Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell On buddleia
31 Jul 2019 Large White 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying around garden at 6pm
31 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Buddleja bush at 6pm this evening
31 Jul 2019 Comma 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
31 Jul 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
31 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
31 Jul 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Millans Park Ambleside NY374046 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
31 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
21 Jul 2019 Small White 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435875 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC bright but no sun.
21 Jul 2019 Comma 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC bright but no sun
21 Jul 2019 Grayling 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC bright but no sun. Sitting on the path!
21 Jul 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC bright but no sun.....also 3 eggs!
21 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC bright but no sun.
21 Jul 2019 Small White 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC bright but no sun.
21 Jul 2019 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson First siting at this location.
21 Jul 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm and overcast
21 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
21 Jul 2019 Ringlet 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
21 Jul 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD486876 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 20deg, overcast, still 21637.jpeg
21 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD486876 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 20deg, overcast, still
21 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Herd Hill, Cardurnock Wigton NY178601 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
21 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 1 Adult Herd Hill, Cardurnock Wigton NY178601 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
21 Jul 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Grune Point, footpath to Skinburness NY139566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
21 Jul 2019 Large White 1 Adult Grune Point, footpath to Skinburness NY139566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
21 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Grune Point, footpath to Skinburness NY139566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
21 Jul 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Grune Point, footpath to Skinburness NY139566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
21 Jul 2019 Wall Brown 1 Adult Grune Point, footpath to Skinburness NY139566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
21 Jul 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones male disturbed briefly from holly bush
11 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 1 Adult Meadow Newton Reigny NY477311 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon
11 Jul 2019 Comma 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Freshly emerged. Hutchinsoni form.
11 Jul 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2019 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Park Wood Brigsteer SD478872 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon First of year
1 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD4629884601 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans On CWT work party in far northeastern part of reserve. Cloudy (...)
1 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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