Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 Jun 2022 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD4993 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 42082.jpeg
21 Jun 2022 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD4993 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 42081.png
21 Jun 2022 Northern Brown Argus 15 Adult Yewbarrow Grange over Sands SD432847 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith 36844.jpeg
21 Jun 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Yewbarrow Grange over Sands SD432847 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith On path from Latterbarrow 36840.jpeg
21 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Yewbarrow Grange over Sands SD432847 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith On path from Latterbarrow 36838.jpeg
21 Jun 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 20 Adult Yewbarrow Grange over Sands SD432847 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith 36835.jpeg
21 Jun 2022 Small Skipper 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith 36831.jpeg
21 Jun 2022 Northern Brown Argus 10 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith 36830.jpeg
21 Jun 2022 Ringlet 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith 36828.jpeg
21 Jun 2022 Ringlet 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Smardale NY724066 VC69 Westmorland Julie Mason 36659.jpeg
1 Jun 2022 Orange-tip 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male, nectaring on geranium. 36237.jpeg
1 Jun 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult Watendlath Watendlath NY276164 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife 36130.jpeg
21 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick separate sightings during day warm sunny
21 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Bridleway Ulverston SD285752 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. 17.15.
21 Jun 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
21 Jun 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
21 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
21 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
21 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
21 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
21 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
21 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
21 Jun 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Yewbarrow Grange over Sands SD432847 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
21 Jun 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Yewbarrow Grange over Sands SD432847 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith On path from Latterbarrow
21 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Yewbarrow Grange over Sands SD432847 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
21 Jun 2022 Ringlet 1 Adult Yewbarrow Grange over Sands SD432847 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
21 Jun 2022 Small Heath 15 Adult Yewbarrow Grange over Sands SD432847 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith
21 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Yewbarrow Grange over Sands SD432847 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith On path from Latterbarrow
21 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Queen Adelaide's Hill Windermere SD403986 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full high cloud cover, no wind, 21deg.C, early afternoon.
21 Jun 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Queen Adelaide's Hill Windermere SD403986 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full high cloud cover, no wind, 21deg.C, early afternoon.
21 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Smardale NY732080 VC69 Westmorland Julie Mason
21 Jun 2022 Grayling 1 Adult Kents Bank Allithwaite SD392750 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows A photo is available if required, but easier not to try to post (...)
11 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Some sunshine, hugely windy.
11 Jun 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Some sunshine, hugely windy.
11 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 15 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Some sunshine, hugely windy.
11 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Gait Barrows Slack Head SD48227708 VC60 West Lancashire Nick Gannicliffe
11 Jun 2022 Comma 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
1 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Rosthwaite Rosthwaite NY263155 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife On walk up to Watendlath
1 Jun 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY121016 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
1 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY121016 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
1 Jun 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult St Bees Head Sandwith NX942147 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
1 Jun 2022 Wall Brown 1 Adult St Bees Head Sandwith NX942147 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
1 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 12 Adult Meadow NW of Skelwith Force Elterwater NY339036 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Brief period of warm sunshine,11.30 - midday.
1 Jun 2022 Orange-tip 1 Adult Meadow NW of Skelwith Force Elterwater NY339036 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male. Brief period of warm sunshine,11.30 - midday.
1 Jun 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Clints Crags Cockermouth NY164364 VC70 Cumberland Malcolm Dixon
1 Jun 2022 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Clints Crags Cockermouth NY164364 VC70 Cumberland Malcolm Dixon
1 Jun 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Clints Crags Cockermouth NY164364 VC70 Cumberland Malcolm Dixon
1 Jun 2022 Small Heath 2 Adult Clints Crags Cockermouth NY164364 VC70 Cumberland Malcolm Dixon
1 Jun 2022 Wall Brown 4 Adult Clints Crags Cockermouth NY164364 VC70 Cumberland Malcolm Dixon
1 Jun 2022 Wall Brown 5 Adult Clints Crags Cockermouth NY164364 VC70 Cumberland Malcolm Dixon
1 Jun 2022 Brimstone 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick females
1 Jun 2022 Dingy Skipper 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
1 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
1 Jun 2022 Wall Brown 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male, nectaring on buttercup. Only the 3rd I have seen here this (...)
1 Jun 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
1 Jun 2022 Small Blue 54 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
1 Jun 2022 Small Skipper 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian

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