Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
1 Jun 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult River Brathay Grasmere NY346060 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Ward male
1 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jun 2017 Orange-tip 13 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 10 males, 3 females.
1 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 1 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 9384.jpeg
1 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Including a mating pair. 9382.jpeg
1 Jun 2017 Painted Lady 1 Adult Weatheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones fly through
1 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
1 Jun 2017 Large White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
1 Jun 2017 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
1 Jun 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick male
1 Jun 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD409782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
1 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Witherslack Underpass Witherslack SD443828 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
1 Jun 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC sun
1 Jun 2017 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC sun
21 Jun 2017 Small Heath 1 Adult Glenderaterra Threlkeld NY298263 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle and Kate Blomfield
21 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Glenderaterra Threlkeld NY298263 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle and Kate Blomfield
21 Jun 2017 Small Heath 11 Adult Tarn Moor Orton NY675079 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Tarn Moor Orton NY675079 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Jun 2017 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Tarn Moor Orton NY675079 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Very tatty.
21 Jun 2017 Common Blue 4 Adult Tarn Moor Orton NY675079 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males. 9794.jpeg
21 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 Jun 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY408579 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Fresh
21 Jun 2017 Ringlet 6 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY408579 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 4 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY408579 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11053.jpeg
21 Jun 2017 Large Skipper 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY408579 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11055.jpeg
21 Jun 2017 Ringlet 7 Adult Gosling Sike Carlisle NY409586 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11049.jpeg
21 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Gosling Sike Carlisle NY409586 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 Jun 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY124558 VC70 Cumberland Linda
21 Jun 2017 Ringlet 7 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY124558 VC70 Cumberland Linda
21 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 2 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY124558 VC70 Cumberland Linda
21 Jun 2017 Large White 1 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY124558 VC70 Cumberland Linda
21 Jun 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY124558 VC70 Cumberland Linda
21 Jun 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY124558 VC70 Cumberland Linda
21 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
21 Jun 2017 Ringlet 100 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton Lots of ringlets around now,, at least 100 in 45mins, (...)
21 Jun 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton A walk to the pond from north terrace
21 Jun 2017 Meadow Brown 22 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton A walk to the pond from north terrace
21 Jun 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Lowther Park Forest Ennerdale Bridge NY049114 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson

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