Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jul 2020 Brimstone 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15.10-15.40. 90% sun 28021.jpeg
29 Jul 2020 Comma 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459852 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, 17 deg. C. Nectaring on Buddleia. 28044.jpeg
29 Jul 2020 Comma 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
29 Jul 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Arnside Redhills Pasture Arnside SD454779 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
29 Jul 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 8 Adult Greystoke Forest Greystoke NY4033 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 15 degrees, sunny spells
29 Jul 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside Redhills Pasture Arnside SD454779 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Several Fritillary sightings in flight inc. probable High Brown
29 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 10 Adult Above the shoreline, north of Jenny Brown's Point Silverdale SD457744 VC60 West Lancashire David Nattrass In ones & twos evident in the sunshine 28052.jpeg
29 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15.10-15.40. 90% sun
29 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 10 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon A quick forty minutes with my two youngest grandchildren
29 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Male in quarry 11.00
29 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 10 Adult Arnside Redhills Pasture Arnside SD454779 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
29 Jul 2020 Grayling 20 Adult Burton Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD544777 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Very evident in ones & twos on the limestone pavement, (...) 28049.jpeg
29 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 8 Adult Field Uldale NY245368 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
29 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD329976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
29 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2020 Large White 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon A quick forty minutes with my two youngest grandchildren 28066.jpeg
29 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Burton Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD544777 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Mostly seen flying over the grass
29 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 16 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15.10-15.40. 90% sun
29 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon A quick forty minutes with my two youngest grandchildren
29 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Kendal SD457837 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Very brief sunny interval, 17 deg. C.
29 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Field Uldale NY245368 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
29 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD329976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
29 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 11 Adult Greystoke Forest Greystoke NY4033 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 15 degrees, sunny spells
29 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 29 Adult Arnside Redhills Pasture Arnside SD454779 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
29 Jul 2020 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Arnside Redhills Pasture Arnside SD454779 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
29 Jul 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15.10-15.40. 90% sun
29 Jul 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon A quick forty minutes with my two youngest grandchildren
29 Jul 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Kendal SD457837 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on bramble. Very brief sunny interval, 17 deg. C.
29 Jul 2020 Peacock 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459852 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, 17 deg. C. Nectaring on Buddleia.
29 Jul 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Front garden in the sunshine
29 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Burton Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD544777 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass seen as the day warmed up and the sun was evident 28051.jpeg
29 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon A quick forty minutes with my two youngest grandchildren
29 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Boundary Bank Lane Kendal SD504925 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, 17 deg. C. Landed briefly on the tarmac lane. Dozens of (...)
29 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Kendal SD457837 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on bramble. Very brief sunny interval, 17 deg. C.
29 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459852 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, 17 deg. C. Nectaring on Buddleia.
29 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Field Uldale NY245368 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
29 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Greystoke Forest Greystoke NY4033 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 15 degrees, sunny spells
29 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2020 Ringlet 5 Adult Field Uldale NY245368 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
29 Jul 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD329976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
29 Jul 2020 Ringlet 17 Adult Greystoke Forest Greystoke NY4033 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 15 degrees, sunny spells
29 Jul 2020 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Male in quarry 11.00
29 Jul 2020 Scotch Argus 8 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4535777431 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Sunny intervals. 28077.jpeg
29 Jul 2020 Small Heath 4 Adult Greystoke Forest Greystoke NY4033 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 15 degrees, sunny spells
29 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15.10-15.40. 90% sun
29 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 6 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
29 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 11 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD329976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
29 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 126 Adult Greystoke Forest Greystoke NY4033 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Minimum count! 15 degrees, sunny spells
29 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 1 Adult Arnside Redhills Pasture Arnside SD454779 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
29 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Flew into house porch at 5.30pm and has settled down for the (...)
29 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Field Uldale NY245368 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift On thistles
29 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD329976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
29 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Greystoke Forest Greystoke NY4033 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 15 degrees, sunny spells
29 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 11 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2020 Small White 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Kendal SD457837 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Very brief sunny interval, 17 deg. C.
29 Jul 2020 Small White 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459852 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, 17 deg. C.
29 Jul 2020 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2020 Small White 1 Adult Arnside Redhills Pasture Arnside SD454779 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
29 Jul 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15.10-15.40. 90% sun
29 Jul 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459852 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, 17 deg. C.
29 Jul 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Arnside Redhills Pasture Arnside SD454779 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar

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