Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jun 2021 High Brown Fritillary 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 4 I think , including 2 mating . Appeared pm when the sun came (...) 31396.jpeg
26 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 20 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 25 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 1 Adult Thunacar Knott, Langdale Pikes Chapel Stile NY275090 VC70 Cumberland Chas Ward Close to the summit, alongside the path. Cool and overcast, the (...) 31604.jpeg
26 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD398778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick basking on stone wall in sun
26 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Illgill head Nether Wasdale NY167048 VC70 Cumberland J Manson Sunny periods and a cool wind. They were Widely scattered around (...)
26 Jun 2021 Small Heath 20 Adult Illgill head Nether Wasdale NY167048 VC70 Cumberland J Manson Sunny periods and a cool wind. They were Widely scattered around (...)
26 Jun 2021 Small Blue 1 Adult Barrowmouth, Whitehaven NX959160 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills Single specimen while passing through the site. Not noted here (...)
26 Jun 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393770 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 75 minutes in mid afternoon. Sunny and breezy.
26 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 3 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393770 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 75 minutes in mid afternoon. Sunny and breezy.
26 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 25 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393770 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 75 minutes in mid afternoon. Sunny and breezy.
26 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393770 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 75 minutes in mid afternoon. Sunny and breezy.
26 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393770 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 75 minutes in mid afternoon. Sunny and breezy.
26 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 20 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393770 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 75 minutes in mid afternoon. Sunny and breezy.
26 Jun 2021 Large Heath 20 Adult Foulshaw Moss Mill Side SD457835 VC69 Westmorland Stephen hollinrake
26 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 20 Adult Foulshaw Moss Mill Side SD457835 VC69 Westmorland Stephen hollinrake Probably more 31517.jpeg
26 Jun 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Town end SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Stephen hollinrake 1 was possible high brown 31518.jpeg
26 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Town end SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Stephen hollinrake Min count
26 Jun 2021 Ringlet 30 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Town end SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Stephen hollinrake Min count

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