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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
25 Jun 2023	Small Heath	12	Adult	Caudale Moor	Hartsop	NY41321012	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Watts	Strong wind. Warm but mostly overcast.
25 Jun 2023	Mountain Ringlet	3	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Hartsop	NY41521112	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Watts	Strong wind but otherwise favourable warm and sunny conditions. (...)
25 Jun 2023	Small Heath	17	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Hartsop	NY41521112	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Watts	Strong wind but otherwise favourable warm and sunny conditions.
25 Jun 2023	Large Heath	11	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Meathop	SD44328205	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Watts	4.30pm. Warm. Rain clearing to mostly sunny.
25 Jun 2023	Dark Green Fritillary	2	Adult	Helsington Barrows	Kendal	SD487912	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Mid morning, Warm, occasional sunshine.
25 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	4	Adult	Helsington Barrows	Kendal	SD494909	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Mid morning, Warm, occasional sunshine.
25 Jun 2023	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Birkshill Garden	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
25 Jun 2023	White-letter Hairstreak	8	Adult	Kendal Golf Course	Kendal	SD508925	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould	Flying round elms by 17th tee 7.45am
25 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
25 Jun 2023	Common Blue	3	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504932	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023	Dark Green Fritillary	2	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504932	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504932	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023	Large White	2	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504932	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	120	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504932	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	3	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504932	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023	Ringlet	85	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504932	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023	Small Skipper	2	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504932	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504932	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504932	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	Warm and sunny.
25 Jun 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Parkhouse area	Cockermouth	NY135314	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Billinghurst
25 Jun 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Wetheral	Wetheral	NY465544	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
25 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Wetheral Viaduct	Wetheral	NY469546	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
25 Jun 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Very fresh.
25 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	3	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 Jun 2023	Ringlet	4	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	8	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Low Moss	Keswick	NY284205	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Dixon
25 Jun 2023	Small Heath	40	Adult	Low Moss	Keswick	NY284205	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Dixon
25 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Springs Wood	Keswick	NY277225	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Dixon
15 Jun 2023	Dark Green Fritillary	6	Adult	Swindale	Shap	NY516128	VC69 Westmorland	Brian Hancock
15 Jun 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Swindale	Shap	NY516128	VC69 Westmorland	Brian Hancock
15 Jun 2023	Common Blue	11	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	100% sun. 23C.
15 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	100% sun. 23C.
15 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	15	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	100% sun. 23C.
15 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	100% sun. 23C.
15 Jun 2023	Small Blue	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	100% sun. 23C.
15 Jun 2023	Small Skipper	9	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	100% sun. 23C.
15 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD192712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	100% sun. 23C.
15 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Garden	Kendal	SD510923	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Briefly visited Red Valerian. 7pm, sunny evening.
15 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	3	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
15 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	6	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
15 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	28	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
15 Jun 2023	Ringlet	5	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
15 Jun 2023	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
15 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY377431	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
15 Jun 2023	Mountain Ringlet	50	Adult	Caudale Moor	Hartsop	NY412095	VC69 Westmorland	Kevin Walker	Numerous sitings on the path from The Kirkstone Inn to Stony (...)
15 Jun 2023	Brimstone	1	Adult	Hale Moss	Hale	SD504775	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	Female
15 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	Hale Moss	Hale	SD504775	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
15 Jun 2023	Ringlet	1	Adult	Hale Moss	Hale	SD504775	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	First sighting of the year for this species for me
15 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Hale Moss	Hale	SD504775	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
15 Jun 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Teddy Heights	Carr Bank	SD475792	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
15 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Teddy Heights	Carr Bank	SD475792	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	Fresh
15 Jun 2023	Mountain Ringlet	20	Adult	Caudale Moor	Patterdale	NY417100	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	760m above sea level. 100% sunshine. Seen all along the (...)
15 Jun 2023	Small Heath	15	Adult	Caudale Moor	Patterdale	NY417100	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	760m above sea level. 100% sunshine. Seen all along the (...)
15 Jun 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Cow Bridge car park	Patterdale	NY403133	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
15 Jun 2023	Mountain Ringlet	25	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Patterdale	NY411118	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	600m above sea level. 100% sunshine. Seen all along the (...)
15 Jun 2023	Mountain Ringlet	30	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Patterdale	NY409122	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	500m above sea level. 100% sunshine
15 Jun 2023	Mountain Ringlet	30	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Patterdale	NY415113	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	100% sunshine. Seen all along the footpath.
15 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Patterdale	NY411118	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	600m above sea level.
15 Jun 2023	Small Heath	22	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Patterdale	NY411118	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	600m above sea level. 100% sunshine. Seen all along the (...)
15 Jun 2023	Small Heath	25	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Patterdale	NY415113	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	100% sunshine. Seen all along the footpath.
15 Jun 2023	Small Heath	20	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Patterdale	NY409122	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	500m above sea level. 100% sunshine
15 Jun 2023	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Pasture Bottom	Patterdale	NY419119	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
15 Jun 2023	Small Heath	45	Adult	Pasture Bottom	Patterdale	NY419119	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson	All along the valley. 100% sunshine.
15 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	30	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Male
15 Jun 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Male
15 Jun 2023	Ringlet	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Male
15 Jun 2023	Small Skipper	5	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Male
15 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Male
15 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
15 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	10	Adult	High Moss	Far Sawrey	SD374980	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Full sun
15 Jun 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	7	Adult	High Moss	Far Sawrey	SD374980	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Full sun
15 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson
15 Jun 2023	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson
15 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson
15 Jun 2023	Small White	4	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson
15 Jun 2023	Dark Green Fritillary	3	Adult	Cummacatta Wood	Grange-in-Borrowdale	NY255168	VC70 Cumberland	Pete Barron
15 Jun 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	12	Adult	Cummacatta Wood	Grange-in-Borrowdale	NY255168	VC70 Cumberland	Pete Barron
15 Jun 2023	Dark Green Fritillary	2	Adult	Langstrath	Stonethwaite	NY272172	VC70 Cumberland	Pete Barron
15 Jun 2023	Small Heath	7	Adult	Mousethwaite Coomb	Threlkeld	NY346275	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
5 Jun 2023	Small Skipper	2	Adult	South Newbarns fields	Barrow-in-Furness	SD209700	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	19C Very early?
5 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD456832	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
5 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	6	Adult	Holme Wood	Loweswater	NY125213	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
5 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
5 Jun 2023	Northern Brown Argus	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
5 Jun 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
5 Jun 2023	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Greenhow Fell	Uldale	NY256374	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift	On top of Greenhow
5 Jun 2023	Small Heath	4	Adult	Greenhow Fell	Uldale	NY256374	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
5 Jun 2023	Large Heath	41	Adult	Walton Moss	Brampton	NY514674	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny 21 strong breeze 6pm .all close to tree line another 10 (...)
5 Jun 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Swindale	Shap	NY522142	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	male
5 Jun 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	12	Adult	Swindale	Shap	NY522142	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
5 Jun 2023	Brimstone	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Chapman
5 Jun 2023	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Chapman
5 Jun 2023	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Chapman
5 Jun 2023	Northern Brown Argus	11	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Chapman
5 Jun 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Chapman
5 Jun 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Chapman

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