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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 20 Adult Lowther Park Penrith NY521247 VC69 Westmorland Mr Philip L Large numbers of Meadow Browns when sun comes out, very flitting (...)
19 Jun 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761082 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass One seen between the rain showers - humid 26784.jpeg
19 Jun 2020 Ringlet 4 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761082 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Raining in the grassland before the heavy downpour 4 or 5 seen (...) 26783.jpeg
19 Jun 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761082 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass One seen between the rain showers - humid 26785.jpeg
19 Jun 2020 Common Blue 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. 20% sun.
19 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
19 Jun 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. 20% sun.
19 Jun 2020 Small Blue 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. 20% sun.
19 Jun 2020 Small Heath 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. 20% sun.
19 Jun 2020 Small Skipper 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. 20% sun.
19 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. 20% sun.
19 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Brief hazy sunny spell
19 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Brief hazy sunny spell
19 Jun 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Brief hazy sunny spell
19 Jun 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Brief hazy sunny spell
19 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Brief hazy sunny spell
19 Jun 2020 Small Heath 6 Adult Fisher Tarn Kendal SD5592 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
19 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Fisher Tarn Kendal SD5592 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
19 Jun 2020 Ringlet 2 Adult Wetheral Wetheral NY459555 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
19 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
9 Jun 2020 Large Heath 20 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD219853 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Including a pair. 26345.jpeg
9 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD219853 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15C. 10-20% sun.
9 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD219853 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15C. 10-20% sun.
9 Jun 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.10 - 11.20 26421.jpeg
9 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 7 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.10-11.20am 26358.jpeg
9 Jun 2020 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.10-11.20am My first of year 26355.jpeg
9 Jun 2020 Northern Brown Argus 13 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.10 - 11.20 26422.jpeg
9 Jun 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.10-11.20am Female
9 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.10-11.20am
9 Jun 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Marsicolore form female 26343.jpeg
9 Jun 2020 Common Blue 5 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD392734 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Cloudy. Temperature 16C.
9 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD388746 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Cloudy. Temperature 16C.
9 Jun 2020 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD388746 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Cloudy. Temperature 16C.
9 Jun 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD388744 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Cloudy. Temperature 16C.
9 Jun 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Loughrigg Coniston NY365045 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
9 Jun 2020 Large Heath 10 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD4583 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
9 Jun 2020 Large Skipper 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD4583 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
9 Jun 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4482 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key

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