Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 May 2023 Green Hairstreak 80 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY548111 VC69 Westmorland lindsey Gould Big colony on billberry and pine trees
31 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 80 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze, 3.30 - 5pm. All seen along the "Blue (...)
16 Jul 2021 Small Heath 80 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.30-11.30am sunny and warm, light breeze. Too many to keep (...)
30 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 180 Adult Dunnerholme sand dunes Askam in Furness SD2140079449 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 16.00-17.30, 20C, 70% sun, muggy.
14 Jun 2020 Small Heath 80 Adult Miterdale Eskdale Green NY169029 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills Miterdale Head to Burnmoor Tarn.
29 May 2020 Small Heath 80 Adult Killington Reservoir shore Old Hutton SD598914 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould flying all over
4 Aug 2019 Peacock 80 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727067 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 70% sun 20c
2 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 80 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD4384 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick BC field trip. Five observers wandered over much of Yewbarrow. (...)
2 Jul 2019 Ringlet 80 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD4384 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick BC field trip. Five observers wandered over much of Yewbarrow. (...)
28 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 80 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 17oC sunny spells.
23 Jul 2017 Gatekeeper 80 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Linda
26 Jun 2017 Ringlet 80 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Dozens, in every sunny patch. 9951.jpeg
25 May 2017 Small Heath 80 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2756 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller I gave up counting, but they were less numerous than the Marsh (...)
4 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 180 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Astounding numbers in Beaufort force 5 wind. Excellent (...) 8588.jpeg
4 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 180 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Correction: 3rd May 2017!
6 Aug 2016 Scotch Argus 80 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller 7776.jpeg
27 Jul 2016 Green-veined White 80 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD487877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun most in field near bird hide
9 Jun 2016 Mountain Ringlet 80 Adult Irton Pike Eskdale NY126020 VC70 Cumberland M C Dixon a further 40 counted between irton pike whin rigg illgill head (...)
5 Aug 2015 Gatekeeper 80 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449772 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC and 20% sun
20 Jul 2014 Purple Hairstreak 80 Adult Finsthwaite Heights Finsthwaite SD365884 VC69 Westmorland David Hardaker Finsthwaite appears to be a real stronghold for this species. (...) 1070.jpeg

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