Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Skipper

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
8 Aug 2023 Small Skipper 8 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Kirkby Stephen NY726067 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c
7 Aug 2023 Small Skipper 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh Just beyond the viaduct 44345.jpeg
11 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Little Asby Scar Kirkby Stephen NY6908 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Potts Valley Kirkby Stephen NY7008 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 2 Adult Potts Valley Kirkby Stephen NY7009 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter and Lynne Farrell
2 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 5 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY758085 VC69 Westmorland Julia Garner 42668.jpeg
9 Aug 2022 Small Skipper 25 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 90% sun no wind.
9 Aug 2022 Small Skipper 3 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
3 Aug 2021 Small Skipper 61 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724064 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oc 65% sun little wind. ...mostly faded.
1 Aug 2021 Small Skipper 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY733082 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
1 Aug 2021 Small Skipper 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 12C Overcast
28 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 7 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY759084 VC69 Westmorland Andy Bolton
18 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 7 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757087 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick Aggregate grid reference used, that of entrance from over bridge (...)
15 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 5 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Near the Smardale Gill Viaduct in the grassland - Sunny warm (...) 28781.jpeg
9 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY723063 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick misty sun, wind Beaufort 5 but reduced by shelter, trees and (...)
7 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
3 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 20 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Seen in the afternoon when the sun came out - to the West, South (...) 28313.jpeg
7 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY737077 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 17.10-1840 A little sun 27416.jpeg
25 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun.
7 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 6 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728070 VC69 Westmorland Keith Temple
4 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 10 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727067 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 70% sun 20c
29 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY732065 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.00-15.30 Sunny last half hour
21 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
4 Aug 2018 Small Skipper 18 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
26 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
26 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 10 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
25 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 31 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun
22 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY730070 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.40-15.30 Overcast 15561.jpeg
19 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Mostly sunny 22c
18 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 18 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY744079 VC69 Westmorland Martin Partridge Warm weather 21oC some cloud light breeze
1 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY760082 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14588.jpeg
15 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 6 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Kirkby Stephen NY726074 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 60% sun.
5 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 5 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
3 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY726068 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
1 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729074 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
1 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 18 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Rolf Farrell 11243.jpeg
16 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY760085 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.30 - 16.45 Breezy 10648.jpeg
1 Aug 2016 Small Skipper 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728073 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.00am-13.00pm 6702.jpeg
31 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725065 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
1 Sep 2015 Small Skipper 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY720061 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels Warm, sunny day
13 Aug 2015 Small Skipper 31 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
13 Aug 2015 Small Skipper 33 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
13 Aug 2015 Small Skipper 11 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
14 Aug 2014 Small Skipper 6 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727078 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC, calm, bright but only 20% sun
5 Aug 2014 Small Skipper 52 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY736079 VC69 Westmorland Karen Hargreave

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