Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451772 VC69 Westmorland Adam McVeigh
6 Aug 2018 Common Blue 22 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC overcast
6 Aug 2018 Gatekeeper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC overcast
6 Aug 2018 Grayling 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC overcast A second generation!
6 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC overcast
6 Aug 2018 Large White 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC overcast
6 Aug 2018 Meadow Brown 14 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC overcast
6 Aug 2018 Peacock 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC overcast A second generation!
6 Aug 2018 Small Blue 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC overcast A second generation!
6 Aug 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC overcast A second generation!
6 Aug 2018 Small White 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC overcast
6 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC overcast A second generation!
6 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC overcast A second generation!
16 Aug 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
16 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
16 Aug 2018 Small White 2 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
6 Aug 2018 Large White 1 Adult Charney Well Lane Grange over Sands SD404781 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
6 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
6 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
6 Aug 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
6 Aug 2018 Small White 2 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
6 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
6 Aug 2018 Common Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 19C. 2 hr site walk with Chris Winnick. 2nd brood.
6 Aug 2018 Gatekeeper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 19C. 2 hr site walk with Chris Winnick.
6 Aug 2018 Grayling 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 19C. 2 hr site walk with Chris Winnick.
6 Aug 2018 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 19C. 2 hr site walk with Chris Winnick.
6 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 19C. 2 hr site walk with Chris Winnick.
6 Aug 2018 Small Blue 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 19C. 2 hr site walk with Chris Winnick. 2nd brood. 16363.jpeg
6 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Also 4 Buff Tip Lava on willow
16 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY714061 VC69 Westmorland Ian and Isabel Watts 4pm. Windy 15oC, showers and sunshine.
16 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 15 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Ian and Isabel Watts 4.30pm. Breezy 15oC, showers and sunshine. Active in the (...) 16717.jpeg
16 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 22 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY235609 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 10.50 am - 1.00 pm Breezy 16720.jpeg
16 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 4 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm
16 Aug 2018 Large White 3 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm
16 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm 16735.jpeg
16 Aug 2018 Small Copper 11 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm 16733.jpeg
16 Aug 2018 Small White 4 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm
16 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm
16 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 15 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm 16732.jpeg
16 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY235609 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 10.50 am - 1.00 pm Breezy
16 Aug 2018 Large White 3 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY235609 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 10.50 am - 1.00 pm Breezy
16 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY235609 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 10.50 am - 1.00 pm Breezy 16722.jpeg
16 Aug 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY235609 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 10.50 am - 1.00 pm Breezy
16 Aug 2018 Small Copper 4 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY235609 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 10.50 am - 1.00 pm Breezy
16 Aug 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY235609 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 10.50 am - 1.00 pm Breezy
16 Aug 2018 Small White 2 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY235609 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
16 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 4 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm
16 Aug 2018 Scotch Argus 5 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452773 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 10.30am. Fresh, breezy 15oC, showers and sunshine. A small (...)
6 Aug 2018 Large White 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD43928279 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
6 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD43928279 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
6 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD43928279 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
6 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Low Stanger Farm Cockermouth NY137277 VC70 Cumberland Michelle Hughes Not sure if both photos are attached. One is of the upper side (...) 17450.jpeg

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