Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Flying at 7.15am in 10c.
23 Sep 2023 Comma 2 Adult Sandside Rd Ulverston SD304775 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On Ivy
23 Sep 2023 Large White 1 Adult Sandside Rd Ulverston SD304775 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On Ivy
23 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 6 Adult Sandside Rd Ulverston SD304775 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On Ivy
23 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Sandside Rd Ulverston SD304775 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On Ivy
23 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Feeding on rotten apples on the ground.
23 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 40 Adult Back garden Burnbanks NY506160 VC69 Westmorland Julie Stebbings Feeding on over ripe pears
23 Sep 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Sep 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
23 Sep 2023 Small White 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Sep 2023 Comma 1 Adult Farm trail Low Sizergh Levens SD502878 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
13 Sep 2023 Small White 3 Adult Farm trail Low Sizergh Levens SD502878 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
13 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Farm trail Low Sizergh Levens SD507881 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick in dappled sunlight
13 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 9 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny and warm.
13 Sep 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny and warm.
13 Sep 2023 Small White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny and warm.
13 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny and warm.
3 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 4 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY725065 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
3 Sep 2023 Scotch Argus 3 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY725065 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
3 Sep 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Smardale NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
3 Sep 2023 Comma 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Smardale NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
3 Sep 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Smardale NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
3 Sep 2023 Peacock 20 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Smardale NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
3 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 30 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Smardale NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
3 Sep 2023 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Smardale NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Very worn
3 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 15 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Smardale NY728071 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
3 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Smardale Hall Smardale NY739080 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
3 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Smardale Hall Smardale NY739080 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
3 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 8 Adult Home Farm, Hampsfell Lindale SD407802 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
3 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 15 Adult Near Home Farm, Hampsfield Lindale SD406801 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon On big ivy-covered dying ash tree. Cool and hazy
3 Sep 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
3 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 24 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
3 Sep 2023 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
3 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
3 Sep 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
3 Sep 2023 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
3 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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    David Eastlick

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