Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 May 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 9516.jpeg
31 May 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY127019 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 May 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY062329 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
31 May 2017 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange-over-Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
31 May 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange-over-Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
31 May 2017 Small White 2 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 May 2017 Small White 3 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029358 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 May 2017 Small White 4 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY062329 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
31 May 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 May 2017 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 11 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD3689 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
31 May 2017 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Bishop's Allotment Hampsfell Lindale SD406799 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison
31 May 2017 Small Heath 30 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2017 Small Heath 29 Adult Lowca Brows Whitehaven NX979218 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
31 May 2017 Small Heath 30 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 May 2017 Small Heath 22 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 May 2017 Small Heath 40 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY127019 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 May 2017 Small Heath 11 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029358 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 9506.jpeg
31 May 2017 Small Heath 4 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY062329 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
31 May 2017 Small Heath 40 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4990 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Number estimated. Full sun, light breeze.
31 May 2017 Small Heath 38 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD3689 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
31 May 2017 Small Heath 4 Adult Bishop's Allotment Hampsfell Lindale SD406799 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison
31 May 2017 Small Blue 8 Adult Lowca Brows Whitehaven NX979218 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
31 May 2017 Small Blue 8 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029358 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Males and females. 9505.jpeg
31 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 9345.jpeg
31 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4990 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, light breeze. 9362.jpeg
31 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD364885 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
31 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Bishop's Allotment Hampsfell Lindale SD406799 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison
31 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Bishop's Allotment Hampsfell Lindale SD404800 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison
31 May 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY062329 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton worn individual
31 May 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4990 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Very tattered. Full sun, light breeze. 9361.jpeg
31 May 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Esplanade Grange over Sands SD406776 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Slightly faded but good condition
31 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell male
31 May 2017 Orange-tip 9 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 7 males, 2 females.
31 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY062329 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
31 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange-over-Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
31 May 2017 Mountain Ringlet 20 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY127019 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Including mating pair. Also a freshly laid egg pointed out by (...) 9499.jpeg
31 May 2017 Large White 2 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029358 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 May 2017 Large White 2 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY062329 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton worn individual
31 May 2017 Large Skipper 6 Adult Lowca Brows Whitehaven NX979218 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
31 May 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY127019 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029358 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD364885 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
31 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Lowca Brows Whitehaven NX979218 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
31 May 2017 Common Blue 18 Adult Lowca Brows Whitehaven NX979218 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
31 May 2017 Common Blue 6 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 4m 2f. 9514.jpeg
31 May 2017 Common Blue 22 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029358 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 19m 3f. 9504.jpeg
31 May 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange-over-Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard

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