Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 May 2023 Common Blue 10 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookborough SD349752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 9 males and 1 female around a patch of birds foot trefoil near (...)
21 May 2023 Green-veined White 5 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookborough SD349752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
21 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookborough SD349752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
21 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookborough SD349752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
21 May 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookborough SD349752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
21 May 2023 Small White 8 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookborough SD349752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
19 Aug 2020 Large White 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD351752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick .
19 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD351752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick .
19 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD351752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick .
20 Sep 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD351752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Thistle patch above the saltmarsh
24 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD352753 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
20 Sep 2020 Large White 3 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD352754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
20 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 5 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD352754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
20 Sep 2020 Small White 20 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD352754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick At least 20 seen in a couple of hours flying over the saltmarsh
1 Sep 2016 Painted Lady 3 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD353756 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On thistles
1 Sep 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD353756 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On thistles
1 Sep 2016 Small White 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD353756 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On thistles
11 Sep 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD354754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
11 Sep 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD354754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
20 Sep 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD354757 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On Lavender in the garden of Sandgate farm
20 Sep 2016 Small White 6 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD354757 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On Lavender in the garden of Sandgate farm
1 Sep 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD355754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
1 Sep 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD355754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
20 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 15 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD356755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Nectaring on ivy on the walls of Back Lane.
20 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD356755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Nectaring on ivy on the walls of Back Lane.
3 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookburgh SD356758 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick

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