Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 7 Adult High Spy Grange-in-Borrowdale NY237171 VC70 Cumberland Andy & Di Sawyer Midday. Sunny. Near top of path descending towards Grange. 31247.jpeg
17 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 3 Adult High Spy Grange in Borrowdale NY238163 VC70 Cumberland Andy & Di Sawyer Sunny. Late morning. On slope just below cairn to east. 31246.jpeg
17 Jun 2021 Painted Lady 4 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY029365 VC70 Cumberland Derek McAlone My first of the year 31129.jpeg
17 Jun 2021 Small Blue 6 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY029365 VC70 Cumberland Derek McAlone Apologies. Incorrect comment in first version of this post 31131.jpeg
17 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 17.00 - 18.10 My first of year
17 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 7 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 17.00 - 18.10 Pair together 31167.jpeg
17 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 17.00 - 18.10 31168.jpeg
17 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 17.00 - 18.10 All 3 looked pristine 31165.jpeg
17 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Grange-in-Borrowdale Keswick NY254171 VC70 Cumberland Jim Pewtress Amongst bracken by damp area just above Cummacatta Wood where (...) 31716.jpeg
17 Jun 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult West Common Bowness-on-Solway NY199616 VC70 Cumberland Judith Roger 31146.jpeg
17 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller All recently emerged. Nectaring on catmint. 31153.jpeg
17 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
17 Jun 2021 Ringlet 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first in 2021 31158.jpeg
17 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Rickerby Park west Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021 Large White 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 10 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406578 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of 2021. 8 males, 2 females. 31152.jpeg
17 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406578 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406578 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult St Bees Head Whitehaven NX939142 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Clear and sunny. Little wind.

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