Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jun 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY565031 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh 31639.jpeg
29 Jun 2021 Small Heath 30 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY565031 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh 31640.jpeg
29 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 40 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY561034 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh Good numbers of SPBFr. more than I have seen in previous years 31638.jpeg
29 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Conishead Priory Ulverston SD303761 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
29 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Conishead Priory Ulverston SD304761 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
29 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Faulds Brow Quarry, Caldbeck. Wigton NY303407 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Slight cloud with max.sunshine and slight breeze. Very warm (...)
29 Jun 2021 Small Heath 34 Adult Faulds Brow Quarry, Caldbeck. Wigton NY303407 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Slight cloud with max.sunshine and slight breeze. Very warm (...)
29 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Faulds Brow Quarry, Caldbeck. Wigton NY303407 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Slight cloud with max.sunshine and slight breeze. Very warm (...)
29 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Whelpo Wigton NY308397 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Slight cloud with max.sunshine and slight breeze. Very warm (...) 31561.jpeg
29 Jun 2021 Ringlet 1 Adult Whelpo Wigton NY308397 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Slight cloud with max.sunshine and slight breeze. Very warm (...)
29 Jun 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390768 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 31601.jpeg
29 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390768 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
29 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390768 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
29 Jun 2021 Small Skipper 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390768 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 31598.jpeg
29 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390768 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
29 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Blue Dial Allonby NY073408 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Jun 2021 Ringlet 8 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Wythop NY174282 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Jun 2021 Small Heath 150 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Wythop NY174282 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Estimate
29 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Wythop NY174282 VC70 Cumberland John Callion FEMALES
29 Jun 2021 Common Blue 3 Adult St Helens Flimby NY001324 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 1 Adult St Helens Flimby NY001324 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 6 Adult St Helens Flimby NY001324 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Jun 2021 Small Blue 2 Adult St Helens Flimby NY001324 VC70 Cumberland John Callion FEMALES
29 Jun 2021 Small Heath 40 Adult St Helens Flimby NY001324 VC70 Cumberland John Callion FEMALES
29 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult St Helens Flimby NY001324 VC70 Cumberland John Callion FEMALES
29 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 1 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 35 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 31606.jpeg
29 Jun 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jun 2021 Ringlet 7 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple 31608.jpeg
29 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jun 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Stanah Thirlmere Keswick NY321189 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron Warm sunny.
29 Jun 2021 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Stanah Thirlmere Keswick NY321189 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron Warm sunny.
29 Jun 2021 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Wythburn Thirlmere Grasmere NY318126 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron Warm sunny.
29 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 27 Adult Dockray Matterdale NY382227 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Might have been 40 too boggy to check full site, just off car (...)
29 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels

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