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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
14 Jun 2020	Brimstone	1	Adult	Miterdale	Eskdale Green	NY158023	VC70 Cumberland	Mike and Lyn Mills
14 Jun 2020	Brimstone	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Females, both faded, one very worn. 10.45 - 12.00 visit.
14 Jun 2020	Brimstone	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	male
14 Jun 2020	Common Blue	7	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Burton-in-Kendal	SD544787	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Sunny intervals 22c
14 Jun 2020	Common Blue	1	Adult	Faulds Brow Quarry	Wigton	NY340470	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong	Uncommon in this area.
14 Jun 2020	Common Blue	6	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	males
14 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	5	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Burton-in-Kendal	SD544787	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Sunny intervals 22c
14 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	1	Adult	Claife	High Wray	SD371995	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
14 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	2 other large Fritillaries seen.
14 Jun 2020	Dingy Skipper	4	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2020	Grayling	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Killington	Kendal	SD594919	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	with three others over 2.5 hours Very warm in the sun, sunny (...)
14 Jun 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Fellside Wood	Old Hutton	SD562880	VC69 Westmorland	Louise McGurk
14 Jun 2020	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY406577	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	22	Adult	Killington	Kendal	SD594919	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	with three others over 2.5 hours Very warm in the sun, sunny (...)
14 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	4	Adult	Fellside Wood	Old Hutton	SD562880	VC69 Westmorland	Louise McGurk
14 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	4	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY406578	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first of 2020
14 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	3	Adult	Miterdale	Eskdale Green	NY169029	VC70 Cumberland	Mike and Lyn Mills	Miterdale Head to Burnmoor Tarn.
14 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	4	Adult	Claife	High Wray	SD371995	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
14 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane	Kendal	SD5392	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
14 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Beetham Nursery	Beetham	SD4989479720	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	In the growing nursery.
14 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	13	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	7	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2020	Large White	2	Adult	Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane	Kendal	SD5392	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
14 Jun 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Beetham Nursery	Beetham	SD4989479720	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	In the growing nursery.
14 Jun 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	10	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
14 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	Sheepbarrow behind Hadwins	Lindale	SD419806	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson	On newly flowering brambles.
14 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	St Bees Head	St Bees	NX956154	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	Between NX956154 and NX941148
14 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	12	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377430	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
14 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	5	Adult	Fellside Wood	Old Hutton	SD562880	VC69 Westmorland	Louise McGurk
14 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	5	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY406578	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	4	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY408579	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	4	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY406577	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	17	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY217459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
14 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane	Kendal	SD5392	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
14 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	31	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2020	Mountain Ringlet	12	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY14270265	VC70 Cumberland	Martin and Gwen Tordoff	10' count at this GR, 22C, 80% sun, light breeze
14 Jun 2020	Northern Brown Argus	39	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	I've never seen so many here before.
14 Jun 2020	Northern Brown Argus	10	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2020	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Miterdale	Eskdale Green	NY169029	VC70 Cumberland	Mike and Lyn Mills	Miterdale Head to Burnmoor Tarn.
14 Jun 2020	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY217459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
14 Jun 2020	Painted Lady	1	Adult	St Bees Head	St Bees	NX956154	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson
14 Jun 2020	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Beetham Nursery	Beetham	SD4989479720	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	In the growing nursery.
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Sands Road	Ulverston	SD289766	VC69 Westmorland	Charles Penfold	In the sun in the back garden
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Sheepbarrow behind Hadwins	Lindale	SD419806	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson	Flowers opening on bramble bank, evening sun.
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Killington	Kendal	SD594919	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	with three others over 2.5 hours Very warm in the sun, sunny (...)
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Burton-in-Kendal	SD544787	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Sunny intervals 22c
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	St Bees Head	St Bees	NX956154	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	Between NX956154 and NX941148
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Brigsteer Road	Kendal	SD502918	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	7pm BST. One sunning itself on a corrugated steel barrier took (...)
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	In the garden. Looked very fresh. Paused briefly before flying (...)
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	9.50pm BST, dusk. Spent at least 15 mins nectaring on Red (...)
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377430	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Fellside Wood	Old Hutton	SD562880	VC69 Westmorland	Louise McGurk
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Risedale Hill	Grange over Sands	SD397767	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	In garden
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY406577	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Miterdale	Eskdale Green	NY169029	VC70 Cumberland	Mike and Lyn Mills
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Claife	High Wray	SD371995	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane	Kendal	SD5392	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
14 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Beetham Nursery	Beetham	SD4989479720	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	All in the growing nursery.
14 Jun 2020	Ringlet	2	Adult	Sandwith	Sandwith	NX958149	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson
14 Jun 2020	Ringlet	1	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY406578	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first of 2020
14 Jun 2020	Small Heath	40	Adult	Killington	Kendal	SD594919	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	with three others over 2.5 hours Very warm in the sun, sunny (...)
14 Jun 2020	Small Heath	12	Adult	Killington	Kendal	SD598911	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	with three others over 30 minutes sunny and very warm
14 Jun 2020	Small Heath	4	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Burton-in-Kendal	SD544787	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Sunny intervals 22c
14 Jun 2020	Small Heath	6	Adult	Winder Fell	Sedbergh	SD655932	VC65 North-west Yorkshire	Hilary Smith	Odd small heath dispersed over the hill
14 Jun 2020	Small Heath	11	Adult	Faulds Brow Quarry	Wigton	NY340470	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong
14 Jun 2020	Small Heath	10	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY14270265	VC70 Cumberland	Martin and Gwen Tordoff	10' count at this GR, 22C, 80% sun, light breeze
14 Jun 2020	Small Heath	80	Adult	Miterdale	Eskdale Green	NY169029	VC70 Cumberland	Mike and Lyn Mills	Miterdale Head to Burnmoor Tarn.
14 Jun 2020	Small Heath	8	Adult	Claife	High Wray	SD371995	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
14 Jun 2020	Small Heath	6	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	8	Adult	Killington	Kendal	SD598911	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	with three others over 30 minutes sunny and very warm
14 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	17	Adult	Killington	Kendal	SD594919	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	with three others over 2.5 hours Very warm in the sun, sunny (...)
14 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Burton-in-Kendal	SD544787	VC69 Westmorland	David Phillips	Sunny intervals 22c
14 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	4	Adult	Miterdale	Eskdale Green	NY169029	VC70 Cumberland	Mike and Lyn Mills	Miterdale Head to Burnmoor Tarn.
14 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	24	Adult	Claife	High Wray	SD371995	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
14 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD466851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2020	Small Skipper	2	Adult	Sheepbarrow behind Hadwins	Lindale	SD419806	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson	On newly flowering brambles.
14 Jun 2020	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Fellside Wood	Old Hutton	SD562880	VC69 Westmorland	Louise McGurk
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Back Road	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson	On Hebe.
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	10	Adult	Sheepbarrow behind Hadwins	Lindale	SD419806	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson	Flowers opening on bramble bank, evening sun.
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	8	Adult	Winster footbridge.	Lindale	SD422803	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson	Nettle infested fence-line.
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Killington	Kendal	SD594919	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	with three others over 2.5 hours Very warm in the sun, sunny (...)
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36564987	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	St Bees Head	St Bees	NX956154	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	Between NX956154 and NX941148
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377430	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Fellside Wood	Old Hutton	SD562880	VC69 Westmorland	Louise McGurk
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY405576	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Claife	High Wray	SD371995	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY217459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	24	Adult	Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane	Kendal	SD5392	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	12	Adult	Beetham Nursery	Beetham	SD4989479720	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	All in the growing nursery. Some very large specimens.
14 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Home garden, Stanwix	Carlisle	NY400573	VC70 Cumberland	William O'Brien	1st of the year here.
14 Jun 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	In the garden briefly.
14 Jun 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377430	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
14 Jun 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Aikbank	Waverton	NY217459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
14 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	8	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377430	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
14 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Fellside Wood	Old Hutton	SD562880	VC69 Westmorland	Louise McGurk
14 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY406577	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller

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