridge NY064155 Dinesh Patel In area infront of longmoor head farm and extending down either (...) 30869.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Small Heath 28 Longmoor Common Ennerdale Bridge NY064155 Dinesh Patel
6 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Longmoor Common Ennerdale Bridge NY064155 Dinesh Patel Seen in area with Marsh fritillaries 30870.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Common Blue 15 Eskmeals Bootle SD080940 Ian Tallon
6 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 2 Eskmeals Bootle SD080940 Ian Tallon Looking rather dingy 30883.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Painted Lady 1 Eskmeals Bootle SD080940 Ian Tallon 30884.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Small Heath 17 Eskmeals Bootle SD080940 Ian Tallon 30882.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Lead Belle 1 Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY138019 Ian Tallon 30874.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 12 Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY138019 Ian Tallon Most in sheltered right hand side Not posing for me today 30872.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Small Heath 20 Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY138019 Ian Tallon
6 Jun 2021 Small Heath 8 Bigland Tarn Backbarrow SD353829 Jane Jones
6 Jun 2021 Glyphipterix simpliciella 1 Orton Moss NR Great Orton NY34145422 Paul Kennedy Glyphipterix simpliciella (?) on speedwell on rough grassland. (...) 30880.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Glyphipterix thrasonella 1 Orton Moss NR Great Orton NY33745429 Paul Kennedy A poory marked Glyphipterix thrasonella (?) found in a boggy (...) 30879.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Small Yellow Underwing 1 Orton Moss NR Great Orton NY33895414 Paul Kennedy Small Yellow Underwing found along the green lane from the (...) 30878.jpeg
5 Jun 2021 Brimstone 1 Whitbarrow Levens SD454859 Chris Winnick 19oC, 80% sun.
5 Jun 2021 Common Blue 6 Whitbarrow Levens SD454859 Chris Winnick 19oC, 80% sun.
5 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 21 Whitbarrow Levens SD454859 Chris Winnick 19oC, 80% sun....widely distributed and doing well
5 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 1 Whitbarrow Levens SD454859 Chris Winnick 19oC, 80% sun.
5 Jun 2021 Large White 1 Whitbarrow Levens SD454859 Chris Winnick 19oC, 80% sun.
5 Jun 2021 Peacock 1 Whitbarrow Levens SD454859 Chris Winnick 19oC, 80% sun.
5 Jun 2021 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 22 Whitbarrow Levens SD454859 Chris Winnick 19oC, 80% sun.
5 Jun 2021 Small Heath 29 Whitbarrow Levens SD454859 Chris Winnick 19oC, 80% sun....widespread.
5 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 18 Whitbarrow Levens SD454859 Chris Winnick 19oC, 80% sun....widespread.....and very fresh [just emerged]
5 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 7 Whitbarrow Levens SD454859 Chris Winnick 19oC, 80% sun.
5 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 2 Helsington Barrows Kendal SD496910 John Mounsey Only settling briefly. Sunny, brisk southerly breeze.
5 Jun 2021 Small Heath 7 Helsington Barrows Kendal SD496910 John Mounsey Repeatedly settling briefly. Sunny, brisk southerly breeze.
5 Jun 2021 Brimstone 1 Kendal "Race Course" Kendal SD499914 John Mounsey Flying past. Sunny, brisk southerly breeze.
5 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Kingmoor Sidings Nature Reserve Carlisle NY386579 Paul Kennedy 30819.jpeg
5 Jun 2021 Cauchas fibulella 1 Kingmoor South NR Carlisle NY38595877 Paul Kennedy On speedwell, within a few metres of the Micropterix aruncella (...) 30821.jpeg
5 Jun 2021 Micropterix aruncella 1 Kingmoor South NR Carlisle NY38595877 Paul Kennedy Male Micropterix aruncella found on low-lying vegetation under a (...) 30820.jpeg
5 Jun 2021 Green Hairstreak 1 Dowthwaite Head Track NY339218 PETER RITSON on tormentil
5 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 1 Dowthwaite Head Track NY339218 PETER RITSON
5 Jun 2021 Small Heath 9 Dowthwaite Head Track NY339218 PETER RITSON
5 Jun 2021 Small White 5 Dowthwaite Head Track NY339218 PETER RITSON
5 Jun 2021 Holly Blue 1 High Stand Plantation Armathwaite NY484483 R H Jones
5 Jun 2021 Peacock 1 High Stand Plantation Armathwaite NY484483 R H Jones
5 Jun 2021 Painted Lady 2 Arnside Knott Arnside Village SD457733 Stephen Griffin Late in the day 6.30-6.45pm near the top and near the viewpoint
5 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 30 Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY127019 Stephen Griffin Very active almost as soon as we entered the open fell. (...) 30828.jpeg
5 Jun 2021 Small Heath 50 Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY127019 Stephen Griffin Very active almost as soon as we entered the open fell. (...)
5 Jun 2021 Brimstone 2 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 Stephen Griffin
5 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 6 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 Stephen Griffin Very fresh scattered around reserve 30823.jpeg
5 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 1 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 Stephen Griffin
5 Jun 2021 Small Copper 1 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 Stephen Griffin On main path 30825.jpeg
5 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 Stephen Griffin 3 including this photogenic one 30826.jpeg
4 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 6 Arnside Knott Arnside SD455775 Barrie Cooper
4 Jun 2021 Grayling 2 Arnside Knott Arnside SD457774 Barrie Cooper Surprised to see so early.
4 Jun 2021 Small Heath 8 Arnside Knott Arnside SD455775 Barrie Cooper
4 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 1 Arnside Knott Arnside SD457771 Barrie Cooper
4 Jun 2021 Common Blue 10 Blitterlees Beach Blitterlees NY101524 John Callion Both sexes
4 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 1 Blitterlees Beach Blitterlees NY101524 John Callion First of year
4 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 1 Blitterlees Beach Blitterlees NY101524 John Callion First of year
4 Jun 2021 Small Heath 35 Blitterlees Beach Blitterlees NY101524 John Callion First of year
4 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 2 Blitterlees Beach Blitterlees NY101524 John Callion
4 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Glasson Maryport NY029360 Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, but breezy. 3:40-5:10pm. 30909.jpeg
4 Jun 2021 Common Blue 42 Glasson Maryport NY029360 Martin Keiller 35m 7f. Mostly sunny, but breezy. 3:40-5:10pm. 30904.jpeg
4 Jun 2021 Grass Rivulet 1 Glasson Maryport NY029360 Martin Keiller Grass Rivulet, Perizoma albulata. Active at 4pm. 30910.jpeg
4 Jun 2021 Small Blue 7 Glasson Maryport NY029360 Martin Keiller Spread out over a wide area. Mostly sunny, but breezy. (...) 30905.jpeg
4 Jun 2021 Small Heath 37 Glasson Maryport NY029360 Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, but breezy. 3:40-5:10pm.
4 Jun 2021 Small White 1 Glasson Maryport NY029360 Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, but breezy. 3:40-5:10pm.
4 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 1 Glasson Maryport NY029360 Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, but breezy. 3:40-5:10pm.
4 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY56636130 Paul Kennedy Seen flitting around area of sparsely wooded grassland in full (...) 30806.jpeg
3 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 10 Chapel Wood Wythop NY194292 Anthony Marsh Good numbers feeding along the track going through Chapel Wood (...) 30795.jpeg
3 Jun 2021 Small Heath 40 Chapel Wood Wythop NY194292 Anthony Marsh Large numbers feeding along the track going above Chapel Wood (...) 30796.jpeg
3 Jun 2021 Common Blue 10 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 Helen Wallace BC field trip. 14c. Overcast with showers. Roosting.
3 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 Helen Wallace Field trip. 14c. Overcast & some drizzle.
3 Jun 2021 Eyed Hawkmoth 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 Helen Wallace Field trip.
3 Jun 2021 Small Blue 33 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 Helen Wallace BC field trip. 14c. Overcast with showers. Roosting in grasses & (...)
2 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 2 Arnside Knott Arnside SD453771 Dinesh Patel In sheltered area away from windy cliff front
2 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 10 Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY127019 Dinesh Patel On either side of path amongst grass grass tussocks. 30778.jpeg
2 Jun 2021 Common Heath 1 Longmoor Common Ennerdale Bridge NY065152 Ian Tallon 30791.jpeg
2 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 11 Longmoor Common Ennerdale Bridge NY065152 Ian Tallon 11 Seen in 90 minutes. Breezy 30790.jpeg
2 Jun 2021 Small Heath 5 Longmoor Common Ennerdale Bridge NY063157 Ian Tallon
2 Jun 2021 Spindle Ermine 60 Golf Course Kendal SD506927 John Mounsey Spindle Ermine. Number pure guesswork because several webs. 30794.jpeg
2 Jun 2021 Brimstone 1 Brigsteer FC plantation Brigsteer SD477902 Martin and Gwen Tordoff Male
2 Jun 2021 Brown Silver-line 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY282570 Martin Keiller 11:55am, side of track near parking place 30893.jpeg
2 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY275567 Martin Keiller 30894.jpeg
2 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 4 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271567 Martin Keiller
2 Jun 2021 Large White 4 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271567 Martin Keiller
2 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 45 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271569 Martin Keiller 10:25-11:05am, sunny spells but breezy. Counted along ca. 200m. 30899.jpeg
2 Jun 2021 Mother Shipton 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY273569 Martin Keiller 10:25-11:05am, sunny spells but breezy. 30902.jpeg
2 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 5 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271569 Martin Keiller 4 males 1 female
2 Jun 2021 Small Heath 25 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271569 Martin Keiller 10:25-11:05am, sunny spells but breezy. Counted along ca. 200m.
2 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271567 Martin Keiller
2 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271569 Martin Keiller 10:25-11:05am, sunny spells but breezy.
2 Jun 2021 Small Copper 1 Tunner Hall Campsite Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD228959 Mary Traynor
2 Jun 2021 Comma 1 Garden Burneside SD507951 Sue Shiels
2 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 1 Garden Burneside SD507951 Sue Shiels
1 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 3 Kettlewell Crag Kendal SD503933 Chris Scaife Warm and sunny 30749.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Brown Silver-line 1 Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY134019 Chris Winnick 22oC full sun and little wind.
1 Jun 2021 Green Hairstreak 1 Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY134019 Chris Winnick 22oC full sun and little wind. GH was surprisingly fresh and in (...)
1 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 2 Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY134019 Chris Winnick 22oC full sun and little wind.
1 Jun 2021 Large White 2 Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY134019 Chris Winnick 22oC full sun and little wind.
1 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 5 Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY134019 Chris Winnick 22oC full sun and little wind. MR only just emerged and in usual (...)
1 Jun 2021 Small Heath 35 Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY134019 Chris Winnick 22oC full sun and little wind. Widespread across site.
1 Jun 2021 Small White 2 Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY134019 Chris Winnick 22oC full sun and little wind.
1 Jun 2021 Small Blue 10 Maryport Marina Maryport NY031366 Derek McAlone More around today fighting with common blues 30738.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Small Blue 1 Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX993299 Derek McAlone One of the small blue site at oldside has been destroyed. The (...)
1 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 1 Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY763081 Ian Tallon
1 Jun 2021 Crambus lathoniellus 1 Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY763081 Ian Tallon Thanks MT 30777.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 6 Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY763081 Ian Tallon 30775.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 1 Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY763081 Ian Tallon Probably more but only one certain 30774.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 4 Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY763081 Ian Tallon 1 female 3 males
1 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 4 Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY131022 J Manson Warm, sunny, light breeze.
1 Jun 2021 Small Heath 25 Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY131022 J Manson Warm, sunny, light breeze
1 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 2 Dean Moor nr Pica NY038221 John Callion MALES
1 Jun 2021 Green Hairstreak 3 Ling Fell Wythop Wythop NY181283 John Callion
1 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 20 Ling Fell Wythop Wythop NY181283 John Callion
1 Jun 2021 Small Heath 150 Ling Fell Wythop Wythop NY181283 John Callion just an estimate, they were everywhere along the path
1 Jun 2021 Small White 12 Ling Fell Wythop Wythop NY181283 John Callion
1 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 6 Burns Beck Moss Killington SD596880 John Mounsey Hot sun, light breeze.
1 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 3 Burns Beck Moss Killington SD596880 John Mounsey 2 male, 1 female. Hot sun, light breeze.
1 Jun 2021 Small Heath 1 Burns Beck Moss Killington SD596880 John Mounsey Hot sun, light breeze.
1 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 1 Old Park Plantation Killington SD599910 John Mounsey Hot sun, gentle breeze.
1 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 2 Old Park Plantation Killington SD599910 John Mounsey 1 male, 1 female. Hot sun, gentle breeze.
1 Jun 2021 Common Blue 17 Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. 16 males, 1 female. 30889.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 7 Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 Martin Keiller NW part of reserve.
1 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 2 Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 Martin Keiller NW part of reserve.
1 Jun 2021 Large White 3 Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 Martin Keiller NW part of reserve.
1 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 6 Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 Martin Keiller 5 males, 1 female. NW part of reserve.
1 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3154 Martin Keiller NE part of reserve.
1 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 6 Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 Martin Keiller NW part of reserve.
1 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 1 Wedholme Flow Wigton NY235538 Mike Porter Sunny weather,some breeze.
1 Jun 2021 Brown Silver-line 6 High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY48514825 Paul Kennedy Most found in a small grassy glade. 30745.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Micropterix aureatella 2 High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY48664809 Paul Kennedy Two (one caught in spider's web) found along footpath off main (...) 30748.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Bridge Road Barrow Island SD1968 Philip Worth Surprised to see it on a pavement in an urban area.
1 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Coast path Walney Island SD1767 Philip Worth
1 Jun 2021 Brimstone Moth 1 Cows Tarn Lane Walney Island SD1769 Philip Worth
1 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Arnside Knott Arnside SD457776 Simon Fenner
1 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 6 Arnside Knott Arnside SD455772 Simon Fenner along cliff edge path, particularly around the bench

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