Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
15 Apr 2021 Brimstone 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick full sun, no wind seen over 2 hours 4 males, 1 female
15 Apr 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick full sun, no wind seen over 2 hours on dandelion
15 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick full sun, no wind seen over 2 hours
15 Apr 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Duddon Moss Road Broughton-in-Furness SD225845 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.45-1pm. Full sun.
15 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton-in-Furness SD225854 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Male flying.
15 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton-in-Furness SD225854 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On gorse & grass in full sun. 30060.jpeg
15 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton-in-Furness SD225854 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Flying.
15 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Footpath Kirkby-in-Furness SD234838 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.45-1pm. Full sun.
15 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Verge Kirkby-in-Furness SD228841 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.45-1pm. Full sun. Male
15 Apr 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Verge Kirkby-in-Furness SD228841 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.45-1pm. Full sun.
15 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Could have perched better - probably camera shy ! 30082.jpeg
15 Apr 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Very flighty
15 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD460783 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying over large garden
15 Apr 2021 Small White 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD460783 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Perched on village plant bed near railway arch
15 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Between A7 and cricket ground Carlisle NY399566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Apr 2021 Comma 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both males. My first in 2021.
15 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Apr 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male. My first in 2021.
15 Apr 2021 Small White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
15 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Whitrigglees Wigton NY245564 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
15 Apr 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Holehird Gdns Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Full sun
15 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Holehird Gdns Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Full sun
15 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Wetheral Carlisle NY460549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
15 Apr 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Holme SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
15 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD459781 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez In the garden
15 Apr 2021 Brimstone 12 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 11/12C Full sun.
15 Apr 2021 Comma 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 11/12C Full sun.
15 Apr 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 11/12C Full sun.
15 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 11/12C Full sun.
15 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 11/12C Full sun.
15 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD438827 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 11/12C Full sun.
15 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
15 Apr 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels

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