Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
24 Aug 2021 Comma 2 Adult Garden Boustead Hill Burgh-by-Sands, Carlisle NY291587 VC70 Cumberland Harry Malyon on rotting plum
24 Aug 2021 Comma 3 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 33927.jpeg
24 Aug 2021 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny & warm.
24 Aug 2021 Grayling 4 Adult Holme Park Fell Holme SD538796 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Seen in this kilometre square.
24 Aug 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD498877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Green-veined White 4 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
24 Aug 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY550639 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard
24 Aug 2021 Large White 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505928 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 50% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Large White 2 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Bright sunshine.
24 Aug 2021 Large White 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
24 Aug 2021 Large White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505928 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 50% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD394768 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick
24 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY550639 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard
24 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Thurstonfield NY314567 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ward On small white buddleia bush in front garden
24 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
24 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2021 Peacock 6 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505928 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 50% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Peacock 5 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD498877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Peacock 12 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
24 Aug 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY550639 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard
24 Aug 2021 Peacock 13 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2021 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Lanercost Bridge East Lanercost NY564639 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard
24 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505928 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 50% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD498877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 48 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY742083 VC69 Westmorland Erica Spurrier Sunny with abundant sightings 33926.jpeg
24 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 10 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
24 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Thurstonfield NY314567 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ward On small white buddleia bush in front garden
24 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2021 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505928 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 50% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Scotch Argus 35 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY742083 VC69 Westmorland Erica Spurrier 33924.jpeg
24 Aug 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Whelpo Caldbeck NY307396 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Overcast with low cloud cover. Poor condition. 33892.jpeg
24 Aug 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 33931.jpeg
24 Aug 2021 Small Copper 2 Adult Crag Wood Meathop SD456804 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick
24 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505928 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 50% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD498877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Whelpo Caldbeck NY307396 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Overcast with low cloud cover. 33893.jpeg
24 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 52 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
24 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY550639 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard
24 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 30 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows These Dallam Chase sightings 25th and 26th on next door white (...)
24 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 22 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2021 Small White 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505928 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 50% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Small White 2 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD498877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Small White 5 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Bright sunshine.
24 Aug 2021 Small White 2 Adult Whelpo Caldbeck NY307396 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Overcast with low cloud cover.
24 Aug 2021 Small White 10 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
24 Aug 2021 Small White 2 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY550639 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard
24 Aug 2021 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Aug 2021 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Levens SD498877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
24 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505928 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 50% sun no wind.
24 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 4 Adult Garden Boustead Hill Burgh-by-Sands, Carlisle NY291587 VC70 Cumberland Harry Malyon around garden
24 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 2 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Bright sunshine.
24 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 3 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 33935.jpeg
24 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 3 Adult Crag Wood Meathop SD460808 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick
24 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 10 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY550639 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard
24 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Holme SD546788 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows

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