Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 3 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY41521112 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Strong wind but otherwise favourable warm and sunny conditions. (...)
25 Jun 2023 Small Heath 17 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY41521112 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Strong wind but otherwise favourable warm and sunny conditions.
10 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 100 Adult Caudale Moor and Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY417105 VC69 Westmorland Adam Padel From NY417105 to NY 402118 there were adults flying at knee (...)
7 Jul 2022 Mountain Ringlet 20 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY4138811452 VC69 Westmorland Richard Lowe Minimum number; seen between just North of the stone cairn and (...)
7 Jul 2022 Mountain Ringlet 60 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY412118 VC69 Westmorland Steve Matthewman Between Stony Cove Pike and Hartsop Dodd 13.00-14:00.
3 Jul 2022 Mountain Ringlet 8 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY413116 VC69 Westmorland Steve Taylor Cool and windy with fleeting glimpses of sun and coincident (...) 37102.jpeg
24 Jun 2022 Mountain Ringlet 50 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY4123411691 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 60% sun, 17C with strong cooling breeze, The number given is for (...) 36817.jpeg
22 Jun 2022 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY4113311855 VC69 Westmorland Martin Timms Not an extensive search, probably more.
28 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 50 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY412118 VC69 Westmorland Christopher Scaife Early afternoon. Warm but cloudy, gentle breeze. 31515.jpeg
28 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 50 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY411118 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Mostly warm, slightly hazy sunshine. I saw 5-6 on the path up (...) 31555.jpeg
24 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 50 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY411118 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 95% sun, very warm, moderate SW breeze. This is a wonderful (...) 26978.jpeg
27 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 100 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY411118 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Very warm, 100% sun, strong breeze. The largest concentration (...) 20249.jpeg
27 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY411118 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Hot and sunny. Breezy. I saw 3 hill-topping (heading west). Also (...)
27 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY411118 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Hot and sunny. 5pm. 2 at the summit cairn.
27 Jun 2019 Small Heath 75 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY411118 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Very warm, 100% sun, strong breeze.
26 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 116 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY4111 VC69 Westmorland Michael Colquhoun During a two hour circular walk around the summit. Almost (...)
22 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 22 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY411119 VC69 Westmorland Matthew Ross Flying on ridge path up and all around summit. Most very fresh. 19850.jpeg
18 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 50 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY4111 VC69 Westmorland Ian Wilson Flying in abundance just south of the bare rock and on the steep (...) 19645.jpeg
8 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 6 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY412118 VC69 Westmorland Zoe Shreeve right at the top by the cairn mainly on the wing
7 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 6 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY412118 VC69 Westmorland Zoe Shreeve right at the top by the cairn mainly on the wing 13905.jpeg
25 Jun 2017 Mountain Ringlet 84 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY415111 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Brief sunny spells. Joint survey with Alan Wingrove.
18 Jun 2017 Mountain Ringlet 60 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY412117 VC69 Westmorland Martin Partridge At least 60 in good condition seen in very warm and at times (...)
18 Jun 2017 Small Heath 20 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY412117 VC69 Westmorland Martin Partridge Very warm and at times quite still conditions
3 Jun 2017 Mountain Ringlet 3 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY412117 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez

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