Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
4 Aug 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY367525 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
4 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 12 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY367525 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
14 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult 27 Knowe Road Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien First of the year. A poor year here for butterflies despite lots (...)
4 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Aug 2018 Large White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Aug 2018 Small Copper 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Aug 2018 Small White 15 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 12 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Weather Garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones first of uyear here. On Buddlea
4 Aug 2018 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
4 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
4 Aug 2018 Large White 127 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
4 Aug 2018 Meadow Brown 58 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
4 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
4 Aug 2018 Peacock 11 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
4 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
4 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 2007 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
4 Aug 2018 Small Heath 38 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
4 Aug 2018 Small Skipper 18 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
4 Aug 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
4 Aug 2018 Small White 6 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Michael Addis There were 4 of us and we walked from Smardale carpark to the (...)
14 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 14 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts Midday, grey skies, 17oC. Visible even in very light rain, esp. (...) 16693.jpeg
4 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 400 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY739082 VC69 Westmorland Gary Hobson On our first visit we ourselves saw in excess of 400 individuals (...)
4 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 400 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY739082 VC69 Westmorland Gary Hobson On our first visit we ourselves saw in excess of 400 individuals (...)
14 Aug 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD316875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
14 Aug 2018 Gatekeeper 4 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD316875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
14 Aug 2018 Large White 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD316875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
14 Aug 2018 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD316875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
14 Aug 2018 Small Copper 6 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD316875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
14 Aug 2018 Small Heath 2 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD316875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
14 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD316875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
14 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 3 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD316875 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
4 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD320873 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
4 Aug 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD327782 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
4 Aug 2018 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD336786 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On a small oak by the car park
4 Aug 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Aug 2018 Grayling 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On Buddleia
4 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
4 Aug 2018 Large White 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
4 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
4 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
4 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452771 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
4 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
4 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453774 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
4 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454774 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
4 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454775 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
4 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456775 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez
4 Aug 2018 Large White 2 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, light breeze.
4 Aug 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, light breeze.
4 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, light breeze. 1st seen in the garden this summer.
4 Aug 2018 Small White 7 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, light breeze.

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