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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Jun 2019 Small Heath 100 Adult Irton Fell Nether Wasdale NY129020 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
19 Jun 2019 Small Heath 50 Adult Claife Heights Brown Stone Moss Wray SD382976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm
9 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 48 Adult Irton Fell Nether Wasdale NY129020 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
29 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 40 Adult Grey Knotts (NW slopes) Honister NY217133 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron At c 533m 1000 18c
9 Jun 2019 Large Heath 39 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD225854 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Either side of boardwalks. 15c. partial sun.
19 Jun 2019 Small Heath 30 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317885 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
9 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 25 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY1302 VC70 Cumberland Melissa Minter 14 degrees but sunny
19 Jun 2019 Small Blue 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace North slag bank. Full sun. 75 mins.
29 Jun 2019 Common Blue 16 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
29 Jun 2019 Small Skipper 13 Adult Barkbooth Lot Witherslack SD416908 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory faded and past thier best now
19 Jun 2019 Small Heath 13 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun
19 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 13 Adult Claife Heights Brown Stone Moss Wray SD382976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Actually think there were more. They ranged from worn to fresh.
29 Jun 2019 Large Heath 12 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458835 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
29 Jun 2019 Ringlet 12 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
19 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Wetheral Cemetary Wetheral NY461541 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
29 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 10 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
29 Jun 2019 Ringlet 10 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
19 Jun 2019 Common Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace South slag bank. Full sun. Breezy.
29 Jun 2019 Large Heath 9 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD460832 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 21548.jpeg
19 Jun 2019 Common Blue 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace North slag bank. Full sun. 75 mins.
29 Jun 2019 Ringlet 8 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
29 Jun 2019 Northern Brown Argus 7 Egg Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley new record made 5 Feb 2021 by DTE from data entered in comments (...)
29 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Swarthmoor Hall Meadow Ulverston SD282773 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm and sultry
29 Jun 2019 Ringlet 7 Adult Swarthmoor Hall Meadow Ulverston SD282773 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm and sultry
9 Jun 2019 Small Heath 7 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD493914 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Blustery west wind, sunny intervals.
29 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Black Beck area Winster SD401924 VC69 Westmorland Barry Dyson
29 Jun 2019 Small Heath 6 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
29 Jun 2019 High Brown Fritillary 6 Adult Barkbooth Lot Witherslack SD416908 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory This guy allowed me within 2 feet and stayed there for almost 20 (...) 20451.jpeg
29 Jun 2019 Ringlet 6 Adult Kendal Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
19 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 6 Adult Walkmill Nature Reserve Moresby Park, Whitehaven NY000188 VC70 Cumberland Andy Warner Sunny, feeding on Vetch and Red Clover
19 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 6 Adult Walkmill Nature Reserve Moresby Park, Whitehaven NY004187 VC70 Cumberland Andy Warner Sunny, feeding on Vetch and Red Clover
9 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 6 Adult Irton Fell Santon Green NY12460192 VC70 Cumberland Francis Gomme Between 16.00 - 1700 at least 6 seen on fell immediately beyond (...) 19454.jpeg
29 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
29 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
29 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 5 Adult Barkbooth Lot Witherslack SD416908 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
29 Jun 2019 Small Skipper 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
19 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun....my first this year
19 Jun 2019 Northern Brown Argus 5 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun
19 Jun 2019 Small Heath 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace North slag bank. Full sun. 75 mins.
29 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Black Beck area Winster SD401924 VC69 Westmorland Barry Dyson
29 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
19 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun.....3 on Marsh orchid!
19 Jun 2019 Small Heath 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun.
19 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun.....3 on Marsh orchid!
19 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace South slag bank. Full sun. Breezy.
19 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace North slag bank. Full sun. 75 mins.
19 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace North slag bank. Full sun. 75 mins.
29 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley Also 18 unidentified large fritillaries.
29 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD402798 VC69 Westmorland Geoff Birch Bishops tithe allotment 20465.jpeg
29 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Beckside Farm Little Urswick SD262726 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm and sultry
29 Jun 2019 Common Blue 3 Adult Barkbooth Lot Witherslack SD416908 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 20449.jpeg
29 Jun 2019 Large White 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458835 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
29 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458835 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
29 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
19 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 3 Adult Walkmill Nature Reserve Moresby Park, Whitehaven NY005188 VC70 Cumberland Andy Warner
19 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Claife Heights Brown Stone Moss Wray SD382976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Actually think there were more. They ranged from worn to fresh.
19 Jun 2019 Small Heath 3 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD316878 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
9 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 3 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
29 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 2 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
29 Jun 2019 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley Also 7 NBA eggs found.
29 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley Also 7 NBA eggs found.
29 Jun 2019 Common Blue 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
29 Jun 2019 Small Heath 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
29 Jun 2019 Ringlet 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD460832 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
29 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Grange over Sands SD400798 VC69 Westmorland Geoff Birch
29 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249368 VC70 Cumberland L Swift Beautiful moth on garden plant-first one for me.
29 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 2 Adult Beckside Farm Little Urswick SD262726 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm and sultry
29 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Beckside Farm Little Urswick SD262726 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm and sultry nectaring on bramble
29 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Swarthmoor Hall Meadow Ulverston SD282773 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm and sultry
29 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Barkbooth Lot Witherslack SD416908 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
19 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Walkmill Nature Reserve Moresby Park, Whitehaven NY006190 VC70 Cumberland Andy Warner Sunny
19 Jun 2019 Small Heath 2 Adult Whibarrow Above White Scar Levens SD452848 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun.
19 Jun 2019 Grayling 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun.
19 Jun 2019 Grayling 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun...my first of year
19 Jun 2019 Large White 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace North slag bank. Full sun. 75 mins.
19 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace North slag bank. Full sun. 75 mins.
19 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Grey Knotts Honistor Pass NY2112 VC70 Cumberland Melissa Minter
19 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Claife Heights Brown Stone Moss Wray SD382976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Actually think there were more. They ranged from worn to fresh.
19 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Claife Heights Brown Stone Moss Wray SD382976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm
19 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY255171 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
19 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 2 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317885 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
9 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD225854 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15c. partial sun.
9 Jun 2019 Common Blue 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Males, both quite fresh, nectaring on Forgetmenots at the foot (...) 19410.jpeg
9 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller At 3.30pm a worn and damaged RA was here, but by 5pm it had been (...) 19404.jpeg
29 Jun 2019 Ringlet 1 Adult Black Beck area Winster SD401924 VC69 Westmorland Barry Dyson
29 Jun 2019 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley Also 7 NBA eggs found.
29 Jun 2019 Grayling 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
29 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley Also 7 NBA eggs found.
29 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley Also 45 unidentified large fritillaries
29 Jun 2019 Large White 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
29 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD460832 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
29 Jun 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Grange over Sands SD401800 VC69 Westmorland Geoff Birch Male 20469.jpeg
29 Jun 2019 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Kendal river bank Kendal SD515941 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould In elms
29 Jun 2019 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Rivers Kent and Mint Kendal SD519944 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould In elms by river
29 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Beckside Farm Little Urswick SD262726 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick warm and sultry
29 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Witherslack SD416908 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory quite a number of large fritillaries but this was the only (...)
29 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Witherslack SD416908 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
29 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458835 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
29 Jun 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
29 Jun 2019 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
29 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
29 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
29 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
29 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Fleetwith Pike Honister NY215139 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron At c 533m
29 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Stanwix Carlisle NY399574 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien On a playing field.
19 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Walkmill Nature Reserve Moresby Park, Whitehaven NX998189 VC70 Cumberland Andy Warner Sunny.
19 Jun 2019 Ringlet 1 Adult Walkmill Nature Reserve Moresby Park, Whitehaven NY000187 VC70 Cumberland Andy Warner Sunny.
19 Jun 2019 Ringlet 1 Adult Walkmill Nature Reserve Moresby Park, Whitehaven NY006188 VC70 Cumberland Andy Warner
19 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Whibarrow Above White Scar Levens SD452848 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun.
19 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Whibarrow Above White Scar Levens SD452848 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun.
19 Jun 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun.
19 Jun 2019 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun.
19 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun.
19 Jun 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun...my first of year
19 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun
19 Jun 2019 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace South slag bank. Full sun. Breezy.
19 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace North slag bank. Full sun. 75 mins.
19 Jun 2019 Small White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace North slag bank. Full sun. 75 mins.
19 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace South slag bank. Full sun. Breezy.
19 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace North slag bank. Full sun. 75 mins.
19 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift On cotoneaster flowers all day and next day
19 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift On cotoneaster
19 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Kendal Castle Kendal SD521924 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff
19 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Claife Heights Brown Stone Moss Wray SD382976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm
19 Jun 2019 Wall Brown 1 Adult Claife Heights Brown Stone Moss Wray SD382976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm
19 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson In garden, feeding on Cotoneaster
19 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Rosthwaite Rosthwaite NY257146 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
19 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD316878 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
19 Jun 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD316878 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
19 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD316878 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
9 Jun 2019 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Kendal "Race Course" Kendal SD499915 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
9 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female
9 Jun 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
9 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Jun 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Irton Fell Nether Wasdale NY129020 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
9 Jun 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Irton Fell Nether Wasdale NY122020 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
9 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Irton Fell Nether Wasdale NY122020 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter

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