Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh 28592.jpeg
9 Aug 2020 Peacock 30 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Large numbers, some very worn, some pristine. Feeding or basking (...) 28590.jpeg
9 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh We witnessed this one being captured by a Southern Hawker 28591.jpeg
9 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Between A7 and cricket ground Carlisle NY399566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Kingmoor NR Carlisle NY395565 VC70 Cumberland Terry Fuller
9 Aug 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY256589 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh 28589.jpeg
9 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY256589 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh 28588.jpeg
9 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 3 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY256589 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh 28587.jpeg
19 Aug 2020 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Kirkbride NY207616 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
19 Aug 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Kirkbride NY207616 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts Our first this year 28819.jpeg
19 Aug 2020 Peacock 6 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Kirkbride NY207616 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 28816.jpeg
19 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 3 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Kirkbride NY207616 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
19 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Kirkbride NY207616 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 28818.jpeg
19 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Kirkbride NY207616 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
19 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Kirkbride NY207616 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
19 Aug 2020 Comma 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
19 Aug 2020 Peacock 3 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
19 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
19 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
19 Aug 2020 Small White 5 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
19 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 3 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
9 Aug 2020 Grayling 2 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX956154 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson Basking on the footpath, Birkham
9 Aug 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX956154 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
9 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX940145 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
19 Aug 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden on West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter On Buddleia in garden - first one this year. Warm sunshine.
19 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden on West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter On Buddleia in garden. Warm sunshine.
19 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Garden on West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter On Buddleia in garden. Warm sunshine.
9 Aug 2020 Small Copper 2 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Wigton NY198612 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
9 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 8 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Wigton NY198612 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter

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