Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
1 Jul 2014 Ringlet 4 Adult Bowderthwaite Bridge Bampton NY467117 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
1 Jul 2014 Green-veined White 6 Adult High Raise Bampton NY454130 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
1 Jul 2014 Mountain Ringlet 36 Adult High Raise Bampton NY454130 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Flying abundantly until it clouded over
1 Jul 2014 Small Heath 12 Adult Kidsty Howes below Bampton NY467117 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
1 Jul 2014 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Kidsty Pike Bampton NY454127 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
1 Jul 2014 Common Blue 5 Adult Mardale Head Bampton NY469110 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
1 Jul 2014 Green-veined White 4 Adult Mardale Head Bampton NY469110 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
1 Jul 2014 Small Heath 3 Adult Mardale Head Bampton NY469110 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
21 Jul 2014 Gatekeeper 12 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD336870 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
21 Jul 2014 Peacock 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD336876 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
21 Jul 2014 Red Admiral 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD336876 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
21 Jul 2014 Small Skipper 3 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD335873 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
21 Jul 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD336876 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
21 Jul 2014 Comma 1 Adult Burneside garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
21 Jul 2014 Green-veined White 2 Adult Burneside garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
21 Jul 2014 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Burneside garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
21 Jul 2014 Red Admiral 1 Adult Burneside garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
21 Jul 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Burneside garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
21 Jul 2014 Common Blue 16 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and 50% sun with a very light wind. All seen over a period (...)
21 Jul 2014 Dark Green Fritillary 27 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and 50% sun with a very light wind. All seen over a period (...)
21 Jul 2014 Grayling 7 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and 50% sun with a very light wind. All seen over a period (...)
21 Jul 2014 Green-veined White 4 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and 50% sun with a very light wind. All seen over a period (...)
21 Jul 2014 Large Skipper 5 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and 50% sun with a very light wind. All seen over a period (...)
21 Jul 2014 Large White 1 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD548778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick All seen over a two hour period
21 Jul 2014 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and 50% sun with a very light wind. All seen over a period (...)
21 Jul 2014 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and 50% sun with a very light wind. All seen over a period (...)
21 Jul 2014 Ringlet 62 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and 50% sun with a very light wind. All seen over a period (...)
21 Jul 2014 Small Heath 4 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and 50% sun with a very light wind. All seen over a period (...)
21 Jul 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and 50% sun with a very light wind. All seen over a period (...)
21 Jul 2014 Small White 2 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and 50% sun with a very light wind. All seen over a period (...)
21 Jul 2014 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD547778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC and 50% sun with a very light wind. All seen over a period (...)
21 Jul 2014 Comma 1 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY475546 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan nectaring on flowering privet
21 Jul 2014 Red Admiral Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY475546 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan nectaring on flowering privet
21 Jul 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY475546 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan nectaring on flowering privet
31 Jul 2014 Red Admiral 4 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD402777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia
31 Jul 2014 Brimstone 1 Adult Wyngarth, Allithwaite Road Grange over Sands SD396768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
31 Jul 2014 Large White 1 Adult Wyngarth, Allithwaite Road Grange over Sands SD396768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
31 Jul 2014 Painted Lady 1 Adult Wyngarth, Allithwaite Road Grange over Sands SD396768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On Buddleia
31 Jul 2014 Red Admiral Adult Wyngarth, Allithwaite Road Grange over Sands SD396768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On Buddleia
31 Jul 2014 Small White 4 Adult Wyngarth, Allithwaite Road Grange over Sands SD396768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
21 Jul 2014 Purple Hairstreak 5 Adult Haverthwaite Haverthwaite SD38 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley Some worn, some fresh
11 Jul 2014 Red Admiral 1 Adult Potter Fell Kendal SD512986 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Very travel-worn.
11 Jul 2014 Purple Hairstreak 10 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Warm and sunny with a slight breeze blowing. Two found in the (...) 942.jpeg
1 Jul 2014 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Beetham Caravan Site, Beetham Milnthorpe SD493779 VC69 Westmorland Marian Owen
1 Jul 2014 Grayling 1 Adult Marble Quarry, Beetham Milnthorpe SD497784 VC69 Westmorland Marian Owen
1 Jul 2014 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Marble Quarry, Beetham Milnthorpe SD497784 VC69 Westmorland Marian Owen Orange spots on both forewings and rearwings. Faint white spot (...)
1 Jul 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Marble Quarry, Beetham Milnthorpe SD497784 VC69 Westmorland Marian Owen
21 Jul 2014 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Rusland Newby Bridge SD344887 VC69 Westmorland David Hardaker One, possibly up to three but only seen singly on small Elms, (...) 1071.jpeg
21 Jul 2014 Comma 1 Adult Darling How Whinlatter NY185264 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton My first comma of the year

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    David Eastlick

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