Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
4 Jul 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm and windy late in day.
4 Jul 2015 Ringlet 2 Adult Hutton Roof Burton-in-Kendal SD552761 VC60 West Lancashire Michael Foley Flowery grassland 2648.jpeg
4 Jul 2015 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431832 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Over brambles off the main N/S ride
4 Jul 2015 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Jul 2015 Common Blue 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD335874 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still, overcast, 20deg.C.
4 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
4 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
4 Jul 2015 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Basking in sun
4 Jul 2015 Brimstone 2 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD330823 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Flying on the moss
14 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Dalton Crags Hutton Roof SD553768 VC60 West Lancashire Tom Dunbar
14 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 12 Adult Dalton Crags Hutton Roof SD553768 VC60 West Lancashire Tom Dunbar Positive ids amongst 30 Large Frit sightings.
14 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Crofton Wood Thursby NY312505 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
14 Jul 2015 Small Heath 2 Adult Ridge nr Wansfell Pike Troutbeck NY402049 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
24 Jul 2015 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4477 VC69 Westmorland Peter Howard plus 7 unidentified large fritillaries

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