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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
27 Aug 2019	Small Copper	1	Adult	Foxfield	Cartmel Fell	SD407851	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
27 Aug 2019	Brimstone	6	Adult	Simpson Ground	Cartmel Fell	SD395865	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson	On Knapweed below dam.
27 Aug 2019	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Smoot Garth	Kings Meaburn	NY62112127	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Single Holly Blue feeding up on purple toadflax
27 Aug 2019	Brimstone	1	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4178	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	3	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4178	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4179	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4178	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4178	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD4178	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	20	Adult	Charney Well Lane	Grange over Sands	SD404781	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Peacock	3	Adult	Charney Well Lane	Grange over Sands	SD404781	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Charney Well Lane	Grange over Sands	SD404781	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	9	Adult	Eden Mount	Grange over Sands	SD402782	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Peacock	7	Adult	Eden Mount	Grange over Sands	SD402782	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Eden Mount	Grange over Sands	SD402782	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Eden Mount	Grange over Sands	SD402782	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Gatekeeper	1	Adult	Netherwood	Grange over Sands	SD413784	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	4	Adult	Netherwood	Grange over Sands	SD413784	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Netherwood	Grange over Sands	SD413784	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Yewbarrow Lodge gardens	Grange over Sands	SD409782	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Yewbarrow Lodge gardens	Grange over Sands	SD409782	VC69 Westmorland	Doreen Howard
27 Aug 2019	Clouded Yellow	1	Adult	Aldingham Beach	Ulverston	SD282709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Flitting about near ground level. Open wings looked grey.
27 Aug 2019	Holly Blue	2	Adult	Aldingham Beach	Ulverston	SD282709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	In continual, fast flight mainly around holly.
27 Aug 2019	Large White	1	Adult	Aldingham Beach	Ulverston	SD282709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	13.52-14.55. 19c. 10% sun.
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	5	Adult	Aldingham Beach	Ulverston	SD282709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	13.52-14.55. 19c. 10% sun. 1 was pristine.
27 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Aldingham Beach	Ulverston	SD282709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	13.52-14.55. 19c. 10% sun.
27 Aug 2019	Small Copper	3	Adult	Aldingham Beach	Ulverston	SD282709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	On ragwort. 1 caeruleopunctata.
27 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Aldingham Beach	Ulverston	SD282709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	13.52-14.55. 19c. 10% sun.
27 Aug 2019	Small White	4	Adult	Aldingham Beach	Ulverston	SD282709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	13.52-14.55. 19c. 10% sun.
27 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Aldingham Beach	Ulverston	SD282709	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	13.52-14.55. 19c. 10% sun. Flying between brambles
27 Aug 2019	Large White	3	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36544986	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36544986	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong
27 Aug 2019	Peacock	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36544986	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong
27 Aug 2019	Small Copper	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36544986	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong
27 Aug 2019	Wall Brown	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36544986	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	36	Adult	Next Home, Kingstown.	Carlisle	NY39415958	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong	On White Buddleia bushes at Next Home, Kingstown. Bright (...)
27 Aug 2019	Peacock	26	Adult	Next Home, Kingstown.	Carlisle	NY39415958	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong	On White Buddleia bushes at Next Home, Kingstown. Bright (...)
27 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	25	Adult	Next Home, Kingstown.	Carlisle	NY39415958	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong	On White Buddleia bushes at Next Home, Kingstown. Bright (...)
27 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Next Home, Kingstown.	Carlisle	NY39415958	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong	On White Buddleia bushes at Next Home, Kingstown. Bright (...)
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	8	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Nectaring on Buddleia. Some very fresh, some very tattered. Hot (...)
27 Aug 2019	Peacock	10	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Nectaring on Buddleia. Hot sunshine.
27 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Feeding on over-ripe plums. Hot sunshine.
27 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Nectaring on Buddleia. Hot sunshine.
27 Aug 2019	Large White	1	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD390741	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	25	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD390745	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	Between Outdoor centre and Humphrey Head Point.
27 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD390745	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
27 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD393739	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 Aug 2019	Peacock	14	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 Aug 2019	Small White	2	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 Aug 2019	Small Copper	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	3	Adult	Skiddaw House area	Keswick	NY2729	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
27 Aug 2019	Peacock	4	Adult	Skiddaw House area	Keswick	NY2729	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
27 Aug 2019	Brimstone	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Hot and cloud free
27 Aug 2019	Large White	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Hot and cloud free
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	8	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Hot and cloud free
27 Aug 2019	Peacock	15	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Hot and cloud free
27 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Hot and cloud free
27 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Hot and cloud free
27 Aug 2019	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Hot and cloud free
27 Aug 2019	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Aug 2019	Large White	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	5	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Aug 2019	Peacock	17	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 Aug 2019	Small White	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Aug 2019	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Cartmel Road	Grange over Sands	SD395772	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	hovering near ivy sunny with a stiff breeze
17 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Cartmel Road	Grange over Sands	SD395772	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	basking in sun with a stiff breeze
17 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	20	Adult	Fell Close and Fell Drive	Grange over Sands	SD401776	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	aggregated grid reference sunny and breezy
17 Aug 2019	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Hawthorn Terrace	Grange over Sands	SD405777	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick
17 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	6	Adult	Morecambe Bank	Grange over Sands	SD408778	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny and breezy on buddleia
17 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Morecambe Bank	Grange over Sands	SD408778	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny and breezy on buddleia
17 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	3	Adult	Yewbarrow Estate Grange over Sands	Grange over Sands	SD409782	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny and breezy
17 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	6	Adult	Yewbarrow Estate Grange over Sands	Grange over Sands	SD409782	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny and breezy. on buddleia
17 Aug 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Yewbarrow Estate Grange over Sands	Grange over Sands	SD409782	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny and breezy. on buddleia
17 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Yewbarrow Estate Grange over Sands	Grange over Sands	SD409782	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	sunny and breezy
17 Aug 2019	Green-veined White	5	Adult	Disused Railway	Kirkby Stephen	NY747087	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	6 others may have been Small Whites. 20deg. C. Sheltered from (...)
17 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	8	Adult	Disused Railway	Kirkby Stephen	NY747087	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	One sat on gravel patch with wings wide for more than 20 minutes (...)
17 Aug 2019	Peacock	3	Adult	Disused Railway	Kirkby Stephen	NY747087	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	20deg. C. Sheltered from strong wind.
17 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Disused Railway	Kirkby Stephen	NY747087	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	20deg. C. Sheltered from strong wind.
17 Aug 2019	Small White	5	Adult	Disused Railway	Kirkby Stephen	NY747087	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	6 others may have been Green-veined Whites. 20deg. C. Sheltered (...)
17 Aug 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick	sunny and breezy-on buddleia
17 Aug 2019	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick	sunny and breezy-on buddleia
17 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick	sunny and breezy-on buddleia
17 Aug 2019	Brown Hairstreak	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD446771	VC69 Westmorland	Mike Read	Not aware it was in the area, so big surprise! In area near the (...)
17 Aug 2019	Scotch Argus	2	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD449772	VC69 Westmorland	Mike Read
7 Aug 2019	Comma	1	Adult	Sands Road	Ulverston	SD289766	VC69 Westmorland	Charles Penfold
7 Aug 2019	Large White	3	Adult	Sands Road	Ulverston	SD289766	VC69 Westmorland	Charles Penfold
7 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	8	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	on buddleia 20 deg C sunny
7 Aug 2019	Peacock	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	on buddleia 20 deg C sunny
7 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	on buddleia sunshine 20 deg C
7 Aug 2019	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Kendal	Kendal	SD508933	VC69 Westmorland	Ian and Isabel Watts	Footpath alongside allotments.
7 Aug 2019	Grayling	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD455774	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Watts	4.45pm. 50% sun, strong breeze.
7 Aug 2019	Common Blue	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
7 Aug 2019	Large White	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
7 Aug 2019	Meadow Brown	8	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
7 Aug 2019	Painted Lady	26	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
7 Aug 2019	Peacock	28	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
7 Aug 2019	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
7 Aug 2019	Ringlet	5	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
7 Aug 2019	Scotch Argus	45	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
7 Aug 2019	Small Heath	4	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
7 Aug 2019	Small Skipper	6	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
7 Aug 2019	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple
7 Aug 2019	Small White	7	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Temple

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