Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 Jun 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429827 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick In 30 minutes. 50% sun. Temp. 23C breezy
13 Jun 2020 Common Blue 2 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD203687 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.30-14.05.22C. Full sun.
13 Jun 2020 Common Blue 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.00-13.00. 21C 80% sun.
13 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Swindale Penrith NY50411247 VC69 Westmorland Gillian Luscombe Identification from photos by Chris Winnick 27713.jpeg
13 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 6 Adult Beacon Tarn Water Yeat SD275892 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
13 Jun 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD194748 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10-10.45am. 19C Humid.
13 Jun 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Casterton Fell Casterton SD663813 VC69 Westmorland Louise McGurk
13 Jun 2020 Green-veined White 4 Adult Gatescarth Pass Kendal NY472092 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows There were many of these from the grid ref given down to the (...)
13 Jun 2020 Large Heath 19 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429827 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick In 30 minutes. 50% sun. Temp. 23C breezy
13 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 1 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD203687 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.30-14.05.22C. Full sun.
13 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.00-13.00. 21C 80% sun.
13 Jun 2020 Large White 1 Adult Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould in garden
13 Jun 2020 Large White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.00-13.00. 21C. 80% sun.
13 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On ox eye daisy.
13 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Dalston Carlisle NY365496 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Dry, overcast with sunny periods. Unusual area for this (...) 26460.jpeg
13 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429827 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick In 30 minutes. 50% sun. Temp. 23C breezy
13 Jun 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult Casterton Fell Casterton SD663813 VC69 Westmorland Louise McGurk Numerous across the area of tussocky moorland. Hot, sunny, (...)
13 Jun 2020 Small Blue 13 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.00-13.00. 21C 80% sun. Worn. 26436.jpeg
13 Jun 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Casterton Fell Casterton SD663813 VC69 Westmorland Louise McGurk Numerous across the area of tussocky moorland. Hot, sunny, (...)
13 Jun 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD203687 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.30-14.05.22C. Full sun.
13 Jun 2020 Small Heath 20 Adult Casterton Fell Casterton SD663813 VC69 Westmorland Louise McGurk Numerous across the area of tussocky moorland. Hot, sunny, (...)
13 Jun 2020 Small Heath 6 Adult Gatescarth Pass Kendal NY472092 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows There were many between the grid ref given and Sadgill. They (...)
13 Jun 2020 Small Heath 20 Adult Beacon Tarn Water Yeat SD273896 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
13 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Beacon Tarn Water Yeat SD273896 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
13 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould in garden
13 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.00-13.00. 21C 80% sun.
13 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY29520782 VC69 Westmorland Ian J Armstrong
13 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Nectaring on Bowles Mauve 27104.jpeg
13 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Garden Holmrook SD078995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman Feeding on buddleja alternifolia
13 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Dalston Carlisle NY365496 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Dry, overcast with sunny periods. 26459.jpeg

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