Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Mountain Ringlet

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
14 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Cold Pike Little Langdale NY263063 VC69 Westmorland Adam Padel
14 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Great Knott Little Langdale NY259043 VC69 Westmorland Adam Padel
14 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Little Stand Little Langdale NY250034 VC70 Cumberland Adam Padel
12 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Fell Side Honister NY227132 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny 5.30 then cloud rolled in and stopped flying
10 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Caudale Moor Kirkstone Pass (north east of) NY413096 VC69 Westmorland Adam Padel Occasional adults around the public footpath.
7 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Illgill head Wasdale NY165048 VC70 Cumberland Martin Timms Not an extensive search.... just before cairn to right of path. (...) 41569.jpeg
3 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY131021 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 100% sun.
28 May 2023 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY121014 VC70 Cumberland Charles Thompson
22 Jun 2022 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY4113311855 VC69 Westmorland Martin Timms Not an extensive search, probably more.
19 Jun 2022 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY130021 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson Cool but sunny with a fresh breeze
22 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY132023 VC70 Cumberland Keith Derrett Flying in sunshine.
6 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY138019 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon Most in sheltered right hand side Not posing for me today 30872.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult High Street Hartsop NY439124 VC69 Westmorland Steve Ryder Photos taken of one at roost
14 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY14270265 VC70 Cumberland Martin and Gwen Tordoff 10' count at this GR, 22C, 80% sun, light breeze
28 May 2020 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Illgill head Nether Wasdale NY168048 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson Widely dispersed on the summit plateau and south-west flank
27 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY133021 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 100% sun.
27 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY145026 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace
19 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Grey Knotts Honistor Pass NY2112 VC70 Cumberland Melissa Minter
3 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY12950199 VC70 Cumberland Brian Arnold 19288.jpeg
4 Jul 2018 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Hartsop Dodd Patterdale NY410121 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 1 on the path 14673.jpeg
29 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Honister Pass Honister NY213141 VC70 Cumberland Liam Gormley
28 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Thunacar Knott, Langdale Pikes Langdale Pikes NY280076 VC69 Westmorland Patrick Taylor
27 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY127020 VC70 Cumberland Copland Smith The second one (actually at 128020) may have been the same one (...)
24 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Birks Patterdale NY384142 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 4.45pm Sunny and warm. Had very little time (approx. 5 minutes) (...)
13 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Seatoller Fell Seatoller NY233132 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson overcast cool wind. Grid ref amended by M Tordoff 15Jun16 after (...)
5 Jun 2018 Mountain Ringlet 172 Adult Irton Fell / Whin Rigg Santon Bridge NY140029 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar Extensive area covered. 13587.jpeg
30 May 2018 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY125019 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
29 May 2018 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY125019 VC70 Cumberland Mark Pike Seen between 1000-1200 all very fresh but also very active! GR (...)
17 Jun 2017 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY129021 VC70 Cumberland Brian Harrison 9742.jpeg
30 May 2016 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY143025 VC70 Cumberland Ewan Munro and Pete Howard
15 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Caudale Moor Kirkstone NY413099 VC69 Westmorland John Rayner Near a monument (John Bells Banner?). Sightings at 08.30 in (...)
3 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Rampsgill Head Penrith NY4409112757 VC69 Westmorland M C Dixon Additional record created by MT on 03/11/15
27 Jun 2015 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Kidsty Pike Bampton NY458126 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff BC Cumbria Branch annual MR walk. 9 x male, 3 x female, at c (...)

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