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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
7 May 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Hampsfield	Grange over Sands	SD406799	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick
27 May 2022	Common Blue	6	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17C. Windy. 11am-12 noon.
17 May 2022	Common Blue	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190714	VC69 Westmorland	IanTallon and Mike Roberts	10.45-11.45 Breezy
17 May 2022	Common Blue	1	Adult	Kingmoor Sidings NR	Carlisle	NY385577	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard	Male
27 May 2022	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17C. Windy. 11am-12 noon.
17 May 2022	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	High Hampsfield	Grange over Sands	SD403804	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm, sunny
17 May 2022	Dingy Skipper	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190714	VC69 Westmorland	IanTallon and Mike Roberts	10.45-11.45 Breezy
7 May 2022	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Helsington Barrows	Kendal	SD48718968	VC69 Westmorland	Martin and Gwen Tordoff	Not on UKBMS transect line
7 May 2022	Dingy Skipper	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190704	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
27 May 2022	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 May 2022	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Holehird Gardens	Windermere	NY410007	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey
17 May 2022	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY385595	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 May 2022	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Kingmoor Sidings NR	Carlisle	NY385577	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 May 2022	Green-veined White	8	Adult	Windermere head meadows	Ambleside	NY370034	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Warm, hazy sun
17 May 2022	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Celleron	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
7 May 2022	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Hampsfell Road	Grange over Sands	SD408784	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	browsing around Jack by the Hedge in full sun
7 May 2022	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 May 2022	Green-veined White	12	Adult	Rogersceugh	Wigton	NY219597	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	At least 12 scattered along the lonning around this GR
7 May 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Yewtree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
7 May 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	cloudy and breezy.
17 May 2022	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Kingmoor Sidings NR	Carlisle	NY387574	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Female. Basking next to the southern entrance.
17 May 2022	Holly Blue	1	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY40155702	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard	Male
7 May 2022	Holly Blue	1	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 May 2022	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 May 2022	Marsh Fritillary	10	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Finglandrigg	NY275568	VC70 Cumberland	Simon Fenner
27 May 2022	Orange-tip	6	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	1 female, 5 males.
17 May 2022	Orange-tip	1	Adult	High Hampsfield	Grange over Sands	SD406803	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm sunny: female investigating Jack-by-the-Hedge
17 May 2022	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY385595	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	male
17 May 2022	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Kingmoor Sidings NR	Carlisle	NY385577	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	males
17 May 2022	Orange-tip	12	Adult	Windermere head meadows	Ambleside	NY370034	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Warm, hazy sun
17 May 2022	Orange-tip	15	Adult	Celleron	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	6 female, 9 male.
7 May 2022	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Edge of Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD405795	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	males
7 May 2022	Orange-tip	5	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Males
7 May 2022	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Glasson Moss	Wigton	NY233596	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
7 May 2022	Orange-tip	15	Adult	Rogersceugh	Wigton	NY219597	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	At least 15 scattered along the lonning around this GR
7 May 2022	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Yewtree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
7 May 2022	Orange-tip	5	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190704	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
7 May 2022	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	male
7 May 2022	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	cloudy and breezy.
7 May 2022	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079995	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
17 May 2022	Peacock	2	Adult	Edge of Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD405794	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm sunny: aggregated grid reference
17 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Poorish condition.
17 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Charney Well Lane	Grange over Sands	SD405780	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick
7 May 2022	Peacock	3	Adult	Edge of Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD405795	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	flying up and down
7 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Hampsfell Road	Grange over Sands	SD405786	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	flying up and down the track
7 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Glasson Moss	Wigton	NY233596	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
7 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Rogersceugh	Wigton	NY218596	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
7 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079995	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
27 May 2022	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17C. Windy. 11am-12 noon.
27 May 2022	Small Blue	45	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17C. Windy. 11am-12 noon.
17 May 2022	Small Blue	20	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190714	VC69 Westmorland	IanTallon and Mike Roberts	10.45-11.45 Breezy Probably many more
7 May 2022	Small Blue	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190704	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
27 May 2022	Small Copper	1	Adult	Frost Hole	Staveley	SD487988	VC69 Westmorland	Pete Martin
7 May 2022	Small Copper	7	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first of the year. Seen from about 200m of pathway. I have (...)
27 May 2022	Small Heath	2	Adult	Frost Hole	Ambleside	SD487988	VC69 Westmorland	Pete Martin
17 May 2022	Small Heath	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190714	VC69 Westmorland	IanTallon and Mike Roberts	10.45-11.45 Breezy
27 May 2022	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Overcast 12C
7 May 2022	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Arnside	Arnside	SD438773	VC69 Westmorland	Chris White
17 May 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Edge of Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD405794	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm sunny: aggregated grid reference
27 May 2022	Small White	1	Adult	Aikbank Farm	Waverton	NY215458	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
7 May 2022	Small White	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 May 2022	Small White	2	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079995	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
27 May 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	disturbed from bushes despite cold temperature
7 May 2022	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 May 2022	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 May 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Yewtree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
7 May 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	patrolling garden in early sunshine
27 May 2022	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Frost Hole	Staveley	SD487988	VC69 Westmorland	Pete Martin	Sorry, no pic of this one
27 May 2022	Wall Brown	3	Adult	Aikbank Farm	Waverton	NY215458	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
7 May 2022	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first of the year, a male.

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