Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 2.40-3.50pm.
6 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 41 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 2.40-3.50pm.
20 Jun 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Wigton NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Cloud and sun..
20 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Wigton NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Cloud and sun..
29 May 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness on Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Colin Smith
29 May 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Colin Smith flying with one on the back of the other, mating?
25 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 2 Adult Bowness gravel pits Wigton NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
9 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh 28592.jpeg
9 Aug 2020 Peacock 30 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Large numbers, some very worn, some pristine. Feeding or basking (...) 28590.jpeg
9 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh We witnessed this one being captured by a Southern Hawker 28591.jpeg
16 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 4 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm
16 Aug 2018 Large White 3 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm
16 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 2 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm 16735.jpeg
16 Aug 2018 Small Copper 11 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm 16733.jpeg
16 Aug 2018 Small White 4 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm
16 Aug 2018 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm
16 Aug 2018 Wall Brown 15 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm 16732.jpeg
16 Aug 2018 Green-veined White 4 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm
5 Aug 2017 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Bowness gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on main path only
5 Aug 2017 Wall Brown 5 Adult Bowness gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on main path and roadside only
17 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 4 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Large White 5 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 8 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7801.jpeg
17 Aug 2016 Peacock 50 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7802.jpeg
17 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 2 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Small Copper 3 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 10 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
30 Aug 2015 Painted Lady 3 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
30 Aug 2015 Peacock 13 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
30 Aug 2015 Small Copper 1 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
30 Aug 2015 Wall Brown 8 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
22 Aug 2014 Painted Lady 2 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
22 Aug 2014 Peacock 22 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
22 Aug 2014 Red Admiral 1 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
22 Aug 2014 Small Copper 1 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
22 Aug 2014 Wall Brown 6 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams

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