Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
3 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Allonby garden Allonby NY081430 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
3 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Greystoke Forest Lamonby NY381342 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 21 Adult Harriston Aspatria NY143417 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Spanking brand new!
3 Jul 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451769 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm.
3 Jul 2015 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451769 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very faded specimen
3 Jul 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451769 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm.
23 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult High Dam back of Finsthwaite SD367878 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
23 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult High Dam back of Finsthwaite SD367878 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
3 Jul 2015 Ringlet 1 Adult Old Keswick-Penrith Railway Threlkeld NY298247 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle First I've seen this year
23 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ratherheath Kendal SD483959 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
3 Jul 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Weatheral Station Great Dun Fell NY710321 VC69 Westmorland John Callion In fenced off area, ie non grazed
3 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Weatheral Station Great Dun Fell NY710321 VC69 Westmorland John Callion
3 Jul 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Whitehaven garden Whitehaven NX987159 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills In flight at 7.45am
3 Jul 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Whitehaven garden Whitehaven NX987159 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills afternoon sighting , as was the speckled wood!
23 Jul 2015 Meadow Brown 31 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Yealand Storrs SD495761 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell
23 Jul 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Yealand Hall Allotment Yealand Storrs SD495761 VC60 West Lancashire Sarah Mitchell Very worn. No White Letter Hairstreak seen. Thanks to David (...)

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