Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 8 Adult scrape to East of Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Between showers in afternoon about 18 degrees 37952.jpeg
25 Jul 2022 Ringlet 10 Adult scrape to East of Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Between showers in afternoon about 18 degrees 37951.jpeg
25 Jul 2022 Small Heath 5 Adult scrape to East of Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Between showers in afternoon about 18 degrees 37950.jpeg
25 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 20 Adult scrape to East of Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Between showers in afternoon about 18 degrees 37949.jpeg
25 Aug 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Lyvennet Kings Meaburn, Penrith NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 22C Sunny late afternoon 34012.jpeg
8 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 1 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm afternoon - 1st Large Skipper that I've seen around the (...) 30932.jpeg
19 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 15 Adult River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass On thistles in the sun 29519.jpeg
19 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 30 Adult River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass On thistles in the sun 29518.jpeg
19 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 8 Adult River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass On sunny day flitting in and out of shade 29520.jpeg
17 Sep 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass On the thistle in the late afternoon sun 29496.jpeg
17 Sep 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 25 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Lots of tortoiseshells mostly on thistles 29495.jpeg
17 Sep 2020 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Mostly flitting in and out of the spruce in the late afternoon (...) 29497.jpeg
24 Aug 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Lyvennet north of Littlebeck inflow Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 1st time seen here - nice sunny day 23253.jpeg

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