Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 Aug 2020 Large White 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In garden on Verbena bonariensis
27 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In garden on Verbena bonariensis
17 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 3 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Wright
17 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Wright
17 Aug 2020 Small Heath 2 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Wright
17 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 5 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Wright
17 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Wright
17 Aug 2020 Small Blue 4 Adult Coastal path Workington NX992283 VC70 Cumberland Hayley Howard 2nd brood 28783.jpeg
17 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult St Bees Head St Bees Head NX938147 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
17 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult St Bees Head St Bees Head NX938147 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
17 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 6 Adult St Bees Head St Bees Head NX938147 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
17 Aug 2020 Comma 3 Adult Crag Wood Meathop SD456804 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
17 Aug 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Crag Wood Meathop SD456804 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
17 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Crag Wood Meathop SD456804 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
17 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Crag Wood Meathop SD456804 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
17 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Ulpha meadow Meathop SD459811 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
17 Aug 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Ulpha meadow Meathop SD459811 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
17 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Ulpha meadow Meathop SD459811 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
7 Aug 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Cummacatta Wood Keswick NY253169 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Only 3 butterflies during a sunny couple of hours. I think DGF, (...) 28352.jpeg
7 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Cummacatta Wood Keswick NY253169 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Only 3 butterflies during a sunny couple of hours
7 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold On verbena in back garden
7 Aug 2020 Small White 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold On verbena in back garden
7 Aug 2020 Holly Blue 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD404778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick flying strongly near ivy
7 Aug 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult J T Atkinson Yard Grange over Sands SD416783 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male
7 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c Several more Whites (...)
7 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
7 Aug 2020 Peacock 13 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
7 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
7 Aug 2020 Ringlet 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
7 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 132 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
7 Aug 2020 Small Heath 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
7 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
7 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
7 Aug 2020 Small White 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
7 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
7 Aug 2020 Comma 1 Adult Garlands Carlisle NY436539 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
7 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garlands Carlisle NY433535 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
7 Aug 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Garlands Carlisle NY433535 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
7 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Garlands Carlisle NY436539 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
7 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Garlands Carlisle NY433535 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
7 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garlands Carlisle NY435541 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
7 Aug 2020 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny intervals.
7 Aug 2020 Gatekeeper 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny intervals.
7 Aug 2020 Grayling 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny intervals.
7 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny intervals.
7 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 13 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny intervals.
7 Aug 2020 Small Blue 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny intervals.
7 Aug 2020 Small White 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny intervals.
7 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny intervals.
7 Aug 2020 Common Blue 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 10.40am - 12.40pm
7 Aug 2020 Gatekeeper 14 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 10.40am - 12.40pm
7 Aug 2020 Grayling 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 10.40am - 12.40pm 28366.jpeg
7 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 22 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 10.40am - 12.40pm
7 Aug 2020 Small Blue 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 10.40am - 12.40pm
7 Aug 2020 Small Blue 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 10.40am - 12.40pm Another pair mating 28371.jpeg
7 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 10.40am - 12.40pm
7 Aug 2020 Small White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 10.40am - 12.40pm
7 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 10.40am - 12.40pm
7 Aug 2020 Common Blue 2 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD192742 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 13.30 - 15.40
7 Aug 2020 Gatekeeper 33 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD192742 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 13.30 - 15.40 Probably many more
7 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 3 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD192742 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 13.30 - 15.40 Probably many more 28391.jpeg
7 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD192742 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 13.30 - 15.40
7 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD192742 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 13.30 - 15.40 28389.jpeg
7 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD192742 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 13.30 - 15.40
7 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 2 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD192742 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 13.30 - 15.40 28393.jpeg
7 Aug 2020 Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Kendal SD485882 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male. Overcast, still, 24deg.C. Southern end of bottom path (...)
7 Aug 2020 Small White 2 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Kendal SD485882 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Overcast, still, 24deg.C. Southern end of bottom path flooded in (...)
7 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Kendal SD485882 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Overcast, still, 24deg.C. Southern end of bottom path flooded in (...)
7 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Field north of Brigsteer Wood. Kendal SD484885 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Overcast, still. 24deg.C.
7 Aug 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
7 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
7 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
7 Aug 2020 Peacock 3 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
7 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
7 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
7 Aug 2020 Brimstone 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 2 females, 2 males
7 Aug 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell male
7 Aug 2020 Grayling 16 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Aug 2020 Large White 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Aug 2020 Peacock 23 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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