Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
18 Jul 2016 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones in oaks in sheltered spot on south side of railway , at extreme (...)
29 Jul 2016 Purple Hairstreak 3 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones still stiff breeze at times
15 Aug 2016 Purple Hairstreak 4 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones at least 4 active
17 Jul 2017 Purple Hairstreak 4 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones full sun but light/mod breeze . On both sides of viaduct at east (...)
18 Jul 2017 Purple Hairstreak 14 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones full sun light east wind -therefor wood sheltered . Count only (...)
9 Jul 2018 Purple Hairstreak 6 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Carlisle NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
14 Jul 2019 Purple Hairstreak 5 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones at 18.30 cloud cover and cool breeze
25 Jul 2019 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY4691654667 VC70 Cumberland Tom Dunbar On elm canopy below viaduct.
28 Jul 2019 Purple Hairstreak 4 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
28 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
1 Aug 2019 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 17.00 to 18.15 Sunny periods In top of elm close to viaduct (...)
1 Aug 2019 Purple Hairstreak 5 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones 17.00 to 18.15 Sunny periods
2 Aug 2019 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
2 Aug 2019 Purple Hairstreak 10 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
4 Aug 2019 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones in top of elm next to viaduct
20 Jul 2020 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
24 Jul 2020 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY4691154685 VC70 Cumberland Thomas Garner In elm alongside 4 purple hairstreaks. Seen from the viaduct (...) 28017.jpeg
24 Jul 2020 Purple Hairstreak 4 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY4691154685 VC70 Cumberland Thomas Garner In elm alongside 1 white-letter hairstreak. Seen from the (...) 28018.jpeg
25 Jul 2021 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on elms and ash- may have been more than 1
25 Jul 2021 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on oaks and elms
25 Jul 2021 Comma 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones on elms
18 Aug 2021 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Carlisle NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones in top of elm despite strong wind
23 Aug 2021 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult Weatheral Viaduct Carlisle NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
23 Aug 2021 Comma 1 Adult Weatheral Viaduct Carlisle NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones at station and east end of viaduct
7 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult Stony Beck Great Corby NY469546 VC70 Cumberland Amelia Bennett Margrave
25 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
5 Jul 2023 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones in top of elm next to viduct - windy with sunny periods
7 Jul 2023 Purple Hairstreak 4 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones at least 4 on both sides of railway at east end
14 Jul 2023 White-letter Hairstreak 3 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY469546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones crawling around in elm canopy next to viaduct Overcast but warm (...)

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