Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 Aug 2015 Common Blue 28 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Only 2 females seen
13 Aug 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 11 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Some quite worn
13 Aug 2015 Large White 11 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
13 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 30 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
13 Aug 2015 Ringlet 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
13 Aug 2015 Scotch Argus 84 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Abundant
13 Aug 2015 Small Heath 23 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Some very faded
13 Aug 2015 Small Skipper 31 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
13 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
13 Aug 2015 Small White 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
13 Aug 2015 Common Blue 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
13 Aug 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien Some very tatty looking
13 Aug 2015 Large White 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
13 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 11 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien Some very tatty looking
13 Aug 2015 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien Both males 3397.jpeg
13 Aug 2015 Scotch Argus 46 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
13 Aug 2015 Small Heath 9 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
13 Aug 2015 Small Skipper 33 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
13 Aug 2015 Common Blue 5 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
13 Aug 2015 Scotch Argus 83 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
13 Aug 2015 Small Heath 57 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
13 Aug 2015 Small Skipper 11 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
13 Aug 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Bird Dyke Lamplugh NY091214 VC70 Cumberland John Callion New site?
13 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Kirkstile Inn Loweswater NY140209 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
13 Aug 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Kirkstile Inn Loweswater NY140209 VC70 Cumberland John Callion On buddlea
13 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Kirkstile Inn Loweswater NY140209 VC70 Cumberland John Callion On buddlea
13 Aug 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Binsey Bassenthwaite NY225355 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton around the rocks at the top
13 Aug 2015 Red Admiral 6 Adult Binsey Bassenthwaite NY225355 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton 6 active around the rocks at the top
13 Aug 2015 Small Heath 5 Adult Binsey Bassenthwaite NY225355 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
13 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Binsey Bassenthwaite NY225355 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton around the rocks at the top
13 Aug 2015 Green-veined White 1 Adult Blencathra Centre Threlkeld NY303255 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle
13 Aug 2015 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY387295 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle 5pm. Warm but not much sun.
13 Aug 2015 Ringlet 10 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY387295 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle 5pm. Warm but not much sun.
13 Aug 2015 Small Heath 12 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY387295 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle 5pm. Warm but not much sun.
13 Aug 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY387295 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle 5pm. Warm but not much sun.

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