Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
14 Aug 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult High Park Wood/Howe Ridding Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien Both males 28719.jpeg
14 Aug 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien Male & female
14 Aug 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444830 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel In main flower meadow 28704.jpeg
14 Aug 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD436877 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Common Blue 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Common Blue 25 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC. Including 3 females.
14 Aug 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD436877 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444830 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel In main flower meadow 28706.jpeg
14 Aug 2020 Gatekeeper 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC.
14 Aug 2020 Grayling 18 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD436877 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien 1 mating pair seen 28736.jpeg
14 Aug 2020 Grayling 1 Adult High Park Wood/Howe Ridding Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien Looked out of place basking on leaves! 28720.jpeg
14 Aug 2020 Grayling 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452771 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel On south facing grass slopes 28708.jpeg
14 Aug 2020 Grayling 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC.
14 Aug 2020 Grayling 4 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD4991 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
14 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both males
14 Aug 2020 Large White 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Large White 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC.
14 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD436877 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult High Park Wood/Howe Ridding Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 31 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC. Minimum.
14 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD4991 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
14 Aug 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult Kendal Fell edge Golf Course Kendal SD5093 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould 28715.jpeg
14 Aug 2020 Peacock 2 Adult High Park Wood/Howe Ridding Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
14 Aug 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD4991 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
14 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 10 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452771 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel On south facing grass slopes 28707.jpeg
14 Aug 2020 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult High Park Wood/Howe Ridding Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien Male 28723.jpeg
14 Aug 2020 Small Blue 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC.
14 Aug 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444830 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel In main flower meadow 28705.jpeg
14 Aug 2020 Small Copper 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC.
14 Aug 2020 Small Heath 3 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD436877 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Small Heath 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC.
14 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC. Worn.
14 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD436877 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC.
14 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
14 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD4991 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
14 Aug 2020 Small White 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC.
14 Aug 2020 Small White 4 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
14 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD436877 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 11 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 10 Adult High Park Wood/Howe Ridding Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 16 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
14 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC.
14 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
14 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD4991 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
14 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 2 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
14 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 5 Adult Kendal Fell edge Golf Course Kendal SD5093 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
14 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 2 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD4991 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key

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