Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows On Buddleja
6 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Borrowdale Kendal NY580021 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
6 Jul 2020 Small White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Common Blue 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Grayling 2 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD498916 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Very blustery, sunny intervals, 16deg.C. 2.45-3.30pm.
6 Jul 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. 100% sun. Breeze 4. 13.55-15.15
16 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2020 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY40145691 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller At least 2 were sometimes flying near the top on the sheltered (...)
16 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Large White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
26 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Road to Priory Crossing Ulverston SD294772 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold By the side of the road in the long grass

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