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Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
3 May 2023	Brimstone	7	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	3 females, 4 males.
1 Aug 2018	Comma	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2023	Common Blue	7	Adult	White Scar	Witherslack	SD459852	VC69 Westmorland	David and Nyree Fearnley	All males
22 Jul 2014	Dark Green Fritillary	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD457847	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	24oC and bright sunshine....all White Scar butterflies seen in (...)
14 May 2022	Dingy Skipper	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2018	Gatekeeper	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD450852	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Howard	90%sunshine, 19 oC
27 Jul 2018	Grayling	27	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	27oC sunny
7 Aug 2017	Grayling	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD459853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 70% sun
2 Aug 2021	High Brown Fritillary	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD456851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	All different and ID using photos. Tatty.
23 Jun 2022	Large Skipper	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Full sun. 3.00 pm
14 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Aug 2018	Large White	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
5 Aug 2018	Large White	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460854	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oC Sunny
10 Jul 2022	Meadow Brown	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD457849	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC full sun.....expected more
2 Aug 2021	Meadow Brown	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD456851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
21 Jul 2020	Meadow Brown	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Kendal	SD454847	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Sunny 21c
15 Jul 2019	Meadow Brown	17	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
10 Jun 2019	Northern Brown Argus	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD466850	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2018	Painted Lady	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD450852	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Howard	Two extremely worn. 90%sunshine, 19 oC
23 Aug 2021	Peacock	27	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD458852	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 20% sun no wind.
2 Aug 2021	Peacock	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD461854	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC bright sun no wind.
2 Aug 2021	Peacock	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD456851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
2 Aug 2019	Peacock	67	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
23 Apr 2015	Peacock	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD459849	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	21oC and bright sun. What a great sight.
8 Aug 2014	Peacock	37	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD458852	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar	Majority nectaring on buddleia
7 Aug 2014	Peacock	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460854	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick	full sun 20deg C
20 May 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	7	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 May 2022	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
2 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
30 Jun 2022	Ringlet	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Lindale	SD459852	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	sunny periods
2 Aug 2019	Ringlet	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	25oC 60% sun
12 Jul 2019	Small Heath	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD461854	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	22 deg C, no wind, full sun At least the recorded number
24 Jun 2018	Small Heath	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Mill Side	SD459849	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	40 minutes observation in 100% sun. Temp 22C
17 Jul 2017	Small Heath	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 100% Sun
12 Jul 2015	Small Heath	17	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD461854	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar
30 Jun 2015	Small Heath	17	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD459852	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick
26 Aug 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
25 Aug 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	17	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD454847	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Sunny 23c
7 Aug 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2018	Small White	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Aug 2018	Small White	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oC 80% sun.
8 Sep 2023	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Woodland below White Scar	Levens	SD460852	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Hazy sunshine, hot, 4pm.
25 Aug 2021	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD454847	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Sunny 23c
2 Aug 2021	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD456851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
11 Aug 2018	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2018	Speckled Wood	17	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD450852	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Howard	90%sunshine, 19 oC
27 Jul 2018	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	27oC sunny
11 May 2017	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD459852	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Full sun, easterly breeze, 21deg. C. One very dark and hardly (...)
21 Apr 2016	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Witherslack	SD459848	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	20oC Five on flowering Laural
21 Aug 2018	Wall Brown	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD460853	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oC 50% sun

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