Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Orange-tip

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Jun 2023 Orange-tip 7 Adult River Lowther Whale NY514216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males
9 May 2023 Orange-tip 7 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Penrith NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males
4 May 2023 Orange-tip 7 Adult Dorothy Farrers Spring Wood Staveley SD480984 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell 4M, 3F
4 May 2023 Orange-tip 7 Adult Whinfell Tarn Kendal SD560979 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 4 males & 3 females. Sunny 12c
26 May 2022 Orange-tip 7 Adult Country verge Overwater Uldale NY253353 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
24 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 7 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 3 male, 4 female.
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 7 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller All males
26 May 2020 Orange-tip 7 Adult Aikbank Wigton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson M and F
12 May 2020 Orange-tip 7 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 5 males, 2 females
9 May 2020 Orange-tip 7 Adult Uldale Egremont NY037119 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson In 2km from NY04851236 to NY03071151
6 May 2020 Orange-tip 7 Adult Mockerkin Mockerkin NY0904523168 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 2 female
3 May 2020 Orange-tip 17 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 10 males, 7 females. 25304.jpeg
23 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 7 Adult Kendal Canal Crooklands SD535833 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell 5M, 2F
22 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 7 Adult Nutting Hall Lane Endmoor SD534845 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell 5M, 2F
23 May 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 15degC, sunny but breezy. 4m3f. NW part of reserve.
22 May 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm and windy
14 May 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm
13 May 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY360037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Thornthwaite Wigton NY271418 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Around Thornthwaite and along the lonning to the south
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult west of Branthwaite Workington NY0424 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Roadsides in this monad.
29 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD4848988251 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
24 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Ennerdale Croasdale NY102167 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
23 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Roadside verge, Longthwaite Road Wigton NY241462 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
22 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Buckabank, R. Caldew Dalston NY370489 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 6 males, 1 female.
22 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult River Caldew Dalston NY370497 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 5 males, 2 females.
21 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Oulton Gravel Pits area Wigton NY2350 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
19 May 2018 Orange-tip 7 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2018 Orange-tip 7 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong 18degC,sunny
11 May 2017 Orange-tip 7 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY256591 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Around parking area. 5m 2f.
8 May 2017 Orange-tip 7 Adult Wetheral Woods Carlisle NY473531 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien 5♂♂ 2♀♀
2 May 2017 Orange-tip 7 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY3603 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
24 Apr 2017 Orange-tip 7 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
4 Jun 2016 Orange-tip 7 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
14 May 2016 Orange-tip 7 Adult Fishgarths Wood Ambleside NY360037 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Temp c 15 degrees some wind.
11 May 2016 Orange-tip 7 Adult Whinfell roadside verge Whinfell SD560985 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
2 May 2014 Orange-tip 7 Adult Whitbarrow NNR Witherslack SD441870 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Pleasant walking temperature.

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