Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Jul 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind...more should emerge soon.
23 Jul 2021 Brimstone 2 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Tabout 25C. male and female
23 Jul 2021 Common Blue 8 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
23 Jul 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 28 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind....mostly faded females looking for egg (...)
23 Jul 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hot & Clear. Temp about 25 Windless
23 Jul 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Temp. about 25C. Female
23 Jul 2021 Gatekeeper 18 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind....all very fresh
23 Jul 2021 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick itinerant visitor until shooed out of conservatory
23 Jul 2021 Gatekeeper 20 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Tabout 25C. Numbers approximate
23 Jul 2021 Grayling 4 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind.
23 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 5 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind..
23 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 18 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
23 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 15 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Tabout 25C. Numbers approximate
23 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2021 High Brown Fritillary 6 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind most very ginger and fresh
23 Jul 2021 High Brown Fritillary 3 Adult Barkbooth Lot Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Jake Gearty Very active in the evening sunshine. I lost a large white Sony (...)
23 Jul 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Kendal Queen's Road Kendal SD511931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick In my garden
23 Jul 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick near ivy, hot sun, little wind
23 Jul 2021 Large Skipper 3 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind....looking faded
23 Jul 2021 Large Skipper 1 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Temp. about 25C.
23 Jul 2021 Large White 2 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind.
23 Jul 2021 Large White 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hot
23 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 38 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
23 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
23 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hot
23 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 50 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Tabout 25C. Numbers approximate
23 Jul 2021 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2021 Northern Brown Argus 4 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind..
23 Jul 2021 Peacock 3 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind. just starting to emerge
23 Jul 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Temp. about 25C.
23 Jul 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hot
23 Jul 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Tabout 25C.
23 Jul 2021 Ringlet 45 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
23 Jul 2021 Ringlet 17 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
23 Jul 2021 Ringlet 7 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hot
23 Jul 2021 Ringlet 20 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Tabout 25C. Numbers approximate
23 Jul 2021 Scotch Argus 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453779 VC69 Westmorland Michael Read Area just above car park at the Knott
23 Jul 2021 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY742083 VC69 Westmorland Steve Simnett 32578.jpeg
23 Jul 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hot
23 Jul 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Temp. about 25C.
23 Jul 2021 Small Heath 6 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind.
23 Jul 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 4 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind.
23 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 26 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind
23 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 65 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
23 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 8 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hot
23 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 25 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Tabout 25C. Numbers approximate
23 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
23 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hot
23 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Very fresh.
23 Jul 2021 Small White 3 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind.
23 Jul 2021 Small White 10 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Tabout 25C. Numbers approximate
23 Jul 2021 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind....looking faded
23 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 16 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
23 Jul 2021 Speckled Wood 25 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Tabout 25C. Numbers approximate
23 Jul 2021 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult River Cald Caldbeck NY325399 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift First ever sighting..settled on foliage by river..viewed from (...)
23 Jul 2021 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 10.45 to 12.30 in sunshine and Temp. about 25C.

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