Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Road to Priory Crossing Ulverston SD294772 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold By the side of the road in the long grass
16 Jul 2020 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard Smith
16 Jul 2020 Comma 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Large White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 25 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
16 Jul 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
6 Jul 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 10 Adult Burton Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD552775 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Sunny/cloudy day - individuals flitting about all over Burton (...) 27420.jpeg
6 Jul 2020 Grayling 5 Adult Burton Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD550777 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Sunny/cloudy day - individuals and a 2 27419.jpeg
6 Jul 2020 Comma 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. 100% sun. Breeze 4.
6 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. 100% sun. Breeze 4.
6 Jul 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. 100% sun. Breeze 4. 13.55-15.15
6 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. 100% sun. Breeze 4.
6 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. 100% sun. Breeze 4.
6 Jul 2020 Small White 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. 100% sun. Breeze 4.
6 Jul 2020 Common Blue 7 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD498916 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey All male. Very blustery, sunny intervals, 16deg.C. 2.45-3.30pm. 27382.jpeg
6 Jul 2020 Grayling 2 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD498916 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Very blustery, sunny intervals, 16deg.C. 2.45-3.30pm.
6 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 13 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD498916 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Very blustery, sunny intervals, 16deg.C. 2.45-3.30pm.
6 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 4 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD498916 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Very blustery, sunny intervals, 16deg.C. 2.45-3.30pm. 27384.jpeg
6 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD498916 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Very blustery, sunny intervals, 16deg.C. At least two looked (...) 27380.jpeg
6 Jul 2020 White-letter Hairstreak 4 Adult Canal Foot path Crooklands SD539823 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould In elms being blown about in strong winds 16-30
6 Jul 2020 Comma 1 Adult Winster, Lindeth Lane Bowness-on-Windermere SD413944 VC69 Westmorland Martin
6 Jul 2020 Comma 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Common Blue 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Large Skipper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 22 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Ringlet 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Small White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in late afternoon sunshine in the lower part of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Sedgwick Sedgwick SD507862 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 10.30 . View at eye-level from Hincaster road bridge passing (...)
6 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 7 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
6 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
6 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 5 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
6 Jul 2020 Ringlet 7 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
6 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 28 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
6 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Borrowdale Kendal NY580021 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
6 Jul 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Borrowdale Westmorland Kendal NY569029 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows This was the verdict of somebody who claimed to know, when shown (...)
6 Jul 2020 Large Skipper 1 Adult Borrowdale Westmorland Kendal NY553035 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
6 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Borrowdale Westmorland Kendal NY567031 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows At least three seen along Borrow Beck
6 Jul 2020 Ringlet 50 Adult Borrowdale Westmorland Kendal NY552036 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows A6 roadside verge along Borrow Beck to the start of the (...)
6 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows On Buddleja
6 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows On Buddleja
6 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell On Scabious and Verbena Bonariensis.
6 Jul 2020 Comma 4 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2020 Common Blue 15 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 14 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 10 large Fritillaries seen but not identified.
6 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2020 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 23 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2020 Northern Brown Argus 3 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 6 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2020 Ringlet 29 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2020 Silver-washed Fritillary 5 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 female, 4males. 27391.jpeg
6 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 5 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2020 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 17 Adult Swaledale Watch, Caldbeck, Carlisle NY30813967 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Onercast, windy and damp. Min. count. On thistles and low down (...) 27624.jpeg
16 Jul 2020 Grayling 1 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY105524 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Not seen one this far north On stony track that traverses (...)
16 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY105524 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 6 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY105524 VC70 Cumberland John Callion on thistles
16 Jul 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2020 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2020 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY40145691 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller At least 2 were sometimes flying near the top on the sheltered (...)
16 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2020 Small Copper 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2020 Small Skipper 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Jul 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Drigg Dunes Drigg SD04879841 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
6 Jul 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD07379622 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson In Saltmarsh Rush.
6 Jul 2020 Grayling 1 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD07379622 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
6 Jul 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams On garden buddleia
6 Jul 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams On garden buddleia
6 Jul 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Low Moorlands Dalston NY368506 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams On garden buddleia

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