Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
12 Sep 2023 Large White 6 Adult Allonby North Lodge Allonby NY082438 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Feeding on the last of the Mustard flowers
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
28 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 6 Adult Siddick Village Workington NX999310 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
9 Aug 2023 Large White 6 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Unusual to have this many
9 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Jun 2023 Green-veined White 6 Adult Blue Dial Allonby NY074408 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
10 Jun 2023 Common Blue 6 Adult St Helens Flimby NY006323 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
5 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Holme Wood Loweswater NY125213 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
20 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 6 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
2 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Siddick Village Workington NX998312 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Along a sunny/shady/damp track east of railway line
2 Sep 2021 Small White 6 Adult Siddick Village Workington NX998312 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Along a sunny/shady/damp track east of railway line
16 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 6 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY097506 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2021 Small Heath 16 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY097506 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 6 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY097506 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Jul 2021 Small Heath 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY102523 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Late morning, overcast but warm 21c
4 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY102523 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Late morning, overcast but warm 21c
29 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 6 Adult St Helens Flimby NY001324 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
24 May 2021 Orange-tip 6 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscananby NY065395 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
8 Oct 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Grasslot Maryport NY028354 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
24 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 6 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082434 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY105524 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY105524 VC70 Cumberland John Callion on thistles
4 Jun 2020 Small Heath 6 Adult Dubmill Point Mawbray NY078462 VC70 Cumberland John Callion OVERCAST
1 Jun 2020 Common Blue 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY103525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 May 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 16 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Mill NY173282 VC70 Cumberland John Callion superb condition, minimum count
10 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Siddick Village nr Workington NY003313 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
28 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 16 Adult Mockerkin Mockerkin NY090233 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
25 Jul 2019 Large White 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY104523 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY101525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Jul 2019 Large Skipper 6 Adult St Helens nr Flimby NY010325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Very fresh
10 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach nr Silloth NY100523 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Hazy sunshine
3 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Mockerkin Mockerkin NY090233 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult North Lodge Allonby NY080438 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Seemed to be passing north
16 May 2019 Orange-tip 6 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010326 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 May 2019 Orange-tip 6 Adult Cycleway Maryport GC Maryport NY058390 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 6 Adult near Ullock Ullock NY080238 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
5 Sep 2018 Small White 6 Adult Siddick Village Workington NY000314 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
24 Jul 2018 Small White 26 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY085475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Many of them looking very fresh
22 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 6 Adult Garden Allonby NY082434 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 6 Adult Tallentire Tallentire NY106354 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
3 Jun 2018 Small White 6 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010327 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Dull but warm
21 Apr 2018 Orange-tip 6 Adult Commonside Distington NY006223 VC70 Cumberland John Callion All males
20 Jun 2017 Small Heath 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY100525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 May 2017 Small White 6 Adult Blue Dial Allonby NY074409 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 May 2017 Small Heath 6 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084476 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
2 May 2017 Green-veined White 6 Adult St Helens Flimby NY010326 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Oct 2016 Red Admiral 6 Adult Allonby garden Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion ON Sedum
15 Sep 2016 Small White 6 Adult Dubmill Point Mawbray NY077465 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995303 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
5 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 16 Adult Harriston Aspatria NY165415 VC70 Cumberland John Callion WCBS
23 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Wythop Mill NY175284 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Jun 2016 Common Blue 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Blitterlees NY100525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 May 2016 Small White 6 Adult Seaton Seaton NY013307 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
6 Oct 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Allonby Allonby NY081432 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Sep 2015 Speckled Wood 26 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NY000310 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Close to Siddick Village
31 Aug 2015 Green-veined White 6 Adult East of Allonby Allonby NY095440 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Aug 2015 Small White 16 Adult Harriston Harriston NY160415 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Aug 2015 Gatekeeper 6 Adult Workington Workington NX984295 VC70 Cumberland John Callion South of river
8 Aug 2015 Green-veined White 6 Adult Skinburness Skinburness NY127559 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
30 Jul 2015 Ringlet 6 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY086467 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
28 Jul 2015 Ringlet 6 Adult Camerton Church Camerton NY035301 VC70 Cumberland John Callion No sun, but still and warm
15 Jul 2015 Ringlet 106 Adult Blencogo (nearby) Blencogo NY180470 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2015 Common Blue 6 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY086467 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
8 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Silloth Docks Silloth NY109535 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
5 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 16 Adult Blue Dial Allonby NY074408 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Not very sunny, but warm
5 Jul 2015 Small White 6 Adult Blue Dial Allonby NY074408 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Not very sunny, but warm
26 May 2015 Green-veined White 6 Adult Allonby north of Allonby NY087447 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
22 Aug 2014 Wall Brown 36 Adult Crooklands Bromfield NY1847 VC70 Cumberland John Callion mixture of both very worn and fresh
19 Aug 2014 Large White 6 Adult Harriston Aspatria NY165415 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
19 Aug 2014 Small White 6 Adult Harriston Aspatria NY165415 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 Aug 2014 Peacock 16 Adult Skinburness Skinburness NY127557 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 Aug 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 16 Adult Skinburness Skinburness NY127557 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Aug 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Allonby garden Allonby NY082434 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Four of them,sunning on roof of garden shed
15 Jul 2014 Common Blue 6 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion

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