Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 10 Adult Irton Pike Irton NY125019 VC70 Cumberland K Walton overcast
13 Jun 2021 Small Heath 10 Adult Irton Pike Irton NY125019 VC70 Cumberland K Walton overcast
13 Jun 2021 Common Blue 10 Adult Morrisons Workington NX989283 VC70 Cumberland K Walton overcast
13 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Morrisons Workington NX989283 VC70 Cumberland K Walton overcast
13 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 1 Adult Morrisons Workington NX989283 VC70 Cumberland K Walton overcast
13 Jun 2021 Small Blue 20 Adult Morrisons Workington NX989283 VC70 Cumberland K Walton overcast
13 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Morrisons Workington NX989283 VC70 Cumberland K Walton overcast
13 Jun 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Dalston Square Garden Carlisle NY369501 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Not fresh
13 Jun 2021 Common Blue 6 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Including female egg laying on birds foot trefoil
13 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
13 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
13 Jun 2021 Large White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
13 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
13 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
13 Jun 2021 Small White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
13 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of 2021. Mostly cloudy, but warm.
13 Jun 2021 Large Heath 4 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY230605 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
13 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Wigton NY275564 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Weather grey with some breeze
13 Jun 2021 Large Heath 3 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY22825362 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Sunny with some breeze
13 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 4 Adult Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY566613 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy At least four found in an area of sparsely wooded grassland. 31049.jpeg
13 Jun 2021 Large Heath 4 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Foxfield SD23138243 VC69 Westmorland Robin Peppiatt
13 Jun 2021 Common Blue 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Griffin
13 Jun 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Griffin Close to the trig point at the very top 31031.jpeg
13 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Griffin Close to the trig point at the very top 31032.jpeg
13 Jun 2021 Small Heath 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Griffin
13 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 8 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Griffin Mostly around the summit trig point in warm overcast weather at (...) 31034.jpeg
13 Jun 2021 Small White 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Griffin
13 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Griffin
3 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 10 Adult Chapel Wood Wythop NY194292 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Good numbers feeding along the track going through Chapel Wood (...) 30795.jpeg
3 Jun 2021 Small Heath 40 Adult Chapel Wood Wythop NY194292 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Large numbers feeding along the track going above Chapel Wood (...) 30796.jpeg
3 Jun 2021 Common Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace BC field trip. 14c. Overcast with showers. Roosting.
3 Jun 2021 Small Blue 33 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace BC field trip. 14c. Overcast with showers. Roosting in grasses & (...)

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