Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Jul 2019 Common Blue 9 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall Very hot! 28c. But little sunshine. Fresh individuals
25 Jul 2019 Ringlet 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall Very hot! 28c. But little sunshine.
25 Jul 2019 Scotch Argus 5 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall Very hot! 28c. But little sunshine. Very fresh individuals.
25 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold
25 Jul 2019 Brimstone 3 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD325823 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
25 Jul 2019 Peacock 6 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD325823 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
25 Jul 2019 Silver-washed Fritillary 8 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD325823 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon On sunlit bramble patch.
25 Jul 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On buudleia
25 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On buddleia
25 Jul 2019 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD454786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Possibly 2. Flying over the water in the estuary. Seen whilst (...)
25 Jul 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD397768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
25 Jul 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very hot day.
25 Jul 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very hot day.
25 Jul 2019 Green-veined White 3 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very hot day.
25 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 50 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very hot day.
25 Jul 2019 Peacock 5 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very hot day.
25 Jul 2019 Ringlet 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very hot day.
25 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 35 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very hot day.
25 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD342964 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very hot day.
25 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496821 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
25 Jul 2019 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 29oC
25 Jul 2019 Green-veined White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Jul 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Very fresh.
25 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Jul 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Very fresh. Nectaring on Verbena Bonariensis.
25 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 18 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Jul 2019 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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