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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 6 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289767 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289767 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold
25 Aug 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Hot and full sun.
25 Aug 2019 Comma 6 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun
25 Aug 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Hot and full sun.
25 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 16 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun
25 Aug 2019 Large White 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun
25 Aug 2019 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun...almost over
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 145 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Hot and full sun.....some very tatty/faded but others quite (...)
25 Aug 2019 Peacock 520 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Hot and full sun....Peacocks everywhere!.....would have (...)
25 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 17 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Hot and full sun.
25 Aug 2019 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun....tatty...the last two?
25 Aug 2019 Small Heath 4 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Hot and full sun.
25 Aug 2019 Small Skipper 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun.
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 17 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun.
25 Aug 2019 Small White 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun.
25 Aug 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Hot and full sun.
25 Aug 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun.
25 Aug 2019 Small Heath 1 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Grange over Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
25 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
25 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
25 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
25 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
25 Aug 2019 Small White 2 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
25 Aug 2019 Common Blue 3 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD171706 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-13.30. 27c. Mild southerly breeze.
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 9 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD171706 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-13.30. 27c. Mild southerly breeze.
25 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD171706 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-13.30. 27c. Mild southerly breeze.
25 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD171706 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-13.30. 27c. Mild southerly breeze.
25 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD171706 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-13.30. 27c. Mild southerly breeze.
25 Aug 2019 Small Heath 6 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD171706 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-13.30. 27c. Mild southerly breeze.
25 Aug 2019 Small White 7 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD171706 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-13.30. 27c. Mild southerly breeze.
25 Aug 2019 Wall Brown 1 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD171706 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-13.30. 27c. Mild southerly breeze.
25 Aug 2019 Large White 2 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Pair flying together with the other on pavings
25 Aug 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong
25 Aug 2019 Wall Brown 3 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Pair flying together with the other on pavings
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 10 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 25 deg C full sun no wind
25 Aug 2019 Peacock 15 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 25 deg C full sun no wind
25 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 25 deg C full sun no wind
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 25 deg C full sun no wind
25 Aug 2019 Common Blue 6 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY126561 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 5 males, 1 female. Seen along 2000m of coast pathway, (...)
25 Aug 2019 Large White 5 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY126561 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 2000m of coast pathway, 3.30-4.30pm, warm and sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY126561 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 2000m of coast pathway, 3.30-4.40pm, warm and sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Peacock 13 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY126561 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 2000m of coast pathway, 3.30-4.30pm, warm and sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Small Copper 6 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY126561 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 2000m of coast pathway, 3.30-4.30pm, warm and sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY126561 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 2000m of coast pathway, 3.30-4.40pm, warm and sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Small White 20 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY126561 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 2000m of coast pathway, 3.30-4.30pm, warm and sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Wall Brown 5 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY126561 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 2000m of coast pathway, 3.30-4.30pm, warm and sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Skinburness Road Silloth NY116549 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 1500m of coastal pathway, 2.50-3.30pm, warm and (...)
25 Aug 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Skinburness Road Silloth NY116549 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 1500m of coast pathway, 2.50-3.30pm, warm and sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Skinburness Road Silloth NY116549 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 1500m of coast pathway, 2.50-3.30pm, warm and sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Skinburness Road Silloth NY116549 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 1500m of coast pathway, 2.50-3.30pm, warm and sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Small White 1 Adult Skinburness Road Silloth NY116549 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Seen along 1500m of coast pathway, 2.50-3.30pm, warm and sunny.
25 Aug 2019 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Wetheral Cemetary Wetheral NY461542 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 10.30 am
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 11.00am on buddlea
25 Aug 2019 Peacock 14 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 11.00am on buddlea
25 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 11.00am on buddlea
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 11.00am on buddlea
25 Aug 2019 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Large White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Peacock 22 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Small White 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Green-veined White 3 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Large White 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Peacock 9 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Small Heath 1 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2019 Comma 1 Adult Garden Wreay NY439477 VC70 Cumberland Steve Eyre
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 12 Adult Garden Wreay NY439477 VC70 Cumberland Steve Eyre
25 Aug 2019 Peacock 8 Adult Garden Wreay NY439477 VC70 Cumberland Steve Eyre
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Wreay NY439477 VC70 Cumberland Steve Eyre
25 Aug 2019 Small White 4 Adult Garden Wreay NY439477 VC70 Cumberland Steve Eyre
25 Aug 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Wreay NY439477 VC70 Cumberland Steve Eyre
25 Aug 2019 Large White 2 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
25 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 10 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
25 Aug 2019 Peacock 5 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
25 Aug 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
25 Aug 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
25 Aug 2019 Small White 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels

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