Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
14 Jun 2017 Common Blue 3 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY037365 VC70 Cumberland Linda
14 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY037365 VC70 Cumberland Linda
14 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 3 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY037365 VC70 Cumberland Linda
14 Jun 2017 Small Blue 7 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY037365 VC70 Cumberland Linda
14 Jun 2017 Small Heath 12 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY037365 VC70 Cumberland Linda
4 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
4 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 1 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton My First for year
4 Jun 2017 Large White 2 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
4 Jun 2017 Ringlet 1 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton My First for year
4 Jun 2017 Small Heath 5 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
4 Jun 2017 Small White 3 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
4 Jun 2017 Mountain Ringlet 50 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY1290701952 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar 90 sunshine but cool breeze.
4 Jun 2017 Small Copper 3 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY1290701952 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar Near entrance gate area.
4 Jun 2017 Small Heath 53 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY1290701952 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar Expected higher count.
4 Jun 2017 Mountain Ringlet 30 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY133014 VC70 Cumberland Graeme Baker
24 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Latrigg Keswick NY272243 VC70 Cumberland Roger Fellows
24 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Latrigg Keswick NY272245 VC70 Cumberland Roger Fellows
4 Jun 2017 Marsh Fritillary 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Carlisle NY275563 VC70 Cumberland Pete Kinsella
14 Jun 2017 Marsh Fritillary 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY280571 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found in the paddock a short walk from the car park (signposted (...)
14 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY384344 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
4 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of the year 9547.jpeg
4 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of the year 9546.jpeg
4 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386598 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386598 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2017 Small Heath 25 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388305 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell Very windy.
14 Jun 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY388305 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell Very tatty.
4 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Aira Force Dockray NY400206 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
24 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2017 Large White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Fresh-looking female
14 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 5 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Jun 2017 Ringlet 9 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Jun 2017 Small Heath 2 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2017 Common Blue 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 5 Male. My first female of the year here.
14 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 120 mins. 80% overcast but temp mid teens.
14 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 120 mins. 80% overcast but temp mid teens.
14 Jun 2017 Small Blue 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 120 mins. 80% overcast but temp in mid teens. 5 females.
14 Jun 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 120 mins. 80% overcast but temp in mid teens.
14 Jun 2017 Small White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 120 mins. 80% overcast but temp in mid teens. 2 other whites but (...)
14 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 120 mins. 80% overcast but temp in mid teens.
14 Jun 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult South Walney NR Walney SD211621 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 Jun 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult South Walney NR Walney SD220621 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 Jun 2017 Peacock 1 Adult South Walney NR Walney SD220621 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
4 Jun 2017 Common Blue 9 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD338774 VC69 Westmorland Colin
4 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 2 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD338774 VC69 Westmorland Colin
4 Jun 2017 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD338774 VC69 Westmorland Colin Female
4 Jun 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD338774 VC69 Westmorland Colin
14 Jun 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Low Dale Park Plantation Graythwaite SD354918 VC69 Westmorland Caroline Clay 9586.jpeg
4 Jun 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 35 minutes late afternoon. 100% sun. Few butterflies active (...)
4 Jun 2017 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 35 minutes late afternoon. 100% sun. Few butterflies active (...)
4 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 35 minutes late afternoon. 100% sun. Few butterflies active (...)
4 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 35 minutes late afternoon. 100% sun. Few butterflies active (...)
4 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 3 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
14 Jun 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
14 Jun 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Grange over Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
14 Jun 2017 Small Heath 5 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Grange over Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
4 Jun 2017 Small Heath 20 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD403799 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson
14 Jun 2017 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD403800 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson
24 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon from 2.30-4.00pm 9855.jpeg
24 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon from 2.30-4.00pm
24 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon from 2.30-4.00pm
24 Jun 2017 Small Skipper 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon from 2.30-4.00pm 9856.jpeg
24 Jun 2017 Ringlet 100 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Ringlets everywhere - probably well in excess of 100 from (...)
24 Jun 2017 Large Heath 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
24 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 5.00-5.30pm
24 Jun 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 5.00-5.30pm
24 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
4 Jun 2017 Large Heath 5 Adult Foulshaw Moss Mill Side SD459834 VC69 Westmorland Pete Kinsella
4 Jun 2017 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4990 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sun and cloud. Strong breeze.
4 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 1 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4990 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sun and cloud. Strong breeze.
4 Jun 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4990 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Very worn. Sun and cloud. Strong breeze.
4 Jun 2017 Small Heath 30 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4990 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Approx. number. Sun and cloud. Strong breeze.

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