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Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
29 Mar 2024	Comma	2	Adult	Barngill Bridge	Lowca	NX995219	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
2 Sep 2023	Holly Blue	2	Adult	Distington Crematoria Woods	Distington	NY018238	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Feeding on ivy
2 Sep 2023	Speckled Wood	16	Adult	Distington Crematoria Woods	Distington	NY018238	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Feeding on bramble
26 Aug 2023	Red Admiral	9	Adult	Siddick Ponds	Siddick	NY000308	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	On small buddleia bush behind Workington ASDA
24 Aug 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Mockerkin Tarn	Mockerkin	NY081231	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	On Devil’s Bit Scabious
3 Aug 2023	Small Blue	8	Adult	Salmoor Way	Maryport	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	In their usual haunts, along 50yds of Salmoor Way
26 Jul 2023	Gatekeeper	6	Adult	Camerton Church	Clifton	NY031304	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Together around thistle patch
26 Jul 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	11	Adult	Salmoor Way	Maryport	NY029365	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	11 close together on field scabious
24 Jul 2023	Gatekeeper	4	Adult	Salmoor Way	Maryport	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
24 Jul 2023	Small Blue	6	Adult	Salmoor Way	Maryport	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
13 Jul 2023	Comma	2	Adult	Mirehouse garden	Whitehaven	NX981162	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	On garden buddleia
29 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	15	Adult	Camerton Church	Camerton	NY033301	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	On thistle patch in meadow
26 May 2023	Small Blue	4	Adult	Salmoor Way	Maryport	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
25 May 2023	Common Blue	4	Adult	Rowrah cycle track car-park	Arlecdon	NY048191	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
15 Apr 2023	Peacock	2	Adult	Sandybeck	Cockermouth	NY134268	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
13 Oct 2022	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Distington Crematoria Woods	Distington	NY008237	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Flying this morning at 4degC
10 Sep 2022	Speckled Wood	14	Adult	Distington Crematoria Woods	Distington	NY008237	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Feeding along a sunny stretch of bramble
28 Aug 2022	Speckled Wood	6	Adult	Distington Crematoria Woods	Distington	NY018238	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Feeding on bramble and thistle
13 Aug 2022	Speckled Wood	6	Adult	Byerstead Wood	Sandwith	NX968134	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
13 Aug 2022	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	High Dyke Wood	Brandlingill	NY121264	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
13 Aug 2022	Wall Brown	2	Adult	Salmoor Way	Maryport	NY030365	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
10 Aug 2022	Common Blue	8	Adult	Salmoor Way	Maryport	NY029365	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
29 Aug 2021	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Barngill Bridge	Lowca	NX995221	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
21 Aug 2021	Comma	2	Adult	Mirehouse	Whitehaven	NX981162	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	On my garden buddliea
4 Aug 2021	Wall Brown	4	Adult	Salmoor Way	Maryport	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
3 Aug 2021	Gatekeeper	10	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Workington	NX996304	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
3 Aug 2021	Common Blue	4	Adult	Salmoor Way	Maryport	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
3 Aug 2021	Peacock	3	Adult	Salmoor Way	Maryport	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	One with ‘pecked’ wing.
26 Jul 2021	Common Blue	4	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Female
21 Jul 2021	Common Blue	2	Adult	Salmoor Way	Maryport	NY029365	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
19 Jul 2021	Gatekeeper	5	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Workington	NX996305	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
15 Jul 2021	Grayling	6	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Workington	NX995306	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Sunning on the bare, gravel patches
8 Jul 2021	Small Skipper	4	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Workington	NX996307	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
28 Jun 2021	Ringlet	6	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Workington	NX993301	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Plentiful all of a sudden
20 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Oldside	Workington	NX993297	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
18 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Dubwath Meadows	Dubwath	NY197309	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
17 Jun 2021	Painted Lady	4	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY029365	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	My first of the year
17 Jun 2021	Small Blue	6	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY029365	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Apologies. Incorrect comment in first version of this post
6 Jun 2021	Small Blue	3	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Thankfully still a few small blues at the damaged Oldside site
1 Jun 2021	Small Blue	10	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY031366	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	More around today fighting with common blues
31 May 2021	Common Blue	2	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY037365	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	On the flowery bank on Salmoor Way Maryport marina
31 May 2021	Small Blue	5	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY037365	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	On the flowery bank on Salmoor Way Maryport marina
2 Jul 2020	Small Skipper	2	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Workington	NX995303	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	On kidney vetch
4 Jun 2020	Common Blue	2	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY030366	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Females
2 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Byerstead Wood	Sandwith	NX968137	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Byerstead Wood between Whitehaven and St Bees
2 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Byerstead Wood	St Bees	NX968134	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Fighting as usual
31 May 2020	Small Blue	4	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone
29 May 2020	Small Blue	3	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Workington	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone

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