Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Small Skipper

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
4 Aug 2023 Small Skipper 7 Adult Whitelyne Kershope Forestry NY565786 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 5.30 til 6.30 cloudy but dry
20 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 7 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 57 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jun 2023 Small Skipper 7 Adult Bowscale Moss Mungrisdale NY361317 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
22 Jun 2023 Small Skipper 7 Adult Bowber Head Farm Ravenstonedale NY741032 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Counted whilst walking through hay meadows. Sunny and warm. 42200.jpeg
22 Jun 2023 Small Skipper 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian sunny and breezy
24 Jun 2022 Small Skipper 47 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Cloudy. 36787.jpeg
31 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 17 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY723063 VC69 Westmorland Andy Bolton
28 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 7 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY759084 VC69 Westmorland Andy Bolton
26 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 7 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7106 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 17 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435868 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC 60% sun. Humid.
18 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 7 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757087 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick Aggregate grid reference used, that of entrance from over bridge (...)
14 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 67 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 32109.jpeg
14 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 7 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD543784 VC69 Westmorland Steve Graham A couple of hours 19-23C with increasing sunshine.
12 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 67 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Seen in damp grass among tall rush on a short walk, I would (...)
5 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 7 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15c. Overcast, light rain 31780.jpeg
1 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace BOOM walk. 17c. Mainly overcast.
18 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 7 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
16 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 17 Adult Swaledale Watch, Caldbeck, Carlisle NY30813967 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Onercast, windy and damp. Min. count. On thistles and low down (...) 27624.jpeg
6 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
1 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 7 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
25 Jun 2020 Small Skipper 17 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.30-10.25. 24c. 100% sun, wind 2.
15 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 7 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick lower part of quarry. 25 minutes observation in clody and (...)
23 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 47 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC Sun....every where!
21 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 7 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC bright but no sun.
21 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
16 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 7 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY456216 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
10 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 17 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Aug 2018 Small Skipper 7 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
22 Jul 2018 Small Skipper 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY730070 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.40-15.30 Overcast 15561.jpeg
9 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450772 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
7 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 17 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 7 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
16 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 7 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541786 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 7 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD4383 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 14.15 - 16.15, 19 deg. C, SW breeze, sunny spells.
29 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 7 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Burton-in-Kendal SD545768 VC60 West Lancashire James Bradbury
27 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 7 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD490879 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 Jul 2016 Small Skipper 7 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD533788 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Aug 2015 Small Skipper 7 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995308 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
1 Aug 2015 Small Skipper 7 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418903 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 3131.jpeg
30 Jul 2015 Small Skipper 17 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
3 Jul 2015 Small Skipper 7 Adult Greystoke Forest Lamonby NY381342 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
4 Aug 2014 Small Skipper 7 Adult Plain Quarry Hutton Roof SD552761 VC60 West Lancashire Mo Richards Warm sunshine mid to late afternoon. Site also very good for (...)

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