Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
16 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Warton Quarry Warton SD491724 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell Male flying around bushes
16 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD459781 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez In the garden
16 Apr 2021 Comma 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Rather worn Full sun, 13 deg C
16 Apr 2021 Comma 1 Adult Challon Hall Silverdale SD476766 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell In field
16 Apr 2021 Comma 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD459781 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez In the garden
16 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm and sunny, on Dandelion
16 Apr 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY4057 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Male flitting around Yew canopy late morning. 11 degrees, full (...)
16 Apr 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD459781 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez In the garden
16 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Challon Hall Silverdale SD475767 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell Male- first I have seen this year. Flying along verge by Challon (...)
16 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Male. Full sun, 12 degrees
16 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Wetheral garden Carlisle NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones male
16 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Male flying. Sunny 11C
16 Apr 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
16 Apr 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Challon Hall Silverdale SD476766 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell In field
16 Apr 2021 Peacock 11 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm and sunny
16 Apr 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Ratherheath Kendal SD482959 VC69 Westmorland Mr Pair spiralling upwards, twice, a minute or so apart -love or (...)
16 Apr 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Holme SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
16 Apr 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Verge Sosgill NY0998424038 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 30213.jpeg
16 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
16 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm and sunny
16 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY4057 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard
16 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Holme SD539782 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows

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