Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
24 Aug 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Knowe Wood, Stanwix Carlisle NY403575 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
24 Aug 2019 Small White 1 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7182806100 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind
24 Aug 2019 Small White 1 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7096005883 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind
24 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Home garden Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
24 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick sunny 23 deg C no wind
24 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7096005883 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind
24 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 1 Adult Arnside Knott and Arnside Arnside SD454774 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Hollinrake Arnside area
24 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 23267.jpeg
24 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Lyvennet north of Littlebeck inflow Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 1st time seen here - nice sunny day 23253.jpeg
24 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
24 Aug 2019 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7253106385 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind very worn
24 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick sunny 23 deg C no wind
24 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7147806169 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind 23311.jpeg
24 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
24 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Home garden Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
24 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
24 Aug 2019 Peacock 31 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7244406548 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind at lime kilns
24 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult High Lane Newbiggin-on-Lune NY703053 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind
24 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 41 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7147806169 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind
24 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7076205644 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind
24 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7257806818 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind
24 Aug 2019 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY726068 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind
24 Aug 2019 Large White 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
24 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 8.30 am in bright sun on tip of Ivy for some time
24 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7120506100 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind
24 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Smardale NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7232106300 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny 21 deg C little wind old houses
24 Aug 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Oaklea Road Barrow-in-Furness SD207743 VC69 Westmorland Irene Appleby Small butterfly lovely patterned underwings Identification (...) 23464.jpeg
24 Aug 2019 Brown Hairstreak 1 Adult Arnside Knott and Arnside Arnside SD454774 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Hollinrake Male come of low bramble flew out of site was well worn

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