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 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 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.
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
6 Jun 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Eskmeals Bootle SD080940 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 30884.jpeg
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 (...)
26 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Thwaite Head SD349908 VC69 Westmorland Allan Sumner
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.
6 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433872 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun. very fresh.
6 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller

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    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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