Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Apr 2022 Green Hairstreak 12 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY578255 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass A good number flying over the moss in warm sunshine this (...) 35503.jpeg
29 Apr 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY578255 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass By the edge of the path in warm sunshine this afternoon, up to (...) 35504.jpeg
29 Apr 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wath Green Bowderdale NY685050 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 13c
29 Apr 2022 Green-veined White 3 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240930 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 40 mins walk. Sunny but cool.
29 Apr 2022 Peacock 6 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240930 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 40 mins walk. Sunny but cool.
29 Apr 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240930 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 40 mins walk. Sunny but cool.
29 Apr 2022 Small White 2 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240930 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 40 mins walk. Sunny but cool.
29 Apr 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD238920 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 40 min walk. Sunny but cool.
29 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 1 Adult Caldbeck Wigton NY32323988 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong Single Male flying alongside river.
29 Apr 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong Cool and sunny. Landed on nettles in part shade.
29 Apr 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
29 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 4 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
29 Apr 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
29 Apr 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Woodland path Caldbeck NY331399 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
29 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 9 Adult Woodland path Caldbeck NY331399 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
29 Apr 2022 Peacock 8 Adult Woodland path Caldbeck NY329399 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift Mostly on path
29 Apr 2022 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Woodland path Caldbeck NY340398 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
29 Apr 2022 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
29 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
29 Apr 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
29 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 1 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Wigton NY198613 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter In lonning to hides.
29 Apr 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Wigton NY198613 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter In lonning to hides.
29 Apr 2022 Brimstone 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD459834 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Full sun
29 Apr 2022 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD459834 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Full sun
29 Apr 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD459834 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Full sun
29 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 5 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD459834 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Full sun
29 Apr 2022 Brimstone 7 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD446820 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson
29 Apr 2022 Comma 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD446820 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Full sun. 12 seen in 3 different areas.
29 Apr 2022 Green Hairstreak 12 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD459834 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Full sun. 12 seen in 3 different areas.
29 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 8 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD446820 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Full sun. 12 seen in 3 different areas.
29 Apr 2022 Peacock 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD446820 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Full sun. 12 seen in 3 different areas.
29 Apr 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD446820 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson
29 Apr 2022 Green Hairstreak 39 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Penrith NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny and warm. Must have been many more where there is no (...) 35513.jpeg
29 Apr 2022 Orange-tip 14 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Penrith NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 7 females, 7 males.
29 Apr 2022 Peacock 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Penrith NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Apr 2022 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Penrith NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All very fresh.

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