Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
1 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY086467 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
1 Jul 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY086467 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Very 'new'!
1 Jul 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY086467 VC70 Cumberland John Callion I've not seen one here!
1 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
1 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
11 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Stainton canal bank Kendal SD521854 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
11 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Brian and Denise Grundy
21 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Scales hedged footpath Scales SD270723 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
21 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Scales hedged footpath Scales SD270723 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
21 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Scales hedged footpath Scales SD270723 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
31 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Marble Quarry, Beetham Beetham SD4978 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
31 Jul 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Marble Quarry, Beetham Beetham SD4978 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
31 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Marble Quarry, Beetham Beetham SD4978 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar A visit to futher recce the site.
31 Jul 2015 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Marble Quarry, Beetham Beetham SD4978 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Extremely worn but ided upper and underwing.
1 Jul 2015 Common Blue 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD430844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 9.30AM. Hot
1 Jul 2015 Ringlet 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD430844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
1 Jul 2015 Large Skipper 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD430844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.15AM
11 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Stainton canal bank Kendal SD521854 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
1 Jul 2015 Ringlet 3 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY086467 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
1 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY086467 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
1 Jul 2015 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD430844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Another 1st for me. 9.30am, hot
31 Jul 2015 Ringlet 3 Adult Marble Quarry, Beetham Beetham SD4978 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
31 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Marble Quarry, Beetham Beetham SD4978 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
1 Jul 2015 Common Blue 4 Adult Hutton Roof Clawthorpe SD548776 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden
11 Jul 2015 Silver-washed Fritillary 4 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD430871 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley 3m 1f 2766.jpeg
11 Jul 2015 Painted Lady 5 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Brian and Denise Grundy Territory on top of hill 2746.jpeg
1 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD430844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8AM. Partial sun/shade.
1 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD430844 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Flying low to ground.
31 Jul 2015 Gatekeeper 8 Adult Marble Quarry, Beetham Beetham SD4978 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Active despite less than 5% sunshine.
1 Jul 2015 Small Heath 41 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY086467 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
1 Jul 2015 Small Heath 116 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY147028 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar Widespread.
1 Jul 2015 Mountain Ringlet 137 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY147028 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar In company with Alan Wingrove. 20% sunshine, 26deg C. 5 hours

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