Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Red Admiral

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
3 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Hayton NY508576 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun and showers. on fallen apples
1 Oct 2023 Red Admiral 37 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD326749 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
22 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Feeding on Ivy flowers
16 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
8 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 17 Adult Great Langdale to Bow Fell Ambleside NY270063 VC69 Westmorland David Broome 13 observed flying purposefully southwards, on walk between Old (...)
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey On Buddleia. Hot sunshine, calm, noon.
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
27 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 17 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
16 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC but mostly dull.
4 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Graham Robinson
19 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Grange over Sands Grange over Sands SD394765 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Area of Buddleia, thistles and scrub west of the recycling site. (...)
13 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 17 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 70% sun.....just starting to emerge
9 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult South Tyne Trail Garrigill NY757383 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun 19deg. strong breeze easing. Hill House to river tees 3 (...)
7 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
22 Jun 2023 Red Admiral 7 Adult Grass Track Renwick NY562491 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown warm sunny breezy. track to fellside
18 Oct 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Brantwood Garden Coniston SD311956 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very sunny day.
7 Oct 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Canal path Ulverston SD301782 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 3 pm & partially sunny. On Ivy
26 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Breezy, cold & mainly overcast.
20 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards a little sunshine
13 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Hampsfell Road Grange over Sands SD407781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick All on one large buddleia, Sunny, wind free afternoon
13 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong
6 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Gill Banks Ulverston SD283785 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
5 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden in West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Feeding on honeydew on Lime Tree.
29 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
21 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY409008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 70% sun....most on buddleia
7 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 7 Adult Bitts Park Carlisle NY401564 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift On buddleias
28 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
23 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
22 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 7 Adult 2 Priory Crossing, Priory Rd, Ulverston SD30727629 VC69 Westmorland C J Richardson
20 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 7 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny, warm
19 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 7 Adult Spring Bank Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
19 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 17 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY411007 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, sheltered from cool breeze in walled garden.
18 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY081433 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 7 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 7 Adult Siddick Village Workington NX999311 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Holmrook SD078995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
26 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 29142.jpeg
24 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 7 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
18 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny
14 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Station Grange over Sands SD412781 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows There were at least this many, on ivy, at the Arnside end of the (...)
10 Oct 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 17 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
18 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD4336883602 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 17c. 3.00 -3.30pm. Feeding on sedum and asters.
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20pm
17 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Sep 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 23880.jpeg
25 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 17 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Hot and full sun.
8 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
2 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 60% sun
28 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Area Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
27 Sep 2018 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 17527.jpeg
4 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
24 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 7 Adult Mealpot Rd Maryport NY036361 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
10 Oct 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult High Farm Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD403787 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick On sheltered late ivy and in full sunshine
29 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult East Park Crofton Thursby NY305503 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams On roadside ivy
16 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult Anchorite Fields Kendal SD513921 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC 60% sun
9 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 17 Adult Gillingate/Anchorite corner Kendal SD513921 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun
2 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, light breeze. On Buddleia.
2 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult Farleton Knott Burton-in-Kendal SD547795 VC69 Westmorland Sue
1 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 27 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 70% sun 6.15pm!.....nearly all on the two uncut buddleias
1 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult Wharton Tarn Coniston SD331987 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Scabious
30 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult Larch Tree Nurseries Penrith NY549243 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC super garden centre/nurseries
26 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult Grange over Sands Unknown Martin Chadwick Cart lane to Kents Bank. 45 minutes walk around mid-day. 50% (...)
31 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 11173.jpeg
8 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult Potter Fell Burneside SD515987 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
6 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 7 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Oct 2016 Red Admiral 7 Adult Askham Ivy banks River Lowther Askham NY518239 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All flying around or nectaring on flowering Ivy during a sunny (...)
5 Oct 2016 Red Admiral 7 Adult Allonby Allonby NY081432 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
3 Oct 2016 Red Admiral 7 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Ingleby Sunny On ivy
23 Sep 2016 Red Admiral 7 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD336876 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On windfall pears
12 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 7 Adult Cart Lane Grange over Sands SD400764 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick on ivy in bright sunshine
2 Oct 2015 Red Admiral 7 Adult Kendal garden Kendal SD524927 VC69 Westmorland J S Frost almost fighting over Buddleia
27 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 7 Adult Risedale Hill Grange over Sands SD397767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On Actaea flowers. Red admirals in particular find it (...)
15 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 7 Adult Blencogo (nearby) Blencogo NY180470 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
26 Sep 2014 Red Admiral 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
9 Aug 2014 Red Admiral 7 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY409008 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick

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