Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Jun 2014 Common Blue 17 Adult Dubmill Point Allonby NY077460 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2014 Dark Green Fritillary 7 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion ive never seen this many around here
25 Jul 2019 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070324 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
14 May 2020 Green Hairstreak 7 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Wythop Mill NY183283 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
9 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 7 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
20 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 7 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY065397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
27 Apr 2020 Green-veined White 7 Adult Garden Allonby NY081433 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
27 Apr 2020 Green-veined White 17 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 May 2019 Green-veined White 7 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport (south of) NY027356 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Sep 2018 Green-veined White 7 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084476 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
19 Aug 2014 Green-veined White 7 Adult Harriston Aspatria NY165415 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
28 Jul 2019 Large White 7 Adult near Millbeck Keswick NY259260 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 27 Adult Dubmill Point Dubmill Point NY078465 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 27 Adult Harriston Aspatria NY143417 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
22 Jun 2014 Meadow Brown 17 Adult Dubmill Point Allonby NY077460 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
20 Jun 2014 Meadow Brown 47 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Jun 2016 Orange-tip 7 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
20 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Blue Dial Allonby NY073409 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 37 Adult Seaton Workington NY016307 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
18 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY081433 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
14 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 7 Adult Siddick Village Workington NX999311 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
5 Oct 2016 Red Admiral 7 Adult Allonby Allonby NY081432 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 7 Adult Blencogo (nearby) Blencogo NY180470 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Jul 2021 Ringlet 17 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY102523 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Late morning, overcast but warm 21c
12 Aug 2015 Ringlet 7 Adult Harriston Harriston NY160415 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
20 Jun 2014 Ringlet 27 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion All seem very fresh
7 Aug 2014 Small Copper 7 Adult Skinburness Skinburness NY127557 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Jun 2016 Small Heath 7 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
10 Jun 2015 Small Heath 7 Adult Cold Fell Ennerdale Bridge NY057092 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 Jun 2015 Small Heath 7 Adult Silloth Docks Silloth NY109535 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
26 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Seaton Seaton NY016307 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
14 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Crosscanonby Carr Crosscanonby NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
24 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 17 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082434 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Jul 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 27 Adult Allonby Allonby NY081432 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Mostly on Buddlea in mine and neighbours Gardens
17 Jul 2023 Small White 7 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
9 Jul 2023 Small White 17 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
27 Apr 2020 Small White 7 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
6 Oct 2015 Small White 7 Adult Allonby Allonby NY081432 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
8 Jul 2015 Small White 7 Adult Silloth Docks Silloth NY109535 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
14 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Crosscanonby Carr Crosscanonby NY064397 VC70 Cumberland John Callion

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