Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
4 Aug 2023 Peacock 4 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
4 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
4 Aug 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
26 Jul 2023 Comma 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
26 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
26 Jul 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
26 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
17 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows First butterfly I've seen this year
17 Jul 2023 Large White 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
17 Jul 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Very fresh
17 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 6 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Very fresh
17 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Very fresh
26 Apr 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
26 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
3 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows First butterfly I've seen this year
17 Aug 2022 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
17 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
17 Aug 2022 Large White 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Lots of 'whites' around today - more than I've seen this year. (...)
17 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
17 Aug 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
17 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 6 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows All today's sightings 'at least' on Buddleia in four spots (...)
17 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
18 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
18 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
18 Jul 2022 Ringlet 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Don't remember seeing one of these in the garden before
3 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
3 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
30 Apr 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
21 Apr 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
21 Apr 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
21 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
21 Apr 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
21 Apr 2022 Small White 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
16 Apr 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496821 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
14 Apr 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
25 Mar 2022 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Nectaring on Viburnum
27 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
9 Sep 2021 Comma 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
9 Sep 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
9 Sep 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
9 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
9 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows All today's sightings on Buddleia
4 Sep 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
4 Sep 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
4 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
4 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
25 Aug 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
25 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
24 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
24 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 30 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows These Dallam Chase sightings 25th and 26th on next door white (...)
20 Aug 2021 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
20 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
14 Jul 2021 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496821 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
14 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496821 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
2 Jul 2021 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
2 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
31 May 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Probably the smallest I've ever seen. Nectaring in the garden.
24 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
13 Apr 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
30 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
8 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
6 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows On Buddleja
6 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows On Buddleja
1 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Resting on the conservatory. Well-worn female. Possibly (...)
1 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
1 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows On buddleja
30 Jun 2020 Small Skipper 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows On pale wall next to light trap 23.30 or so.
24 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Don't recall seeing one in the garden before.
24 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows On Buddleia
24 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows At least six, difficult to count. On Buddleia
25 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
25 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
25 Apr 2020 Small White 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
21 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows On Sedum
20 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496821 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
20 Sep 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496821 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
20 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496821 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
15 Sep 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows roosting on Lavatera
13 Sep 2019 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
5 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
5 Sep 2019 Peacock 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
5 Sep 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 20 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Difficult to count in the breeze, on buddleja
24 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
24 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
24 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
24 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
1 Aug 2019 Large White 6 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows At least 7, too much activity for a reliable count
1 Aug 2019 Peacock 5 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
1 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows At least 7, too much activity for a reliable count
1 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows At least 7, too much activity for a reliable count
25 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496821 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
12 Jul 2019 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
3 Jun 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496821 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
19 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
23 Sep 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
20 Sep 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
25 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
25 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
25 Aug 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
25 Aug 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
5 Aug 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
5 Aug 2018 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
3 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
3 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
3 Jul 2018 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows No chance of a photo, on budleja
21 Apr 2018 Small White 1 Adult Dallam Chase Arnside SD496821 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
20 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
9 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
25 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
24 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
17 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
17 Sep 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
15 Sep 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
14 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
26 Aug 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
10 Aug 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
10 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
9 Aug 2017 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Aug 2017 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Aug 2017 Peacock 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496817 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496817 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Aug 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496817 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 Aug 2017 Small White 5 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496817 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
29 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD511826 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
29 Jul 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD511826 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
16 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
16 Jul 2017 Ringlet 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
19 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
10 Sep 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
3 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
8 Oct 2015 Peacock 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD495818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
8 Oct 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD495818 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
28 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496816 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
26 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD4981 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows on buddleia
26 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD4981 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows on buddleia
21 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496815 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows very fresh and large-looking, on buddhleia
8 Sep 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496815 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
31 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows very fresh
30 Jun 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows

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