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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
31 May 2023	Small Heath	1	Adult	Beck Head	Witherslack	SD447847	VC69 Westmorland	David and Nyree Fearnley
31 May 2023	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Beck Head	Witherslack	SD447847	VC69 Westmorland	David and Nyree Fearnley
31 May 2023	Common Blue	7	Adult	White Scar	Witherslack	SD459852	VC69 Westmorland	David and Nyree Fearnley	All males
31 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	White Scar	Witherslack	SD459852	VC69 Westmorland	David and Nyree Fearnley
31 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	White Scar	Witherslack	SD459852	VC69 Westmorland	David and Nyree Fearnley	All males
31 May 2023	Small Heath	5	Adult	White Scar	Witherslack	SD459852	VC69 Westmorland	David and Nyree Fearnley
31 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	White Scar	Witherslack	SD459852	VC69 Westmorland	David and Nyree Fearnley
31 May 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Witherslack Woods permissive path	Witherslack	SD444853	VC69 Westmorland	David and Nyree Fearnley
31 May 2023	Northern Brown Argus	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	CWY work party on a hot sunny day Seen as a singleton and two (...)
31 May 2023	Northern Brown Argus	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	seen as a singleton and a pair spiralling upwards
31 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	both mailes
31 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	singletons
31 May 2023	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Gurnal Dubs track	Burneside	SD507987	VC69 Westmorland	Emily Tagg
31 May 2023	Northern Brown Argus	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	4.15-5.00
31 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	4.15-5.00
31 May 2023	Small Heath	4	Adult	Bishop's Allotment	Backbarrow	SD360842	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Bright sun, cool breeze.
31 May 2023	Green Hairstreak	1	Adult	Witherslack Hall School Sports Field	Witherslack	SD438862	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
31 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Witherslack Hall School Sports Field	Witherslack	SD438862	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
31 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Witherslack Hall School Sports Field	Witherslack	SD438862	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
31 May 2023	Duke of Burgundy	6	Adult	Broad Syke	Graythwaite	SD359900	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Wain	Sunny, 22 degrees
31 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Broad Syke	Graythwaite	SD359900	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Wain	Sunny, 22 degrees
31 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Broad Syke	Graythwaite	SD358900	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Wain	Sunny, 22 degrees
31 May 2023	Large Heath	1	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD458837	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	8	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2023	Northern Brown Argus	9	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Found in several areas of reserve.
31 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	12	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Found in several areas of reserve.
31 May 2023	Common Blue	6	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	males
31 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2023	Large Skipper	2	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2023	Large White	1	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2023	Northern Brown Argus	2	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2023	Small Heath	4	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	8	Adult	White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
21 May 2023	Duke of Burgundy	2	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504933	VC69 Westmorland	David Hughes	Mid-afternoon, hazy sun, warm.
21 May 2023	Common Blue	10	Adult	Sandgate Marsh	Flookborough	SD349752	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	9 males and 1 female around a patch of birds foot trefoil near (...)
21 May 2023	Green-veined White	5	Adult	Sandgate Marsh	Flookborough	SD349752	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
21 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Sandgate Marsh	Flookborough	SD349752	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
21 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Sandgate Marsh	Flookborough	SD349752	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
21 May 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Sandgate Marsh	Flookborough	SD349752	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
21 May 2023	Small White	8	Adult	Sandgate Marsh	Flookborough	SD349752	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
21 May 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	Feeding on comfrey
21 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson
21 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson
11 May 2023	Green-veined White	5	Adult	Broughton Moor	Broughton Mills	SD239931	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15C. Overcast. 13.45-15.20
11 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Broughton Moor	Broughton Mills	SD239931	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15C. Overcast. 13.45-15.20. male flying.
11 May 2023	Peacock	4	Adult	Broughton Moor	Broughton Mills	SD239931	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15C. Overcast. 13.45-15.20
11 May 2023	Green Hairstreak	7	Adult	Duddon Mosses NNR	Broughton in Furness	SD225854	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15C.100% sun. 12.20-13.30.
11 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Duddon Mosses NNR	Broughton in Furness	SD225854	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15C.100% sun. 12.20-13.30.
11 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Bongate Mill	Appleby	NY687198	VC69 Westmorland	Mike Porter
11 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	5	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD188715	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
11 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD188715	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
11 May 2023	Small Blue	6	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD188715	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
1 May 2023	Holly Blue	3	Adult	Beetham Nursery	Beetham	SD498798	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
1 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Beetham Nursery	Beetham	SD498798	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell	Female on dandelion
1 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Crooklands Hotel	Crooklands	SD534836	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell	Male
1 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Crooklands Hotel	Crooklands	SD534836	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell	Female on dandelion
1 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Brocka Meadow	Lindale	SD416803	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
1 May 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Brocka Meadow	Lindale	SD416803	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
1 May 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Field Broughton	Field Broughton	SD396810	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson
1 May 2023	Brimstone	1	Adult	Hampsfell Road	Grange over Sands	SD408784	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	Warm afternoon sun
1 May 2023	Large White	1	Adult	Hampsfell Road	Grange over Sands	SD408784	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	Warm afternoon sun female
1 May 2023	Small White	1	Adult	Hampsfell Road	Grange over Sands	SD408784	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	Warm afternoon sun
1 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	High Hampsfield	Lindale	SD406801	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	Warm afternoon sun
1 May 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Spring Bank Lane	Grange over Sands	SD395779	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	Warm afternoon sun
1 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Garden	Kendal	SD510923	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Male, flying past. 6pm, 16.5deg.C, gusty wind.
1 May 2023	Holly Blue	2	Adult	Garden,	Kendal	SD510923	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Males. One nectared on Daphne retusa, the other flew through the (...)
1 May 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Brantwood Garden	Coniston	SD311956	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunshine after the rain.
1 May 2023	Peacock	2	Adult	Brantwood Garden	Coniston	SD311956	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunshine after the rain.
1 May 2023	Brimstone	3	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Grange-over-Sands	SD446820	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Anderson	Sunny late afternoon
1 May 2023	Green Hairstreak	8	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD446820	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Anderson	Sunny late afternoon
1 May 2023	Orange-tip	5	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Grange-over-Sands	SD446820	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Anderson	Sunny late afternoon
1 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Meathop Moss Nature Reserve	Grange-over-Sands	SD446820	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Anderson	Sunny late afternoon
1 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Arnside village	Arnside	SD45907812	VC69 Westmorland	Rosa Menendez
1 May 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
1 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2023	Mountain Ringlet	3	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY135024	VC70 Cumberland	Geoff Dymott	One by the bridleway crossing, two on the slopes above Greathall (...)
31 May 2023	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Middle Fell	Nether Wasdale	NY15090720	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	On summit in warm windless conditions.
31 May 2023	Green Hairstreak	1	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Penrith	NY388298	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
31 May 2023	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Penrith	NY388298	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
31 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Penrith	NY388298	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
31 May 2023	Small Copper	3	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Penrith	NY388298	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
31 May 2023	Small Heath	7	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Penrith	NY388298	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
31 May 2023	Common Blue	9	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
31 May 2023	Small Blue	1	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
31 May 2023	Small Blue	3	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
31 May 2023	Small Heath	7	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY029366	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
31 May 2023	Large Heath	5	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY230538	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
31 May 2023	Small Heath	1	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY234538	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
21 May 2023	Common Blue	3	Adult	Risehow	Maryport	NY028355	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion	Males
21 May 2023	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Risehow	Maryport	NY028355	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
21 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Wetheral Station	Wetheral	NY467546	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
11 May 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
11 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Male
11 May 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
11 May 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Gill House	Aspatria	NY178456	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
11 May 2023	Orange-tip	9	Adult	Aikbank Farm	Waverton	NY215459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson	AM
11 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Aikbank Farm	Waverton	NY215459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson	AM
11 May 2023	Small Copper	1	Adult	Aikbank Farm	Waverton	NY215459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson	AM
11 May 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Aikbank Farm	Waverton	NY215459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson	AM
11 May 2023	Small White	5	Adult	Aikbank Farm	Waverton	NY215459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson	AM
11 May 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Aikbank Farm	Waverton	NY215459	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson	AM
11 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Carlisle	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
11 May 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Garden	Laversdale	NY476626	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	brief sunny spell after heavy showers
11 May 2023	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Garden	Laversdale	NY476626	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	brief sunny spell after heavy showers
1 May 2023	Orange-tip	14	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	9 males, 5 females
1 May 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	6	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
1 May 2023	Holly Blue	3	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	1 female and 2 males. The one pictured, at 11.30am, is probably (...)
1 May 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
1 May 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
1 May 2023	Orange-tip	5	Adult	Aikbank Farm	Waverton	NY216458	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
1 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Carlisle	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones	flew from holly tree in brief sunny period and then resting in (...)
1 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Carlisle	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones

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