Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Allonby garden Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
31 Jul 2022 Large White 3 Adult Allonby garden Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
31 Jul 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Allonby garden Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
31 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Allonby garden Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
31 Jul 2022 Small White 3 Adult Allonby garden Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
31 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
31 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
31 Jul 2022 Ringlet 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
31 Jul 2022 Small White 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
31 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 12 Adult Nature reserve Dubwath NY198309 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
31 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Nature reserve Dubwath NY198309 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
31 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Nature reserve Dubwath NY198309 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
31 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 30 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze, 3.30 - 5pm. All seen along the "Blue (...)
31 Jul 2022 Large White 1 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY202611 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze.
31 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 80 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze, 3.30 - 5pm. All seen along the "Blue (...)
31 Jul 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY200614 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze. My first of the year, both fresh. 38168.jpeg
31 Jul 2022 Peacock 60 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze, 3.30 - 5pm. All seen along the "Blue (...)
31 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 10 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze, 3.30 - 5pm. All seen along the "Blue (...)
31 Jul 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY20446091 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze.
31 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 8 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY202611 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze.
31 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 15 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze, 3.30 - 5pm. All seen along the "Blue (...)
31 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze, 3.30 - 5pm. All seen along the "Blue (...)
31 Jul 2022 Holly Blue 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller All nectaring on thornless blackberry flowers. 39143.jpeg
31 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Bowness gravel pits Wigton NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
31 Jul 2022 Peacock 15 Adult Bowness gravel pits Wigton NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
31 Jul 2022 Ringlet 2 Adult Bowness gravel pits Wigton NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Very tattered.
31 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Bowness gravel pits Wigton NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
21 Jul 2022 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Eden south bank path Carlisle NY40745649 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Flying around the top of an isolated elm tree on the bank of the (...)
21 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 6 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female
21 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 Jul 2022 Small White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female ovipositing on Nasturtium. Also 10 ova and 1 larva.
21 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Lanercost Old Bridge Lanercost NY553633 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh 37748.jpeg
21 Jul 2022 White-letter Hairstreak 4 Adult Lanercost Old Bridge Lanercost NY553633 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Two pairs flying around the canopy and each other during the (...)
21 Jul 2022 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY468546 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Viewed from the viaduct adjacent to the station. Full sun. 37746.jpeg
21 Jul 2022 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY468546 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Viewed from the viaduct adjacent to the station. Full sun.
11 Jul 2022 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY41085707 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Warm and mostly sunny around 11.15am. One, or possibly two, seen (...)
11 Jul 2022 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd. Carlisle NY40335718 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Warm and mostly sunny around 10.55am. Two males repeatedly (...)
11 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Garden Alstonby NY410651 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hazy sunshine v warm, very fresh specimen
11 Jul 2022 Large White 1 Adult Garden Alstonby NY410651 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hazy sunshine v warm,
11 Jul 2022 Comma 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
11 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
11 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 3 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
11 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
11 Jul 2022 Ringlet 7 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
11 Jul 2022 Small White 3 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
11 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 20 Adult Field Threlkeld NY295252 VC70 Cumberland Tony Beales Probably considerably more than 20, but too hard to keep track! (...)
11 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Newsham Rd Threlkeld NY329248 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh
11 Jul 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Newsham Rd Threlkeld NY329248 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Nectaring on Marsh Valerian 37374.jpeg
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 (...) 37036.jpeg
1 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
1 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 11 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
1 Jul 2022 Ringlet 5 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman

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