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Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
27 Jun 2018	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Fresher than the one seen on 20th June
7 Jun 2018	Common Blue	4	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3053	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SW part of reserve. All males.
7 Jun 2018	Marsh Fritillary	90	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY2756	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10.30 - 11.15am, sunny. Counted from the path over about 450m.
7 Jun 2018	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Hartsop	NY412118	VC69 Westmorland	Zoe Shreeve	right at the top by the cairn mainly on the wing
7 Jun 2018	Large Heath	20	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD457842	VC69 Westmorland	Maria Pilling	very hot day the Butterflies were very active ( too active)
7 Jun 2018	Large Skipper	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD367991	VC69 Westmorland	Maria Pilling	very hot day the Butterflies were hard to find
7 Jun 2018	Large Heath	13	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD444820	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar	One determined to shelter under the boardwalk!
7 Jun 2018	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Nichols Moss	Witherslack	SD430831	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar
7 Jun 2018	Large Heath	19	Adult	Nichols Moss	Witherslack	SD430831	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar	Duplicate entry for Foulshaw entered in error. Should have read (...)
7 Jun 2018	Large Heath	19	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD460833	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar	23 deg C; 3 hour visit
7 Jun 2018	Large Heath	37	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD460833	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar	20 deg C; 45 minute visit
7 Jun 2018	Common Blue	5	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD393766	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	11.40 - 1.20
7 Jun 2018	Northern Brown Argus	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD437827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
7 Jun 2018	Large Skipper	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD437827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
7 Jun 2018	Speckled Wood	8	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD437827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
27 Jun 2018	Meadow Brown	20	Adult	Brantwood lower garden	Coniston	SD311958	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
27 Jun 2018	Mountain Ringlet	2	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY127020	VC70 Cumberland	Copland Smith	The second one (actually at 128020) may have been the same one (...)
27 Jun 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Lindale off Back Road	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson	On Hebe bush flowers.
27 Jun 2018	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Meathop/Winster foot bridge	Lindale	SD424803	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
27 Jun 2018	Meadow Brown	6	Adult	Meathop/Winster foot bridge	Lindale	SD424803	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
27 Jun 2018	Ringlet	1	Adult	Meathop/Winster foot bridge	Lindale	SD423803	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
27 Jun 2018	Meadow Brown	32	Adult	Sheepbarrow behind Hadwins	Lindale	SD419805	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson	On dry, rough grassland.
27 Jun 2018	Ringlet	1	Adult	Sheepbarrow behind Hadwins	Lindale	SD419805	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson	On dry, rough grassland.
27 Jun 2018	Small Skipper	30	Adult	Sheepbarrow behind Hadwins	Lindale	SD419805	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson	On dry, rough grassland.
27 Jun 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Sheepbarrow behind Hadwins	Lindale	SD419805	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson	On dry, rough grassland.
27 Jun 2018	Comma	1	Adult	Halecat Woods	Witherslack	SD435835	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	On thistles
27 Jun 2018	Common Blue	30	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD434847	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	60 minutes observation over the open ground north of the wall. (...)
27 Jun 2018	Common Blue	3	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433846	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	20 minutes observation inclearing south of the wall. T 28C.
27 Jun 2018	Dark Green Fritillary	8	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD434847	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	60 minutes observation over the open ground north of the wall. (...)
27 Jun 2018	Dark Green Fritillary	1	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433846	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	20 minutes observation inclearing south of the wall. T 28C.
27 Jun 2018	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433846	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	20 minutes observation inclearing south of the wall. T 28C.
27 Jun 2018	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433846	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	20 minutes observation inclearing south of the wall. T 28C.
27 Jun 2018	Meadow Brown	30	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD434847	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	60 minutes observation over the open ground north of the wall. (...)
27 Jun 2018	Northern Brown Argus	3	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD434847	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	60 minutes observation over the open ground north of the wall. (...)
27 Jun 2018	Ringlet	1	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433846	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	20 minutes observation inclearing south of the wall. T 28C.
27 Jun 2018	Small Heath	2	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD434847	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	60 minutes observation over the open ground north of the wall. (...)
27 Jun 2018	Meadow Brown	30	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 Jun 2018	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 Jun 2018	Ringlet	30	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 Jun 2018	Small Skipper	15	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 Jun 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Rickerby Park west and Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400566	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 Jun 2018	Small White	1	Adult	Rickerby Park west and Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400566	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	A fresh female
27 Jun 2018	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 Jun 2018	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 Jun 2018	Common Blue	3	Adult	Holme Park Fell	Holme	SD5479	VC69 Westmorland	Barry Dyson
7 Jun 2018	Small Heath	23	Adult	Holme Park Fell	Holme	SD5479	VC69 Westmorland	Barry Dyson
7 Jun 2018	Wall Brown	5	Adult	Holme Park Fell	Holme	SD5479	VC69 Westmorland	Barry Dyson
7 Jun 2018	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	Newbiggin Crags	Holme	SD5479	VC69 Westmorland	Barry Dyson
7 Jun 2018	Small Heath	30	Adult	Newbiggin Crags	Holme	SD5479	VC69 Westmorland	Barry Dyson
7 Jun 2018	Wall Brown	2	Adult	Newbiggin Crags	Holme	SD5479	VC69 Westmorland	Barry Dyson
7 Jun 2018	Green-veined White	1	Larva	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD433870	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 80% sun....late instar caterpillars
7 Jun 2018	Orange-tip	1	Larva	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD433870	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 80% sun....late instar caterpillars
7 Jun 2018	Small Heath	2	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD433870	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 80% sun.
7 Jun 2018	Small Tortoiseshell	8	Larva	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD433870	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 80% sun....late instar caterpillars
7 Jun 2018	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD433870	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 80% sun.
7 Jun 2018	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 70% sun
7 Jun 2018	Northern Brown Argus	2	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 70% sun freshly emerged
7 Jun 2018	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 70% sun
7 Jun 2018	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 70% sun....both faded
7 Jun 2018	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC 70% sun
7 Jun 2018	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Eggerslack Woods	Grange over Sands	SD404789	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	dry sunny warm about 19 deg C little wind
7 Jun 2018	Small Heath	11	Adult	Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD400792	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	dry sunny warm about 19 deg C little wind and springy grass
7 Jun 2018	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD393766	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	11.40 - 1.20
7 Jun 2018	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD393766	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	11.40 - 1.20
7 Jun 2018	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD393766	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	11.40 - 1.20
7 Jun 2018	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Allithwaite Quarry	Allithwaite	SD393766	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	11.40 - 1.20
7 Jun 2018	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD506932	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	21 deg.C, full sun, fitful NE breeze.
7 Jun 2018	Large Skipper	3	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD506932	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	All male. 21 deg.C, full sun, fitful NE breeze.
7 Jun 2018	Large White	1	Adult	Serpentine Wood edge	Kendal	SD509926	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	21 deg.C, shaded.
7 Jun 2018	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Serpentine Wood edge	Kendal	SD509926	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	21 deg.C, shaded.
7 Jun 2018	Northern Brown Argus	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD367991	VC69 Westmorland	Maria Pilling	very hot day the Butterflies were hard to find
7 Jun 2018	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY2756	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10.30-11.15am, sunny.
7 Jun 2018	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY280570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 Jun 2018	Large Skipper	5	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY2756	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10.30-11.15am, sunny.
7 Jun 2018	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY2756	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10.30-11.15am, sunny. Male.
7 Jun 2018	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY280570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first of 2018
7 Jun 2018	Small Heath	30	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY2756	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	10.30 - 11.15am, sunny.
7 Jun 2018	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY280570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 Jun 2018	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Glasson Moss	Glasson	NY2360	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 Jun 2018	Wall Brown	2	Adult	Glasson Moss	Glasson	NY2360	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 Jun 2018	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 Jun 2018	Small Copper	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY401568	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 Jun 2018	Common Blue	3	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3054	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve. All males.
7 Jun 2018	Dingy Skipper	4	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3053	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SW part of reserve.
7 Jun 2018	Dingy Skipper	16	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3054	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve.
7 Jun 2018	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3054	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve.
7 Jun 2018	Large Skipper	4	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3054	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve.
7 Jun 2018	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3053	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SW part of reserve.
7 Jun 2018	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3054	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve. Male.
7 Jun 2018	Peacock	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3054	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve. Very worn.
7 Jun 2018	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3053	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SW part of reserve.
7 Jun 2018	Wall Brown	2	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3053	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	SW part of reserve.
7 Jun 2018	Wall Brown	3	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY3054	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	NW part of reserve.
7 Jun 2018	Mountain Ringlet	13	Adult	Grey Knotts	Honister	NY211121	VC70 Cumberland	Pat Appleton	Wall to wall sunshine, at noon
7 Jun 2018	Green Hairstreak	3	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Cliburn	NY579257	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 Jun 2018	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Cliburn	NY579257	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	male
7 Jun 2018	Peacock	1	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Cliburn	NY579257	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 Jun 2018	Small Copper	3	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Cliburn	NY579257	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 Jun 2018	Brimstone	1	Adult	Nichols Moss	Witherslack	SD430831	VC69 Westmorland	Tom Dunbar	Old brood.

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