Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
14 Jun 2022 Common Blue 12 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022 Small Blue 27 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022 Small Heath 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 3 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388297 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young Sunny, 16oC 4.30-5.30pm, light breeze.
14 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY391299 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young
14 Jun 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY391299 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young Looking for marsh fritillaries. Part sun, light breeze, 16-18oC (...)
14 Jun 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY391299 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young
14 Jun 2022 Small Heath 10 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388297 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young Sunny, 16oC 4.30-5.30pm, light breeze.
14 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY391299 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young
14 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong Full sun and quite breezy 1300hrs.
14 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 9 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong Full sun and quite breezy 1300hrs.
14 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of 2022 37114.jpeg
14 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Yewtree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny pm
14 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Yewtree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny pm
14 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 4 Adult Yewtree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny pm
14 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Yewtree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny pm
14 Jun 2022 Mountain Ringlet 6 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY129021 VC70 Cumberland Andy Bolton
14 Jun 2022 Small Heath 2 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY129021 VC70 Cumberland Andy Bolton
14 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult High Thistleton Gosforth NY098046 VC70 Cumberland Andy Bolton
14 Jun 2022 Small Heath 3 Adult High Thistleton Gosforth NY098046 VC70 Cumberland Andy Bolton
14 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult High Thistleton Gosforth NY098046 VC70 Cumberland Andy Bolton
14 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 5 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY276566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young Looking for marsh fritillaries. Part sun, light breeze, 16-18oC (...)
14 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY276566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young Looking for marsh fritillaries. Part sun, light breeze, 16-18oC (...)
14 Jun 2022 Ringlet 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY276566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young Looking for marsh fritillaries. Part sun, light breeze, 16-18oC (...)
14 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY276566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young Looking for marsh fritillaries. Part sun, light breeze, 16-18oC (...)
14 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY276566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young Looking for marsh fritillaries. Part sun, light breeze, 16-18oC (...)
14 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417804 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On garden Deutzia.
14 Jun 2022 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell male
14 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 4 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
14 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
14 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
14 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
14 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
14 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
14 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
14 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
14 Jun 2022 Common Blue 4 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Wiggonby NY310537 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young
14 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Wiggonby NY310537 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young
14 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Wiggonby NY310537 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young
14 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Wiggonby NY310537 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young
14 Jun 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Wiggonby NY310537 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young
14 Jun 2022 Ringlet 3 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Wiggonby NY310537 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young
14 Jun 2022 Wall Brown 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Wiggonby NY310537 VC70 Cumberland Peter Young
14 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 3 Adult Low Fell Plantation, Barkbooth Lot Winster SD4190 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff
14 Jun 2022 Northern Brown Argus 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland David Holcombe Sunny intervals, negligible wind. Fresh specimens
14 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland David Holcombe Sunny intervals, little wind. Worn specimen but lively.
14 Jun 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434883 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Overcast, morning, nectaring on red clover and thistles.
14 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 8 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434883 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
14 Jun 2022 Common Blue 12 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 2 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022 Ringlet 6 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022 Small Blue 28 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022 Small Heath 16 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC

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