Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Aug 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Brimstone 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden Holme SD524792 VC69 Westmorland Steve Matthewman on buddleia
26 Aug 2021 Comma 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny & warm, gentle breeze.
26 Aug 2021 Comma 1 Adult Garden Holme SD524792 VC69 Westmorland Steve Matthewman on buddleia
26 Aug 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Grayling 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Large White 2 Adult Seaton Seaton NY016307 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
26 Aug 2021 Large White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Large White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Large White 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Large White 1 Adult Garden Thurstonfield NY314567 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ward on white buddleia bush front garden
26 Aug 2021 Large White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2021 Large White 2 Adult Garden Holme SD524792 VC69 Westmorland Steve Matthewman on buddleia
26 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Peacock 10 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2021 Peacock 4 Adult Garden Holme SD524792 VC69 Westmorland Steve Matthewman on buddleia
26 Aug 2021 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller The first Purple Hairstreak I have seen in our garden. Nectaring (...) 34150.jpeg
26 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 4 Adult Seaton Seaton NY016307 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
26 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 3 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Thurstonfield NY314567 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ward on white buddleia bush front garden
26 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Holme SD524792 VC69 Westmorland Steve Matthewman on buddleia
26 Aug 2021 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Feeding in back garden
26 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Seaton Seaton NY016307 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
26 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 35 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Garden Holme SD524792 VC69 Westmorland Steve Matthewman on buddleia
26 Aug 2021 Small White 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Small White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Small White 3 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Small White 4 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Small White 2 Adult Garden Thurstonfield NY314567 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ward on or near white buddleia bush front garden
26 Aug 2021 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Aug 2021 Small White 2 Adult Garden Holme SD524792 VC69 Westmorland Steve Matthewman on buddleia
26 Aug 2021 Speckled Wood 43 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong wind 12mph NNE. 18oC. Patchy sunshine. 1/2 hr count. 31 out (...) 33994.jpeg
26 Aug 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 20 deg C, full sun, some breeze aggregated grid reference, (...)
26 Aug 2021 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Aug 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Garden Holme SD524792 VC69 Westmorland Steve Matthewman on buddleia
26 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 34186.jpeg

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