Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Jenny Bridge Wigton NY229422 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Roadside.
23 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 20 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD5093 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould freshly emerged
23 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
23 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Crosscrake Kendal SD525872 VC69 Westmorland Karen Wells
23 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 2 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong
23 Aug 2021 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Weatheral Station Carlisle NY468546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones at station and east end of viaduct
23 Aug 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Weatheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
23 Aug 2021 Small White 4 Adult Crosscrake Kendal SD525872 VC69 Westmorland Karen Wells
23 Aug 2021 Small White 7 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong 33827.jpeg
23 Aug 2021 Small White 2 Adult 8 Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould feeding on buddleia
23 Aug 2021 Small White 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 20% sun no wind.
23 Aug 2021 Small White 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 90% sun no wind. Astonishing number on buddleia but also (...)
23 Aug 2021 Small White 2 Adult Greenlands farm Burton-in-Kendal SD520740 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 23oC sun no wind
23 Aug 2021 Small White 2 Adult Garden Workington NY0072827218 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Langford First butterfly day of the year for my garden. All on fading (...)
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 14 Adult Weatheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 21 Adult Town garden Wigton NY255484 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter On Buddleia bush.
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD5093 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould feeding on budliea
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 47 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 22 Adult Crosscrake Kendal SD525872 VC69 Westmorland Karen Wells
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong 33828.jpeg
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 11 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mid morning. Mainly on buddleia & on washing on the line. Approx (...) 33815.jpeg
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult 8 Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould feeding on buddleia
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 245 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 90% sun no wind. Astonishing number on buddleia but also (...)
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 146 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Another remarkable count for 30 mins. ....on buddleia and (...)
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 20 Adult Greenlands farm Burton-in-Kendal SD520740 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 23oC sun no wind
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
23 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Garden Workington NY0072827218 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Langford First butterfly day of the year for my garden. All on fading (...)
23 Aug 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Forestry England Wood Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Richard Brown
23 Aug 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
23 Aug 2021 Small Copper 3 Adult Raughton Head Raughton Head NY371433 VC70 Cumberland Claire Godfrey Feeding on hemp agrimony in garden
23 Aug 2021 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 90% sun no wind.
23 Aug 2021 Scotch Argus 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD5093 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould 1 male 3 females
23 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Weatheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
23 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 3 Adult Town garden Wigton NY255484 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter On Buddleia bush.
23 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD5093 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould feeding on budliea
23 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
23 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mid morning. Mainly on buddleia
23 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult 8 Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould feeding on buddleia
23 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 18 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 90% sun no wind.
23 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 20% sun no wind.
23 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 4 Adult Greenlands farm Burton-in-Kendal SD520740 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 23oC sun no wind
23 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Workington NY0072827218 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Langford First butterfly day of the year for my garden. All on fading (...)
23 Aug 2021 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Weatheral Viaduct Carlisle NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
23 Aug 2021 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult 43 Grace Lane Carlisle NY38355298 VC70 Cumberland David Hetherington Found drowning in water, rescued & when dry flew up into old oak (...)
23 Aug 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Weatheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
23 Aug 2021 Peacock 5 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD5093 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould feeding on budliea
23 Aug 2021 Peacock 9 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
23 Aug 2021 Peacock 3 Adult Crosscrake Kendal SD525872 VC69 Westmorland Karen Wells
23 Aug 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mid morning. Mainly on buddleia
23 Aug 2021 Peacock 3 Adult 8 Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould feeding on Buddleia
23 Aug 2021 Peacock 27 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 20% sun no wind.
23 Aug 2021 Peacock 38 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 90% sun no wind.
23 Aug 2021 Peacock 7 Adult Greenlands farm Burton-in-Kendal SD520740 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 23oC sun no wind
23 Aug 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Workington NY0072827218 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Langford First butterfly day of the year for my garden. All on fading (...)
23 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD5093 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould feeding on budliea
23 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Crosscrake Kendal SD525872 VC69 Westmorland Karen Wells
23 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mid morning. Mainly on buddleia
23 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
23 Aug 2021 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Roadside near Hall Bank Wigton NY240420 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Sunny with gentle breeze.
23 Aug 2021 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 90% sun no wind.
23 Aug 2021 Large White 4 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
23 Aug 2021 Large White 2 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mid morning. Mainly on buddleia
23 Aug 2021 Large White 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 90% sun no wind.
23 Aug 2021 Large White 2 Adult Greenlands farm Burton-in-Kendal SD520740 VC60 West Lancashire Chris Winnick 23oC sun no wind
23 Aug 2021 Large White 2 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
23 Aug 2021 Grayling 19 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 90% sun no wind.
23 Aug 2021 Grayling 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 20% sun no wind.
23 Aug 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 90% sun no wind.
23 Aug 2021 Comma 1 Adult Weatheral Viaduct Carlisle NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones at station and east end of viaduct
23 Aug 2021 Comma 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
23 Aug 2021 Brimstone 9 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 90% sun no wind.
23 Aug 2021 Brimstone 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 20% sun no wind.

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