Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 Jul 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden on south side of Wigton Wigton NY261473 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter The first of this species I've seen in Wigton.
21 Jul 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden on south side of Wigton Wigton NY261473 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
21 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 4 Adult Garden on south side of Wigton Wigton NY261473 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
21 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden on south side of Wigton Wigton NY261473 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
21 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
21 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 5 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Large White 4 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 1 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
21 Jul 2023 Small White 6 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still
11 Jul 2023 Comma 3 Adult Eden N bank, W of A7 bridge Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
11 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 5 Adult Eden N bank, W of A7 bridge Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Including mating pair
11 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Eden N bank, W of A7 bridge Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
11 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Eden N bank, W of A7 bridge Carlisle NY400566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
11 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
11 Jul 2023 Ringlet 1 Adult University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd. Carlisle NY40345718 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
11 Jul 2023 White-letter Hairstreak 1 Adult University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd. Carlisle NY40335718 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Briefly flying around the tops of two small elm trees at about (...)
1 Jul 2023 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Moss Side Farmhouse Newton Arlosh NY192525 VC70 Cumberland Freya Griffin Found by Freya Griffin (6yo); identified / confirmed by Sam (...) 42593.jpeg
1 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 3 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 59 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 57 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller

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