Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Lindale off Back Road Lindale SD416804 VC69 Westmorland B. Dixon
21 Apr 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick sun 20oC
21 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick sun 20oC
21 Apr 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick sun 20oC
21 Apr 2018 Small White 1 Adult Queen's Road Kendal SD511929 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Sun 20oC
21 Apr 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick sun 20oC My first this year.
21 Apr 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392766 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick sun 20oC
21 Apr 2018 Comma 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick sun 20oC
21 Apr 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick sun 20oC
21 Apr 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Blackwell Bowness-on-Windermere SD401945 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm windless day
21 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Blackwell Bowness-on-Windermere SD401945 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm windless day
21 Apr 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
21 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD413785 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 75 min stroll. 20c. Flying strongly up
21 Apr 2018 Comma 2 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD413785 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 75 min stroll. 20c. Being bullied by peacocks.
21 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD413785 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 75 min stroll. 20c. Flying up
21 Apr 2018 Peacock 5 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD413785 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 75 min stroll. 20c. On or near path.
21 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 6 Adult Commonside Distington NY006223 VC70 Cumberland John Callion All males
21 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Burntbarrow Scar Brigsteer SD4889 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male flying along track
21 Apr 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Burntbarrow Scar Brigsteer SD4889 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
21 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Scout Scar Brigsteer SD4890 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell female
21 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Allithwaite Allithwaite SD382755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
21 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD432835 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
21 Apr 2018 Green Hairstreak 6 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory Adders and hairstreaks! most of the hairstreaks seen in the (...)
21 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory Single male butterfly near the carpark.
21 Apr 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory Single butterfly near the carpark and visitor hut.
21 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD40387821 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Female
21 Apr 2018 Comma 1 Adult Beetham Fell Beetham SD487786 VC69 Westmorland Rob McDougall
21 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Cockshot Lane Storth SD481799 VC69 Westmorland Rob McDougall Male
21 Apr 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Fairy Steps Beetham SD487789 VC69 Westmorland Rob McDougall Male
21 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Fairy Steps Beetham SD487789 VC69 Westmorland Rob McDougall
21 Apr 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Hazelslack Tower Beetham SD476788 VC69 Westmorland Rob McDougall
21 Apr 2018 Comma 2 Adult Milnthorpe Sands Marsh Sandside SD470795 VC69 Westmorland Rob McDougall
21 Apr 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Milnthorpe Sands Marsh Sandside SD470795 VC69 Westmorland Rob McDougall
21 Apr 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Storth Storth SD475803 VC69 Westmorland Rob McDougall
21 Apr 2018 Small White 1 Adult Dallam Chase Arnside SD496821 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
21 Apr 2018 Green Hairstreak 30 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 12749.jpeg
21 Apr 2018 Peacock 12 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Apr 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult River Kent Kendal SD519929 VC69 Westmorland Sue Fellows

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    Chris Winnick
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    David Eastlick

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