Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Sep 2021 Small White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 20 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2021 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Sep 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift The birds have been picking off the butterflies Over this past (...)
6 Sep 2021 Small White 6 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
6 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 20 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift The birds have been picking off the butterflies Over this past (...)
6 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 4 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
6 Sep 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
6 Sep 2021 Large White 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
6 Sep 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
6 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple On buddleia
6 Sep 2021 Small White 3 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple On buddleia
6 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 24 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple On buddleia
6 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 3 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple On buddleia
6 Sep 2021 Peacock 4 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple On buddleia
6 Sep 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple First one in the garden this year 34312.jpeg
6 Sep 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
6 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 138 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong 14-10-14-35. 20oC. Cloud cover 89%. 138 was mim. count.
6 Sep 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Lyvennet north of Littlebeck inflow Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 34325.jpeg
16 Sep 2021 Small White 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland T Dixon
16 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland T Dixon On buddleias
16 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland T Dixon
16 Sep 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland T Dixon
16 Sep 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland T Dixon
16 Sep 2021 Comma 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland T Dixon
16 Sep 2021 Small White 6 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 15 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2021 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 9 Adult Wetheral Railway cutting Carlisle NY460549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones in 1km walk along railway
16 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Thurstonfield NY314567 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ward Probably a single one seen twice, once in back garden on rotten (...)
16 Sep 2021 Small White 4 Adult Garden Thurstonfield NY314567 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ward 3 in back garden, one probably different one in front
16 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Thurstonfield NY314567 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ward One front garden, one in back
16 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 34520.jpeg
16 Sep 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 34519.jpeg
16 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 34521.jpeg
16 Sep 2021 Large White 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 34518.jpeg
16 Sep 2021 Comma 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 34522.jpeg
16 Sep 2021 Large White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Sep 2021 Comma 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick on buddleia
16 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD491937 VC69 Westmorland M and G Tordoff c 18°C, sunny
16 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD491937 VC69 Westmorland M and G Tordoff c 18°C, sunny & light breeze
16 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
16 Sep 2021 Small White 4 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
16 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
16 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
16 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Hot sunshine. Flew into our dining room. 34523.jpeg
16 Sep 2021 Small Copper 2 Adult Whelpo Caldbeck NY307396 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong 1015-10.30. 12C. Overcast with cool West breeze. 34524.jpeg
16 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 87 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong 13.25-13.50. 16C. Overcast, West 8mph. Cooler. Low count today.
26 Sep 2021 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Sep 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Sep 2021 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Mainly showery & windy, brief sunny spells.
26 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Sep 2021 Small White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Sep 2021 Small Copper 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift Rather tattered
26 Sep 2021 Comma 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift Rather tattered

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