Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
20 Jun 2020 High Brown Fritillary 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Not the best photo but you can see the 3 rusty dots 26797.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 40 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Hard to count so many of them
20 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
20 Jun 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
20 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner Looking a bit battered after the rain earlier in the week
20 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
20 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349909 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
20 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Priory Crossing Ulverston SD306765 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold on the hedgerow by the side of the road
20 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Kings Meaburn Penrith NY619203 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Down on the meadows by the Lyvennet, a good number 26806.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Ringlet 5 Adult Kings Meaburn Penrith NY618202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Down on the meadows by the Lyvennet before the sun got up in the (...) 26820.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 20 Adult Kings Meaburn Penrith NY619203 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Feeding on Bishop Weed by the Lyvennet - plenty of other about (...) 26805.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Kings Meaburn Penrith NY618202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Down by the Lyvennet in light woodland - morning 26822.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Swindale Penrith NY519135 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass On haymeadow by the beck - good sunshine about 16.40hrs. I (...) 26804.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Beckfoot Beckfoot NY090490 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
20 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Lark's Meadow farm Newbiggin-on-Lune NY6806 VC69 Westmorland Jonathan Fenton
20 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Lark's Meadow farm Newbiggin-on-Lune NY6806 VC69 Westmorland Jonathan Fenton
20 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 1 Adult Siddick Workington NX997305 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Siddick Workington NX997305 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Siddick Workington NX997305 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jun 2020 Ringlet 7 Adult Siddick Workington NX997305 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jun 2020 Small Heath 3 Adult Siddick Workington NX997305 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Whitrigg Wigton NY202373 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
20 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 12 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
20 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 2 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
20 Jun 2020 Ringlet 11 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
20 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 7 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
20 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pamela Wilson Flying amongst daisies on lawn. Male and female
20 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Grey Knotts Honister pass NY215126 VC70 Cumberland Paula Hale
20 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 7 Adult Grey Knotts (NW slopes) Honister pass NY216128 VC70 Cumberland Paula Hale Seen from path to Brandreth from Honister Slate Mine.
20 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 3 Adult Grey Knotts / Brandreth Honister pass NY215123 VC70 Cumberland Paula Hale
20 Jun 2020 Ringlet 1 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
20 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Green Crag Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD200989 VC70 Cumberland Roger Fellows
20 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Nectaring on Scabious and Bowles Mauve.
20 Jun 2020 Common Blue 6 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males
20 Jun 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Plus 18 large Fritillaries not identified. 26816.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Jun 2020 Small Heath 9 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Jun 2020 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult High Street Hartsop NY439124 VC69 Westmorland Steve Ryder Photos taken of one at roost
20 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels Both on White Scabious
20 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels All on White Scabious
20 Jun 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Mockerkin NY0904523168 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke

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