Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
15 Jul 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Allonby Allonby NY080430 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
5 Jul 2014 Green-veined White 12 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD3387 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
5 Jul 2014 Large Skipper 1 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD3387 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
5 Jul 2014 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD3387 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
5 Jul 2014 Peacock 1 Larva Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD3387 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Last instar larva, away from nettles, presumably looking for (...)
5 Jul 2014 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD3387 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
15 Jul 2014 Green-veined White 50 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY197613 VC70 Cumberland John Mounsey Rough numbers.
15 Jul 2014 Meadow Brown 50 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY197613 VC70 Cumberland John Mounsey Rough numbers.
15 Jul 2014 Ringlet 1 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY197613 VC70 Cumberland John Mounsey
15 Jul 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY197613 VC70 Cumberland John Mounsey
5 Jul 2014 Mountain Ringlet 5 Adult Great Knott Chapel Stile NY256042 VC69 Westmorland Emma Whitfield Altitude 700m, on north side of main path to Crinkle Crags at (...)
25 Jul 2014 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD402777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick chased out of conservatory
25 Jul 2014 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Kents Bank Road Grange over Sands SD402777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
25 Jul 2014 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Allithwaite Road Grange over Sands SD393763 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Roadside Verge
25 Jul 2014 Holly Blue 1 Adult Kents Bank Grange over Sands SD397759 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
5 Jul 2014 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD409801 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick At least 2 amongst the dark greens. Netted to confirm ID.
25 Jul 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Borrowdale Hucks Bridge NY552036 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 22 deg C, 100% sun no wind,
25 Jul 2014 Gatekeeper 12 Adult Lowca Cliff Top Path Lowca NX978213 VC70 Cumberland Irene Stephenson
25 Jul 2014 Grayling 1 Adult Lowca Cliff Top Path Lowca NX977215 VC70 Cumberland Irene Stephenson 1122.jpeg
25 Jul 2014 Peacock 1 Adult Lowca Cliff Top Path Lowca NX977214 VC70 Cumberland Irene Stephenson
15 Jul 2014 Common Blue 6 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2014 Dark Green Fritillary 7 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion ive never seen this many around here
15 Jul 2014 Large White 3 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion ive never seen this many around here
15 Jul 2014 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2014 Small Heath 40 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 11 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
25 Jul 2014 Green-veined White 40 Adult Borrowdale Tebay NY562033 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 25 deg C, 100% sun no wind, feeding in groups from puddles (...)
25 Jul 2014 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Borrowdale Tebay NY559035 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 25 deg C, 100% sun no wind,
25 Jul 2014 Small White 20 Adult Borrowdale Tebay NY562033 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 25 deg C, 100% sun no wind, feeding in groups from puddles (...)
25 Jul 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult High Borrowdale Farmstead Tebay NY558036 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 26 deg C, 100% no wind, repeat no wind
25 Jul 2014 Small White 4 Adult High Borrowdale Farmstead Tebay NY558036 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 25 deg C, 100% no wind, repeat no wind
5 Jul 2014 Common Blue 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD4585 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey All males.
5 Jul 2014 Green-veined White 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD4585 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
5 Jul 2014 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD4585 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
5 Jul 2014 Small Heath 10 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD4585 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey

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