Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 Sep 2015 Peacock 6 Adult New Mills Brampton NY5461 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard nectaring on yellow buddleia, late p.m. Sunny, 18 deg
27 Sep 2015 Peacock 2 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD4486 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
27 Sep 2015 Peacock 2 Adult Tarn Sike Orton NY624082 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Low Colwith Skelwith Bridge NY330030 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
27 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Seaton Seaton NY015305 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
27 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Red Valerian and Aster "King George". Sunny, light (...)
27 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 7 Adult Risedale Hill Grange over Sands SD397767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On Actaea flowers. Red admirals in particular find it (...)
27 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
27 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 29 Adult New Mills Brampton NY5461 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard nectaring on yellow buddleia, late p.m. Sunny, 18 deg
27 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Tarn Sike Orton NY624082 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Kendal garden Kendal SD524927 VC69 Westmorland J S Frost
27 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Manor Park Allonby NY090448 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
27 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Red Valerian. This plant seems to me to be the (...)
27 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Risedale Hill Grange over Sands SD397767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On Actaea flowers. Red admirals in particular find it (...)
27 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
27 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult New Mills Brampton NY5461 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard nectaring on yellow buddleia, late p.m. Sunny, 18 deg
27 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD4685 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
27 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD453846 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
27 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Tarn Sike Orton NY624082 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 Sep 2015 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Garden 8 Meadowfield Gosforth NY071033 VC70 Cumberland David Gray Warm very sunny afternoon
27 Sep 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Manor Park Allonby NY090448 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
27 Sep 2015 Speckled Wood 10 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD4485 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
27 Sep 2015 Wall Brown 2 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Not seen this species at Tilberthwaite before. 4116.jpeg

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