Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 32 Adult Thwaite Head Thwaite Head SD348906 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner A whopping count of 32 nectaring in one small area (on thyme). (...)
9 Jul 2023 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD351909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
24 Jun 2023 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD351909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
9 Jul 2022 White-letter Hairstreak 4 Adult Thwaite Head Thwaite Head SD345905 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner In the large elm tree on the left hand side of the road as you (...)
9 Jul 2022 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD350909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
1 Jul 2022 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
1 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
1 Jul 2022 Ringlet 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
1 Jul 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
1 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
1 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
22 Jul 2021 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Rusland Cross Rusland Cross SD343886 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 2 in one of the elms up Skowbarrow track late pm
21 Jul 2021 Comma 1 Adult Thwaite Head Thwaite Head SD348907 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
21 Jul 2021 Purple Hairstreak 16 Adult Thwaite Head Thwaite Head SD348907 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner How many of these must there be ? I took the dog for a 10 minute (...)
17 Jul 2021 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Rusland Pool Rusland SD335891 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner In the elm just by the bridge
17 Jul 2021 White-letter Hairstreak 4 Adult Thwaite Head Thwaite Head SD346904 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner In the elms by the roadside
17 Jul 2021 Gatekeeper 20 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
17 Jul 2021 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
17 Jul 2021 Large Skipper 12 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
17 Jul 2021 Large White 3 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
17 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 25 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
17 Jul 2021 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
17 Jul 2021 Ringlet 35 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
17 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 20 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
17 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
11 Jul 2021 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Rusland Cross Rusland Cross SD342886 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 2 in one of the elms up Skowbarrow track late pm
26 Jun 2021 High Brown Fritillary 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 4 I think , including 2 mating . Appeared pm when the sun came (...) 31396.jpeg
26 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 20 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 25 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
20 Jun 2021 Large Heath 35 Adult Rusland Moss NNR Thwaite Head SD334886 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner About 30 on Rusland Moss and at least 5 on Hulleter Moss
19 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 9 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
19 Jun 2021 Large White 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
19 Jun 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
19 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 45 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
19 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
19 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Jun 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Jun 2021 Large White 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 19 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 30991.jpeg
18 Jul 2020 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Thwaite Head Thwaite Head SD347905 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner On top of ash again this evening. First roadside vege after (...)
18 Jul 2020 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD350909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner In the usual spot this afternoon in the sunshine , didn't land - (...)
18 Jul 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD350909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
18 Jul 2020 Large White 3 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD350909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
18 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD350909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 27678.jpeg
18 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD350909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
18 Jul 2020 Ringlet 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD350909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
18 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD350909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Jul 2020 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Thwaite Head Thwaite Head SD346904 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 8.30 this morning. At last some sunshine. Feeding on top of the (...)
1 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
1 Jul 2020 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Late afternoon after the rain in brief interlude
1 Jul 2020 Large Skipper 10 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Late afternoon after the rain in brief interlude
1 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Late afternoon after the rain in brief interlude
1 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Late afternoon after the rain in brief interlude
1 Jul 2020 Ringlet 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 27293.jpeg
1 Jul 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
24 Jun 2020 High Brown Fritillary 3 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD351910 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Just a quick walk at lunchtime . better photos today 26920.jpeg
24 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 30 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD351910 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
24 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 30 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD351910 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
24 Jun 2020 Ringlet 5 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD351910 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
24 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD351910 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
24 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD351910 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
20 Jun 2020 High Brown Fritillary 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Not the best photo but you can see the 3 rusty dots 26797.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 40 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Hard to count so many of them
20 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
20 Jun 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
20 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Looking a bit battered after the rain earlier in the week
20 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
20 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
7 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD350909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
7 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD350909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 26296.jpeg
6 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 12 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD350909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Good numbers around over the weekend . This nice shot taken by (...) 26295.jpeg
28 May 2020 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Larva Thwaite Head Thwaite Head SD346903 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Found it ! Been looking out for larval damage to the elms along (...) 25913.jpeg
27 May 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 6 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 25938.jpeg
23 May 2020 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner One today clinging to low vegetation in the wind. Three on the (...)
19 Apr 2020 Green Hairstreak 15 Adult Rusland Heights Rusland SD356898 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Apr 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Apr 2020 Holly Blue 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 5 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Apr 2020 Peacock 12 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
25 Jun 2017 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Chamley Bank Ickenthwaite SD3222989665 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 9864.jpeg
14 May 2016 Green-veined White 4 Adult Thwaite Head Ulverston SD3590 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
14 May 2016 Holly Blue 1 Adult Thwaite Head Ulverston SD3590 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
14 May 2016 Orange-tip 12 Adult Thwaite Head Ulverston SD3590 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
14 May 2016 Peacock 3 Adult Thwaite Head Ulverston SD3590 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
14 May 2016 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Thwaite Head Ulverston SD3590 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
13 Mar 2016 Brimstone 1 Adult Thwaite Head Thwaite Head SD3490 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner In the front garden 4514.jpeg

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