Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
18 Jul 2017 Common Blue 3 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 10 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Grayling 7 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien 10788.jpeg
18 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Northern Brown Argus 7 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Ringlet 2 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Small Heath 1 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Comma 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Ringlet 7 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien 1 female observed egg-laying on oak trunk 10768.jpeg
18 Jul 2017 Silver-washed Fritillary 4 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 7 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Comma 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Common Blue 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 7 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien 10771.jpeg
18 Jul 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 12 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Ringlet 10 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 8 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Common Blue 2 Adult Howe Ridding Orchard Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Howe Ridding Orchard Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Howe Ridding Orchard Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Howe Ridding Orchard Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Ringlet 11 Adult Howe Ridding Orchard Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Silver-washed Fritillary 3 Adult Howe Ridding Orchard Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
18 Jul 2017 Common Blue 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. Approx 20C. 2 males
18 Jul 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. Approx 20C.
18 Jul 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. Approx 20C. Minimum of 1
18 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. Approx 20C. At least 7.
18 Jul 2017 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Tatty.
18 Jul 2017 Ringlet 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. Approx 20C. At least 5.
18 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. Approx 20C. At least 5.
18 Jul 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. Approx 20C. At least 5.
18 Jul 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Mill Side Witherslack SD454842 VC69 Westmorland Martin Full sun, 26C
8 Jul 2017 Comma 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD438865 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny. 18oC.
8 Jul 2017 Dark Green Fritillary 11 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD438865 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny. 18oC. 10371.jpeg
8 Jul 2017 Large Skipper 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD438865 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny. 18oC.
8 Jul 2017 Large White 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD438865 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny. 18oC.
8 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 3 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD438865 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny. 18oC.
8 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD438865 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny. 18oC.
8 Jul 2017 Ringlet 20 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD438865 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny. 18oC.
8 Jul 2017 Silver-washed Fritillary 12 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD438865 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 11 other large Fritillaries seen flying but unidentified. 10372.jpeg
8 Jul 2017 Speckled Wood 12 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD438865 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny. 18oC.
8 Jul 2017 Comma 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 17oC. Sunny, breezy.
8 Jul 2017 Meadow Brown 16 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
8 Jul 2017 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell I can't get the photo to upload.
8 Jul 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
8 Jul 2017 Ringlet 8 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
8 Jul 2017 Small Skipper 19 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
8 Jul 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 White flying.

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