Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Jul 2021 Brimstone 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind on buddleia
22 Jul 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Comma 2 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD432833 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 18.30. A warm evening.
22 Jul 2021 Common Blue 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Common Blue 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind...did not visit the main DGF areas
22 Jul 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 9 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind on buddleia
22 Jul 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind ...on buddleia
22 Jul 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 10 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Gatekeeper 9 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Grayling 18 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Grayling 25 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Grayling 41 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind.everywhere!
22 Jul 2021 Grayling 25 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind..widespread
22 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind...did not visit the main DGF areas
22 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind.
22 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 5 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Ovipositing on Aurenia saxatilis, Yellow Alyssum. Hot sunshine.
22 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny, hot.
22 Jul 2021 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind ...on buddleia
22 Jul 2021 High Brown Fritillary 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 High Brown Fritillary 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind....on buddleia
22 Jul 2021 Large White 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Large White 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Large White 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind.
22 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 13 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind.
22 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Nectaring on Buddleia.
22 Jul 2021 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind..widespread
22 Jul 2021 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind....the only vanessid.....also no SA out (...)
22 Jul 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Peacock 28 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind...just emerged
22 Jul 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Jul 2021 Ringlet 21 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Ringlet 10 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Ringlet 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD432833 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 18.30. A warm evening. Three seen together flying down a wide (...)
22 Jul 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC full sun/no wind freshly emerged
22 Jul 2021 Small Heath 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick
22 Jul 2021 Small Heath 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Small Heath 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 21 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC full sun/no wind.
22 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind.
22 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 6 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
22 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell On Sweet Peas.
22 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC full sun/no wind.
22 Jul 2021 Small White 6 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC full sun/no wind.
22 Jul 2021 Small White 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind.
22 Jul 2021 Small White 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Small White 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Hot sunshine.
22 Jul 2021 Small White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind...did not visit the main DGF areas
22 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457850 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
22 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Jul 2021 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Rusland Cross Rusland Cross SD343886 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 2 in one of the elms up Skowbarrow track late pm