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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
21 Oct 2022	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast & breezy. Slight Sun through clouds. 13.15 hrs. All on (...)
21 Oct 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast & breezy. Slight Sun through clouds. 13.15 hrs. Poor (...)
18 Oct 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	On Ivy in full sun but rather cool.
18 Oct 2022	Small White	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
10 Oct 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Feeding on Buddleia. Sunny and breezy.
10 Oct 2022	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Sunny and breezy. One on Ivy and the other in Oak tree
10 Oct 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Sunny and breezy. On wing.
7 Oct 2022	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Very windy with sunny intervals. Short walk. 1300 hrs for 15 (...)
2 Oct 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Slight breeze and full sun. On Ivy.
2 Oct 2022	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Slight breeze ans full sun. Both way past their best.
1 Oct 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Very windy with sunny intervals. 20 min stroll.
1 Oct 2022	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Very windy with sunny intervals. 20 min stroll.
28 Sep 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	12-15hrs. Short stroll. Overcast breezy and quite cool. At (...)
28 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	12-15hrs. Short stroll. Overcast breezy and quite cool. On (...)
28 Sep 2022	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	12-15hrs. Short stroll. Overcast breezy and quite cool. Both (...)
15 Sep 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	On Bramble fruit
15 Sep 2022	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	On Buddleia.
15 Sep 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	On Buddleia.
15 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	32	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Mainly on Buddleia and Ivy.
15 Sep 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	On Buddleia.
15 Sep 2022	Speckled Wood	112	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
13 Sep 2022	Comma	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
13 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	7	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
13 Sep 2022	Speckled Wood	56	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Under counted today. Shorter didtance covered.
11 Sep 2022	Comma	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
11 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	9	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
11 Sep 2022	Small White	3	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
11 Sep 2022	Speckled Wood	98	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
8 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY36504980	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast, heavy rain. 11.45. Flew onto window ledge in heavy (...)
7 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	22	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY363498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Full sun with slight breeze. Unusual numbers seen today. Again (...)
7 Sep 2022	Speckled Wood	90	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY363498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Full sun with slight breeze. Mainly in pairs and three,s. (...)
6 Sep 2022	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Bishops Way	Dalston	NY36725005	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	On last of the Buddleia blooms.
5 Sep 2022	Large White	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
5 Sep 2022	Red Admiral	6	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	On remains of Buddleia flowers
5 Sep 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	On remains of Buddleia flowers
5 Sep 2022	Small White	5	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
5 Sep 2022	Speckled Wood	50	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	25 min. stroll. Hazy sunshine. Breezy.
29 Aug 2022	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY36504980	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
29 Aug 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY36504980	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
29 Aug 2022	Small White	3	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY36504980	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
29 Aug 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY36504980	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
28 Aug 2022	Speckled Wood	56	Adult	Dalston garden	Dalston	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
27 Aug 2022	Small Copper	1	Adult	Whelpo	Caldbeck	NY307396	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
1 Jul 2022	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36504980	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast and Showery. Came onto Scabious at 11.26 hrs and moved (...)
30 Jun 2022	Meadow Brown	14	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast, slight breeze but warmer.
30 Jun 2022	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast, slight breeze but warmer.
30 Jun 2022	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast, slight breeze but warmer.
30 Jun 2022	Ringlet	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast, slight breeze but warmer.
30 Jun 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast, slight breeze but warmer.
30 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast, slight breeze but warmer.
27 Jun 2022	Meadow Brown	15	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast and windy
27 Jun 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast and windy. On Buddleia.
27 Jun 2022	Ringlet	3	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast and windy
27 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast and windy
19 Jun 2022	Meadow Brown	12	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Full sun clouding over.
19 Jun 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36504980	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
19 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Full sun clouding over.
18 Jun 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36504980	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast and quite windy. Superb condition specimen.
14 Jun 2022	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Full sun and quite breezy 1300hrs.
14 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	9	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Full sun and quite breezy 1300hrs.
10 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	17	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Overcast and windy
7 Jun 2022	Small White	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36504980	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Full Sun. Nectaring on Scabious in garden. Very poor condition.
7 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Full Sun. Flying high up into trees.
7 Jun 2022	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Full Sun. Nectaring on Ranunculus Acris.
4 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Windy and overcast.
28 May 2022	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	1100. bright sun with slight westerly breeze. On Scabious flower (...)
26 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
26 May 2022	Small White	3	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
26 May 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
17 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Poorish condition.
11 May 2022	Large White	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Female in very windy conditions with hazy sunshine.
11 May 2022	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Very windy conditions with hazy sunshine. 2 Males 1 Female
11 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Very windy conditions with hazy sunshine.
11 May 2022	Speckled Wood	6	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Very windy conditions with hazy sunshine.
9 May 2022	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Strong wind, overcast. Poor day.
4 May 2022	Speckled Wood	7	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Quite windy and overcast. Slight drizzle came on.
2 May 2022	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Big Fella Sculpture	Silloth	NY111542	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Male and Female together!
1 May 2022	Orange-tip	5	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Breezy, sunny intervals. 1 male, 4 females.
1 May 2022	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Breezy, sunny intervals.
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.
21 Apr 2022	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Quite windy in sunshine. 2 males
21 Apr 2022	Small White	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Quite windy in sunshine
21 Apr 2022	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Quite windy in sunshine.
19 Apr 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
19 Apr 2022	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Single female
19 Apr 2022	Peacock	3	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong
19 Apr 2022	Speckled Wood	17	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Most flying deeper into Willow plantation
18 Apr 2022	Orange-tip	8	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	5f and 3m's flying on edge of Willow plantation. Females only on (...)
18 Apr 2022	Speckled Wood	6	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Cool breeze with Sunny periods. On edge of Willow plantation. (...)
17 Apr 2022	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Hazy with sunny intervals. 1 flew high up in trees with the (...)
23 Mar 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Caldbeck	Wigton	NY32343988	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Nectaring on Jasmine in hazy sunshine.
23 Mar 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Single in hazy sunshine with slight breeze.
22 Mar 2022	Comma	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Same areas as yesterday but in conflict today. One returned to (...)
22 Mar 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Basking in sunshine in Willow plantation clearing with a Comma 4 (...)
22 Mar 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36504980	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Single flying around my garden.
21 Mar 2022	Comma	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Resting in full sunshine on edge of Willow plantation. (photo) (...)
21 Mar 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Nectering on Taraxacum officinale in full sunshine.
19 Mar 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Full sunshine with slight breeze ESE Again like yesterday on (...)
19 Mar 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	In same area as Comma record today. Quite near together. Had to (...)
18 Mar 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Flying in bright sunshine along edge of Willow plantation then (...)
18 Mar 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Flying in bright sunshine along edge of Willow plantation, (...)
8 Mar 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36554986	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Single in garden 1400 hrs. on flagstones. Sunny, cold and windy. (...)

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