Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Jul 2021 Common Blue 2 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD206686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.30-noon. 23c. 100% sun.
16 Jul 2021 Gatekeeper 7 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD206686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.30-noon. 23c. 100% sun.
16 Jul 2021 Large Skipper 1 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD206686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.30-noon. 23c. 100% sun.
16 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 38 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD206686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.30-noon. 23c. 100% sun.
16 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 21 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD206686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.30-noon. 23c. 100% sun.
16 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD206686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.30-noon. 23c. 100% sun.
16 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD206686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.30-noon. 23c. 100% sun.
16 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Fell Foot Newby Bridge SD379868 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Hot sunshine.
16 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Female, very fresh. Hot sunshine.
16 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Gummer's How Newby Bridge SD390884 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Hot sunshine.
16 Jul 2021 Small Heath 1 Adult Gummer's How Newby Bridge SD390884 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Hot sunshine.
16 Jul 2021 Common Blue 7 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.30-11.30am sunny and warm, light breeze. All males.
16 Jul 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 8 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.30-11.30am sunny and warm, light breeze. 32428.jpeg
16 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.30-11.30am sunny and warm, light breeze. More whites seen, (...)
16 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.30-11.30am sunny and warm, light breeze. Too many to keep (...)
16 Jul 2021 Small Heath 80 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.30-11.30am sunny and warm, light breeze. Too many to keep (...)
16 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 60 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.30-11.30am sunny and warm, light breeze. Too many to keep (...)
16 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.30-11.30am sunny and warm, light breeze.
16 Jul 2021 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2021 Common Blue 4 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am-12.20pm, sunny and warm. 3males, 1 female.
16 Jul 2021 Grayling 5 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am-12.20pm, sunny and warm. 32437.jpeg
16 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 50 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am-12.20pm, sunny and warm.
16 Jul 2021 Small Heath 30 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am-12.20pm, sunny and warm.
16 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 30 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am-12.20pm, sunny and warm.
16 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am-12.20pm, sunny and warm.
16 Jul 2021 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Crooklands Crooklands SD539822 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick I
16 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 11 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD4855587872 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 40% sun, warm and humid.
16 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 26 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD4855587872 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 40% sun, warm and humid.
16 Jul 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD4855587872 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 40% sun, warm and humid.
16 Jul 2021 Ringlet 16 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD4855587872 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 40% sun, warm and humid.
16 Jul 2021 Silver-washed Fritillary 5 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD4855587872 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans One female (pictured), rest males. 40% sun, warm and humid. 32349.jpeg
16 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD4855587872 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 40% sun, warm and humid.

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