Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 Aug 2017 Common Blue 32 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192724 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% sun
17 Aug 2017 Gatekeeper 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192724 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% sun
17 Aug 2017 Grayling 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192724 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% sun
17 Aug 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192724 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% sun
17 Aug 2017 Large White 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192724 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% sun
17 Aug 2017 Meadow Brown 64 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192724 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% sun....widespread across site
17 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192724 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% sun
17 Aug 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192724 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% sun....but no Peacock or Red Admiral
17 Aug 2017 Small White 17 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192724 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% sun.
17 Aug 2017 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192724 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 80% sun....but no Peacock or Red Admiral
17 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 2 Adult Camerton Church Camerton NY036301 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Aug 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Camerton Church Camerton NY036301 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Aug 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Camerton Church Camerton NY036301 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Aug 2017 Small White 12 Adult Camerton Church Camerton NY036301 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Aug 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Camerton Church Camerton NY036301 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Aug 2017 Wall Brown 4 Adult Camerton Church Camerton NY036301 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Aug 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy. Fresh-looking male.
17 Aug 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3053 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy.
17 Aug 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy.
17 Aug 2017 Green-veined White 7 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3154 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NE part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy.
17 Aug 2017 Peacock 6 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3154 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NE part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy.
17 Aug 2017 Peacock 2 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy.
17 Aug 2017 Small Copper 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy.
17 Aug 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3053 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy.
17 Aug 2017 Small White 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3154 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NE part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy.
17 Aug 2017 Small White 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy.
17 Aug 2017 Wall Brown 3 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3053 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy.
17 Aug 2017 Wall Brown 2 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3153 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SE part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy.
17 Aug 2017 Wall Brown 8 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3154 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NE part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy.
17 Aug 2017 Wall Brown 23 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. 19oC 60% sun, windy.
17 Aug 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Sawmill Cottage Staveley NY45230160 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff
17 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY367506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
17 Aug 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Lazonby Penrith NY529416 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on thistles warm sun light breeze
17 Aug 2017 Peacock 10 Adult Lazonby Penrith NY529416 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on thistles warm sun light breeze
17 Aug 2017 Peacock 4 Adult Wetheral ( garden) Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
17 Aug 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral Station Wetheral NY466546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
17 Aug 2017 Brimstone 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
17 Aug 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Nectaring on marjoram with Scotch Argus. 11856.jpeg
17 Aug 2017 Gatekeeper 13 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
17 Aug 2017 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
17 Aug 2017 Peacock 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
17 Aug 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
17 Aug 2017 Scotch Argus 11 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 11858.jpeg
17 Aug 2017 Small Skipper 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
17 Aug 2017 Speckled Wood 11 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
17 Aug 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD449767 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
17 Aug 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD449767 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
17 Aug 2017 Gatekeeper 8 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD449767 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
17 Aug 2017 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD449767 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
17 Aug 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD449767 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans

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