Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Apr 2024 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Great Corby NY4754 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown
12 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 4 Adult Garden Great Corby NY478545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals warm
12 Sep 2023 Small White 2 Adult Garden Great Corby NY478545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals warm
12 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Garden Great Corby NY478545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals warm
4 Sep 2023 Large White 2 Adult Garden Woodland Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
4 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Woodland Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
4 Sep 2023 Small White 2 Adult Garden Woodland Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
4 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Garden Woodland Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
24 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown brief sunny spells light winds.
24 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 6 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown brief sunny spells light winds.
24 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown brief sunny spells light winds.
24 Jul 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown brief sunny spells light winds.
24 Jul 2023 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown brief sunny spells light winds. seen low down on birch , not (...)
24 Jul 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown brief sunny spells light winds. very worn
24 Jul 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown brief sunny spells light winds.
24 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 2 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown brief sunny spells light winds.
20 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown light rain some sunshine .in long grass area
20 Jun 2023 Ringlet 9 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown light rain some sunshine .in long grass area
6 Jun 2023 Large White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY478545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
6 Jun 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY478545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
6 Jun 2023 Small White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY478545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
6 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY478545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm
16 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown F
16 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown
2 May 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown
9 Aug 2022 Comma 1 Adult Garden Great Corby NY477545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown
9 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Great Corby NY477545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown very tattered
9 Aug 2022 Large White 1 Adult Garden Great Corby NY477545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown
9 Aug 2022 Small Skipper 1 Adult Garden Great Corby NY477545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown very tattered last one of a colony of 6
9 Aug 2022 Wall Brown 1 Adult Garden Great Corby NY477545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown
8 Aug 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY4715554466 VC70 Cumberland Amelia Bennett Margrave
3 Aug 2021 Comma 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Carlisle NY470547 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter By edge of footpath. Weather sunny and warm.
1 Aug 2021 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Glenwillie Wood Great Corby NY4720054800 VC70 Cumberland Joan Thirlaway 32965.jpeg
28 Jul 2021 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Weatheral Viaduct Wetheral NY470546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones in elms next to viaduct -east end
4 Feb 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Gable Wall of House Corby NY471544 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon Sunning on white wall
30 Apr 2019 Comma 1 Adult Garden Great Corby Carlisle NY475547 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Curtis
30 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 2 Adult Garden Great Corby Carlisle NY475548 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Curtis
30 Apr 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Great Corby Carlisle NY475547 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Curtis
7 May 2018 Orange-tip 3 Adult Great Corby near school Carlisle NY475546 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Curtis Grassy bank at 3pm
7 May 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Great Corby School Carlisle NY475546 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Curtis 4.15pm basking in sun
6 May 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Great Corby railway footpath Carlisle NY470547 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Curtis 9.45am Bright and warm morning
6 May 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Sandy Lane Great Corby Carlisle NY474548 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Curtis 1.30pm Bright sunshine
17 Apr 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Great Corby School Carlisle NY475545 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan First I have ever seen in this wood
21 Jul 2014 Comma 1 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY475546 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan nectaring on flowering privet
21 Jul 2014 Red Admiral Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY475546 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan nectaring on flowering privet
21 Jul 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY475546 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan nectaring on flowering privet
24 Mar 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Great Corby Carlisle NY475545 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan Nectaring on dead nettle

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