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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 12 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 90% sun no wind. flew past.
9 Aug 2022 Large White 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 90% sun no wind.
9 Aug 2022 Small White 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 90% sun no wind.....would have expected more....still (...)
9 Aug 2022 Large White 2 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
9 Aug 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
29 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
29 Aug 2022 Small White 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
19 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
29 Aug 2022 Large White 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller This male appears to have a tiny wasp on its wing. 39213.jpeg
19 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 38775.jpeg
9 Aug 2022 Large White 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Aug 2022 Small White 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
19 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian Late afternoon 16:00 to 17:00. Bright but Breezy
19 Aug 2022 Wall Brown 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian Late afternoon 16:00 to 17:00. Bright but Breezy
9 Aug 2022 Brimstone 2 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD333827 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD333827 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
9 Aug 2022 Brimstone 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange-over-Sands SD367991 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Full sun
29 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY496756 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown both found on uncut section . no peacocks remain from 145, 2 (...)
9 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Garden Hayton NY509577 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown
29 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Aug 2022 Large White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Aug 2022 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 very fresh
9 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2022 Gatekeeper 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh

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    David Eastlick

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