Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
28 Jul 2023 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
20 Jul 2023 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10-12 circular walk. 17C. Sunny 43555.jpeg
9 Jun 2023 Common Blue 7 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD195738 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
27 May 2023 Common Blue 67 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Graham Robinson
20 Jun 2022 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 10-11.30am.
30 May 2021 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Jack Taylor sunny but coolbreeze
7 Aug 2020 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny intervals.
3 Aug 2020 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel Adjacent to paths on south facing slopes 28295.jpeg
10 Jun 2019 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Brian Chandler Early morning full sun
10 Jun 2019 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Northern slagbank. Overcast. 19421.jpeg
9 May 2017 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sunshine. Slight breeze. 15.20-17.20 walk.
26 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 7 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD207685 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Full sun. 12.45-14.00
20 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 21c. 11.10-13.10 circular walk.
6 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
3 Aug 2022 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
16 Jul 2021 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD206686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.30-noon. 23c. 100% sun.
31 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 17 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20. 100% sun. 25c.
28 Jul 2023 Grayling 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
7 Aug 2020 Grayling 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 10.40am - 12.40pm 28366.jpeg
10 Aug 2021 Large White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC100% sun gentle breeze
25 Aug 2023 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2023 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
30 Aug 2022 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.20- 12.40. 20c.
14 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 57 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19c. Breezy. 2 hours.
7 Sep 2021 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.30-12.00. 21C. 100% sun.
18 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD190744 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts Breezy 20C
8 Aug 2019 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD189744 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2018 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD170709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. 15.40-16.40. 100% sun. Wind 3.
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. 100% sun. Windy.
23 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 17 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19-21c. Sunny spells, breezy.
8 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 37 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20pm
29 May 2023 Small Blue 57 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16C. 100% sun. 41106.jpeg
16 May 2023 Small Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
14 Jun 2022 Small Blue 27 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
22 May 2022 Small Blue 27 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 11:30 - 12:30. Overcast with Drizzle. None in flight
12 May 2022 Small Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191702 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
28 Aug 2021 Small Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189701 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
31 Jul 2020 Small Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20. 100% sun. 25c.
15 May 2020 Small Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1 adult laying eggs on Kidney vetch.
1 Jun 2018 Small Blue 37 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13544.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Small Heath 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield
6 Jun 2019 Small Heath 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 100% sun. 15c SW breeze. 1 hour visit from 14.45 hrs. Small (...) 19326.jpeg
8 Aug 2018 Small Heath 7 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD170709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. 15.40-16.40. 100% sun. Wind 3.
1 Jun 2018 Small Heath 17 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13545.jpeg
23 May 2018 Small Heath 7 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD171721 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
22 Jun 2023 Small Skipper 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian sunny and breezy
24 Jun 2022 Small Skipper 47 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Cloudy. 36787.jpeg
25 Jun 2020 Small Skipper 17 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.30-10.25. 24c. 100% sun, wind 2.
2 Sep 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Furness Abbey Barrow-in-Furness SD218717 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun....nearly all vanessids on one buddleia near (...)
21 Apr 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness SD189709 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick an hour spent on Channelside between the museum and the slag (...)
16 Sep 2023 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
8 Sep 2023 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190714 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
7 Sep 2023 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190714 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
20 Aug 2023 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.25-15.00. 21c. 100& sun.
20 Jul 2023 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10-12 circular walk. 17C. Sunny
2 Jun 2023 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 17c
27 May 2023 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Graham Robinson
10 Sep 2022 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. 10.50- 12.10. 85% sun.
1 Sep 2021 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18C. 80% sun. 13.45-15.15
5 Sep 2020 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15C. Sunny intervals.
14 Aug 2020 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC.
25 Aug 2019 Small White 7 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD171706 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-13.30. 27c. Mild southerly breeze.
13 Aug 2018 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
17 Aug 2017 Small White 17 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192724 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% sun.
15 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. 23C. 41867.jpeg
24 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. 12.05-14.10..
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20pm
5 May 2019 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
31 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD190749 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1-2pm. 100% sun.
17 Aug 2017 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192724 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% sun....but no Peacock or Red Admiral
15 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2 hours.
16 May 2022 Wall Brown 7 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD189744 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 35808.jpeg

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