Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
12 Jun 2021 Brimstone 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 female, 1 male. Sunny 20oC.
12 Jun 2021 Common Blue 12 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD1871 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield
12 Jun 2021 Common Blue 5 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY726068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass In the damp meadows by Scandal Beck, Sunny & warm 31004.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Common Blue 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 7 males & 1 female. Sunny 22c
12 Jun 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189708 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Early afternoon.. Warming up with very sunny intervals.
12 Jun 2021 Common Blue 6 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX996303 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Bright sunshine with some breeze.
12 Jun 2021 Common Blue 8 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 female, 7 males.
12 Jun 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Jun 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Mid afternoon.. Warm and sunny 30977.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny 18oC. Breezy for a while.
12 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD1871 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield
12 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Around the viaduct, sunny and warm. 31005.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 22c
12 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Mid afternoon.. Warm and sunny 30979.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX996303 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Bright sunshine with some breeze.
12 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield
12 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 6 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317883 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 Jun 2021 Large Heath 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 16c
12 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 22c
12 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189708 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Early afternoon.. Warming up with very sunny intervals.
12 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX996303 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Bright sunshine with some breeze.
12 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Jun 2021 Large White 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Jun 2021 Large White 5 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY726068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass From the damp meadows up to the old track-bed
12 Jun 2021 Large White 1 Adult Irton Fell Irton NY129019 VC70 Cumberland David Phillips Sunny 22c
12 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 10 Adult Ennerdale Ennerdale Bridge NY070159 VC70 Cumberland Graham Parry 30981.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 10 Adult Ennerdale Ennerdale Bridge NY070159 VC70 Cumberland Graham Parry Noon. Warming up with sunny intervals.
12 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 14 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY253169 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
12 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 21 Adult Irton Fell Irton NY129019 VC70 Cumberland David Phillips Sunny 22c 31443.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Irton Fell Irton NY143025 VC70 Cumberland Graham Parry Early morning. Cloudy and cool. 30970.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield 30986.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 20 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY726068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Closeby the viaduct North & south of Scandal Beck - Sunny, (...) 31003.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 15 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Mid afternoon.. Warm and sunny 30978.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 8 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 9 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 31017.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
12 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 20 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY726068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass From the damp meadows up to the old track-bed
12 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 16c
12 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell male.
12 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317883 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 Jun 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317883 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 Jun 2021 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield
12 Jun 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317883 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 Jun 2021 Small Blue 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield
12 Jun 2021 Small Blue 25 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield 30994.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Small Blue 12 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 22c 31434.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Small Blue 15 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189708 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Early afternoon.. Warming up with very sunny intervals. 30973.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Small Blue 5 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX996303 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Bright sunshine with some breeze.
12 Jun 2021 Small Heath 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield
12 Jun 2021 Small Heath 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield
12 Jun 2021 Small Heath 10 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY726068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass From the damp meadows up to the old track-bed 31006.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Small Heath 14 Adult Irton Fell Irton NY129019 VC70 Cumberland David Phillips Sunny 22c
12 Jun 2021 Small Heath 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
12 Jun 2021 Small Heath 25 Adult Ennerdale Ennerdale Bridge NY070159 VC70 Cumberland Graham Parry Noon. Warming up with sunny intervals.
12 Jun 2021 Small Heath 20 Adult Irton Fell Irton NY143025 VC70 Cumberland Graham Parry Early morning. Cloudy and cool.
12 Jun 2021 Small Heath 12 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX996303 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Bright sunshine with some breeze.
12 Jun 2021 Small Heath 25 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Jun 2021 Small Heath 12 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317883 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 10 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield 30984.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 19 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 30991.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Mid afternoon.. Warm and sunny
12 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 14 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 8 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317883 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield
12 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX996303 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Bright sunshine with some breeze.
12 Jun 2021 Small White 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield
12 Jun 2021 Small White 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 22c
12 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield
12 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield
12 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY733081 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Sunny and warm 31009.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Irton Fell Irton NY129019 VC70 Cumberland David Phillips Sunny 22c
12 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317883 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Alex Blomfield