Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
18 Mar 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD456864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick mild with 50% sun
18 Mar 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD404778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick no wind, full sun, early afternoon
18 Mar 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Kents Bank Road Grange over Sands SD404774 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick no wind, full sun, early afternoon
18 Mar 2022 Brimstone 2 Adult Sedgwick Sedgwick SD508864 VC69 Westmorland Gwen Tordoff 2 x ♂, c 100 metres apart
18 Mar 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male flying through the garden. Full sun, 14deg.C, calm.
18 Mar 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Arnside Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In garden
18 Mar 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Sunny Bank Coniston SD289925 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller My first butterfly in 2022. A male, flying around the same (...)
18 Mar 2022 Brimstone 2 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Flying In garden and neighbouring woodland
18 Mar 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Castle Head Field Centre Lindale SD420797 VC69 Westmorland Tom O'Boyle My first Cumbrian butterfly this year
18 Mar 2022 Comma 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD456864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick mild with 50% sun
18 Mar 2022 Comma 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong Flying in bright sunshine along edge of Willow plantation then (...) 35037.jpeg
18 Mar 2022 Comma 1 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Flying In garden and neighbouring woodland
18 Mar 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Country lane Troutbeck village NY405022 VC69 Westmorland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
18 Mar 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Sunny Bank Coniston SD289925 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller 35064.jpeg
18 Mar 2022 Peacock 2 Adult Brantwood Garden Coniston SD311956 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm sunshine
18 Mar 2022 Peacock 1 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Flying In garden Very sunny day
18 Mar 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Brief appearance in sunny garden
18 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Basking on wall in sun
18 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong Flying in bright sunshine along edge of Willow plantation, (...)
18 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Necraring on Daphne mezereum. Full sun, 14deg.C, calm.
18 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In garden
18 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sunny Bank Coniston SD289925 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller 35065.jpeg
18 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny, 14oC breezy.
18 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Blackwell Windermere SD400945 VC69 Westmorland Steve Kirtley
18 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels

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