Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 Jul 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Smardale NNR Smardale NY738081 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh
31 Jul 2020 Common Blue 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20. 100% sun. 25c. Tatty.
31 Jul 2020 Large White 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20. 100% sun. 25c.
31 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 42 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20. 100% sun. 25c.
31 Jul 2020 Large White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402568 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
31 Jul 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402568 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
31 Jul 2020 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 Jul 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 Jul 2020 Small White 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Highmoor Wigton NY271474 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Sunny and very warm.
31 Jul 2020 Brown Hairstreak 2 Adult Garden Broughton in Furness SD2090387471 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
31 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Garden Broughton in Furness SD2090387471 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans As some might have guessed, Brown Hairstreak is an error! Should (...)
31 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Kendal SD487879 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 20c.
21 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 2 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Kendal SD487879 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 20c.
21 Jul 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Kendal SD454847 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 21c 2 males
21 Jul 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Kendal SD461854 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 21c.
21 Jul 2020 Peacock 12 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Kendal SD454847 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 21c
21 Jul 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Kendal SD454847 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 21c
21 Jul 2020 Small Copper 2 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD170709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.45- 14.35. 17c. 100% sun.
21 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD170709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.45- 14.35. 17c. 100% sun.
21 Jul 2020 Common Blue 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males.
11 Jul 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult Grassy Wildflower Bank Brougham Castle NY536292 VC70 Cumberland Brian and Lindsey Snell
11 Jul 2020 Grayling 12 Adult Burton Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 27488.jpeg
11 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 52 Adult Hampsfell Lindale SD405798 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Mostly sunny 15c-17c
11 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 32 Adult Undermillbeck Common Winster SD418955 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Mostly cloudy 15c
11 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Undermillbeck Common Winster SD418955 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Mostly cloudy 15c
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 Comma 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17-18c. 80% sun. 13.35-15.30. 27263.jpeg
1 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes in and around the quarry late afternoon. Temp 20C, (...)
1 Jul 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes in and around the quarry late afternoon. Temp 20C, (...)
1 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes in and around the quarry late afternoon. Temp 20C, (...)
1 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes in and around the quarry late afternoon. Temp 20C, (...)
1 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Hayes Garden Centre Ambleside NY376035 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
1 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Hayes Garden Centre Ambleside NY376035 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
1 Jul 2020 Small White 2 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
1 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 2 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key

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