Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 Mar 2022 Brimstone 4 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD458859 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun almost still. All male
27 Mar 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440829 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick very warm no wind
27 Mar 2022 Comma 6 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD458859 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun almost still. Two pairs in 'combat' plus two (...)
27 Mar 2022 Comma 2 Adult Rose Bridge Raughton Head NY3752946496 VC70 Cumberland Claire Godfrey In area of willow east of river Caldew just to the north of Rose (...)
27 Mar 2022 Peacock 13 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD458859 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 90% sun almost still. Most basking on bare earth or cut (...)
27 Mar 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Skeggles Water Staveley NY478032 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
27 Mar 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Primula denticulata. Full sunshine, Shade temp 15 (...) 35146.jpeg
27 Mar 2022 Peacock 3 Adult Silver Meadows Nature Reserve Bassenthwaite Lake NY198309 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
27 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Feeding on grape hyacinths in the front garden in the sunshine
27 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Silver Meadows Nature Reserve Bassenthwaite Lake NY198309 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
27 Mar 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick very warm no wind
27 Mar 2022 Small White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Flying through garden in warm sunshine around 2pm.

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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