Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Jun 2021 Brimstone 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD434865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY618205 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm - saw the butterfly flying besides the tree canopy above me (...)
6 Jun 2021 Common Blue 15 Adult Eskmeals Bootle SD080940 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
26 Jun 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393770 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 75 minutes in mid afternoon. Sunny and breezy.
26 Jun 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Town end SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Stephen hollinrake 1 was possible high brown 31518.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433872 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD434865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Eskmeals Bootle SD080940 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon Looking rather dingy 30883.jpeg
26 Jun 2021 High Brown Fritillary 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner 4 I think , including 2 mating . Appeared pm when the sun came (...) 31396.jpeg
26 Jun 2021 Large Heath 20 Adult Foulshaw Moss Mill Side SD457835 VC69 Westmorland Stephen hollinrake
26 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 20 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 3 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393770 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 75 minutes in mid afternoon. Sunny and breezy.
26 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 20 Adult Foulshaw Moss Mill Side SD457835 VC69 Westmorland Stephen hollinrake Probably more 31517.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 3 Adult Farmland Braithwaite NY2323 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Known reintroduction site 30914.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Marsh Fritillary 30 Adult Longmoor Common Ennerdale Bridge NY064155 VC70 Cumberland Dinesh Patel In area infront of longmoor head farm and extending down either (...) 30869.jpeg
26 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 25 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393770 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 75 minutes in mid afternoon. Sunny and breezy.
26 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Town end SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Stephen hollinrake Min count
26 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 1 Adult Thunacar Knott, Langdale Pikes Chapel Stile NY275090 VC70 Cumberland Chas Ward Close to the summit, alongside the path. Cool and overcast, the (...) 31604.jpeg
26 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Illgill head Nether Wasdale NY167048 VC70 Cumberland J Manson Sunny periods and a cool wind. They were Widely scattered around (...)
6 Jun 2021 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY138019 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon Most in sheltered right hand side Not posing for me today 30872.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.......both just emerged
6 Jun 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Eskmeals Bootle SD080940 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 30884.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 7 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433872 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun. a little faded/worn
6 Jun 2021 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 4 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD434865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun......a little faded/worn
26 Jun 2021 Ringlet 30 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Town end SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Stephen hollinrake Min count
26 Jun 2021 Small Blue 1 Adult Barrowmouth, Whitehaven NX959160 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills Single specimen while passing through the site. Not noted here (...)
6 Jun 2021 Small Blue 8 Adult Kells, Cumbria Whitehaven NX961161 VC70 Cumberland Chris Ward A good Kidney Vetch site on sunny slopes with attendant Birds (...)
6 Jun 2021 Small Blue 3 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Derek McAlone Thankfully still a few small blues at the damaged Oldside site 30845.jpeg
26 Jun 2021 Small Heath 20 Adult Illgill head Nether Wasdale NY167048 VC70 Cumberland J Manson Sunny periods and a cool wind. They were Widely scattered around (...)
6 Jun 2021 Small Heath 11 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Small Heath 28 Adult Longmoor Common Ennerdale Bridge NY064155 VC70 Cumberland Dinesh Patel
6 Jun 2021 Small Heath 17 Adult Eskmeals Bootle SD080940 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 30882.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Small Heath 20 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY138019 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
6 Jun 2021 Small Heath 8 Adult Bigland Tarn Backbarrow SD353829 VC69 Westmorland Jane Jones
26 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 25 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393770 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 75 minutes in mid afternoon. Sunny and breezy.
6 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433872 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun. very fresh.....most near orchard end.
6 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
6 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD434865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.....fresh and bright
6 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Longmoor Common Ennerdale Bridge NY064155 VC70 Cumberland Dinesh Patel Seen in area with Marsh fritillaries 30870.jpeg
26 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD398778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick basking on stone wall in sun
26 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393770 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 75 minutes in mid afternoon. Sunny and breezy.
6 Jun 2021 Small White 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433872 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun. very fresh.....most near orchard end.
6 Jun 2021 Small White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
26 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
26 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 20 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393770 VC69 Westmorland Mr M Chadwick 75 minutes in mid afternoon. Sunny and breezy.
6 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433872 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun. very fresh.
6 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD434865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.....fresh and bright
6 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller

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