Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 Jul 2021 Grayling 23 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 2 mating pairs. 32124.jpeg
13 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 5 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 32118.jpeg
13 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Burton-in-Kendal SD541780 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.15-15.15 Cloudy 32059.jpeg
13 Jul 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Burton-in-Kendal SD541780 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 14.15-15.15 Cloudy 32056.jpeg
13 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 100 Adult Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm sunny morning. I think that there may well have been 200 (...) 32054.jpeg
13 Jul 2021 Ringlet 30 Adult Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm sunny morning many ringlet including this ringless one 32053.jpeg
13 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 30 Adult Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass I think this is the 1st time I've seen one here 32052.jpeg
13 Jul 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass I think this is the 1st time I've seen one here 32051.jpeg
13 Jul 2021 Grayling 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze. 32021.jpeg
13 Jul 2021 Large Skipper 15 Adult Carls Head Kings Meaburn NY627216 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass The 1st I've seen at this site warm and very humid 32003.jpeg
13 Jul 2021 Comma 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
13 Jul 2021 Common Blue 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
13 Jul 2021 Gatekeeper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
13 Jul 2021 Large Skipper 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
13 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 26 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
13 Jul 2021 Ringlet 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
13 Jul 2021 Small Blue 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
13 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 43 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
13 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
13 Jul 2021 Small White 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
13 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
13 Jul 2021 Large Skipper 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Burton-in-Kendal SD541780 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.15-15.15 Cloudy
13 Jul 2021 Large White 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Burton-in-Kendal SD541780 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 14.15-15.15 Cloudy
13 Jul 2021 Ringlet 2 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Burton-in-Kendal SD541780 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 14.15-15.15 Cloudy
13 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Burton-in-Kendal SD541780 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 14.15-15.15 Cloudy
13 Jul 2021 Comma 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY411570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 6 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 21 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Jul 2021 Ringlet 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 12 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 18 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
13 Jul 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Hutton Roof Clawthorpe SD552782 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Muggy, sunshine with some heavy cloud at times
13 Jul 2021 Grayling 7 Adult Hutton Roof Clawthorpe SD552782 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Muggy, sunshine with some heavy cloud at times
13 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Hutton Roof Clawthorpe SD552782 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Muggy, sunshine with some heavy cloud at times
13 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Hutton Roof Clawthorpe SD552782 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Muggy, sunshine with some heavy cloud at times
13 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD459789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
13 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD459789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
13 Jul 2021 Ringlet 2 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD459789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
13 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD459789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
13 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD459789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
13 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD459789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
13 Jul 2021 Common Blue 3 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Males
13 Jul 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 5 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2021 High Brown Fritillary 3 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Confirmed by photos.
13 Jul 2021 Large White 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 38 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2021 Ringlet 2 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2021 Large Skipper 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Hot, sunny 23oC.
13 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell To be added to sighting of 4.
13 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2021 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell To be added to sighting of 4.
13 Jul 2021 Northern Brown Argus 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2021 Ringlet 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell To be added to sighting of 3.
13 Jul 2021 Ringlet 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2021 Small Heath 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2021 Small White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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