Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Jul 2021 Brimstone 3 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sun and cloud about 20 deg C 1 male, 2 female
25 May 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, warm, sheltered from breeze male
22 Jun 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD334778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick full sun 18 deg C
25 May 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD329781 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour, late afternoon, full sun Male
23 May 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333779 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm sun slight breeze
23 May 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm sun slight breeze by gate at dry-stone wall
4 Aug 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD327782 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
29 Sep 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
10 Aug 2020 Comma 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
25 Jul 2021 Common Blue 6 Adult Storm Beach Capes Head Holker SD333777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sun and cloud about 20 deg C
25 May 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, warm, sheltered from breeze female
25 May 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD33537781 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny and wind free male
25 May 2019 Common Blue 4 Adult Capes Head Holker SD329781 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour, late afternoon, full sun All males
23 May 2019 Common Blue 4 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm sun slight breeze on Birds Foot Trefoil
27 Jul 2018 Common Blue 30 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes around Cape head.. At least 30 including several (...)
25 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, warm, sheltered from breeze basking in sun prostrate on (...)
25 May 2020 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD33537781 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny and wind free basking on bare ground
25 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 6 Adult Capes Head Holker SD329781 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour, late afternoon, full sun
23 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333779 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm sun slight breeze on Birds Foot Trefoil
23 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm sun slight breeze on Birds Foot Trefoil
25 Jul 2021 Gatekeeper 6 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sun and cloud about 20 deg C
10 Aug 2020 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
27 Jul 2018 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes around Cape head..
25 May 2019 Green-veined White 3 Adult Capes Head Holker SD329781 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour, late afternoon, full sun
29 Sep 2015 Green-veined White 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
10 Aug 2020 Large White 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
23 May 2019 Large White 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm sun slight breeze by gate at dry-stone wall
25 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 25 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sun and cloud about 20 deg C
25 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Storm Beach Capes Head Holker SD333777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sun and cloud about 20 deg C
10 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick aggregated over immediate area
27 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes around Cape head..
22 Jun 2019 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick full sun 18 deg C
25 May 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD329781 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour, late afternoon, full sun Male
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
25 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD336786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On flower heads in marshy area. Fresh specimen
10 Aug 2020 Peacock 3 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
25 May 2019 Peacock 4 Adult Capes Head Holker SD329781 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour, late afternoon, full sun
27 Jul 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes around Cape head..
29 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 4 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
25 Jul 2021 Ringlet 1 Adult Storm Beach Capes Head Holker SD333777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sun and cloud about 20 deg C
30 Jul 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD330781 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick resting in canopy of sycamore
27 Jul 2018 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes around Cape head.. Nectaring on knapweed at (...)
25 May 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD33537781 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick At the stoney area by the 5 bar gate Sunny and wind free
25 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 4 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sun and cloud about 20 deg C
25 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD336786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On flower heads in marshy area. Fresh specimen
25 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sun and cloud about 20 deg C
29 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
10 Aug 2020 Small White 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
17 Sep 2019 Small White 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
27 Jul 2018 Small White 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes around Cape head..
25 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Storm Beach Capes Head Holker SD333777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sun and cloud about 20 deg C
17 Sep 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, still airs
22 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD334778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick full sun 18 deg C
25 May 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD329781 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour, late afternoon, full sun
27 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335777 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes around Cape head..
25 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD336786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In woodland near marsh
29 Sep 2015 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Capes Head Holker SD334779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick

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