Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
19 Jul 2018 Common Blue 21 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY744079 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall
19 Jul 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018 Grayling 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018 Small Heath 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun
19 Jul 2018 Large Skipper 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD431866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 60% sun
19 Jul 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD431866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 60% sun
19 Jul 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD431866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 60% sun
19 Jul 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD431866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 60% sun
19 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459852 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny, warm, light breeze
19 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Subberthwaite Bank Blawith SD275872 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
19 Jul 2018 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Omitted in error. Worn individual.
19 Jul 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Ashmount Gardens Grange over Sands SD401781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
19 Jul 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Charney Road Grange over Sands SD402778 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
19 Jul 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
19 Jul 2018 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
19 Jul 2018 Comma 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
19 Jul 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
19 Jul 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 11.00 to 11.40 in moderately sunny conditions.
19 Jul 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Wetheral Wetheral NY468547 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
19 Jul 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Lambhowe Plantation Winster SD415915 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
19 Jul 2018 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Lanercost Old Bridge Brampton NY5532263277 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar Checked out habitat on several other bridges for 2019.

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    David Eastlick

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