Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
24 Jun 2016 Common Blue 6 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 14.00-15.20 Warm sunshine after heavy rain.
24 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 14.00-15.20 Warm sunshine after heavy rain.
24 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 14.00-15.20 Warm sunshine after heavy rain. 5842.jpeg
24 Jun 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 14.00-15.20 Warm sunshine after heavy rain.
24 Jun 2016 Small Skipper 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 14.00-15.20 Warm sunshine after heavy rain.
24 Jun 2016 Small White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 14.00-15.20 Warm sunshine after heavy rain.
24 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 14.00-15.20 Warm sunshine after heavy rain.
14 Jun 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Dubmill Point Allonby NY076460 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
14 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Dubmill Point Allonby NY000000 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
4 Jun 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD457788 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick
4 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 7 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD457789 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Along the coastal foot path....lots of rockrose
4 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD457788 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick
14 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Jun 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Jun 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny pm
24 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny pm
14 Jun 2016 Large Heath 15 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY255588 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Along the path to the viewing platform.
14 Jun 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Gillathwaite Ennerdale Bridge NY143140 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
14 Jun 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult Gillathwaite Ennerdale Bridge NY143140 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
4 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 2 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Jun 2016 Large White 1 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Jun 2016 Orange-tip 7 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Jun 2016 Small Heath 7 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Jun 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
4 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Holme Holme SD525784 VC69 Westmorland Phil Byle
24 Jun 2016 Ringlet 1 Adult Meadow above Lime Kiln Wood Lindale SD413798 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison
14 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 4 Adult Castlehead/Winster River Lindale SD423803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison
14 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 4 Adult Castlehead/Winster River Lindale SD423803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison All participating in very energetic mating ritual.
14 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Castlehead/Winster River Lindale SD423803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison
4 Jun 2016 Common Blue 3 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
4 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
4 Jun 2016 Small Blue 2 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
4 Jun 2016 Small Heath 31 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
4 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Meathop Meathop SD439808 VC69 Westmorland Phil Byle
4 Jun 2016 Small Copper 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD437816 VC69 Westmorland Phil Byle
4 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Orton Scar Orton NY659087 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 5298.jpeg
4 Jun 2016 Small Heath 3 Adult Orton Scar Orton NY659087 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 5299.jpeg
14 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Harlock Hill Pennington SD253794 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm no wind day
4 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Sedgwick garden Sedgwick SD512869 VC69 Westmorland Louise McGurk 5317.jpeg
24 Jun 2016 Ringlet 18 Adult Walkmill Nature Reserve Whitehaven NY006187 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason

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