Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
1 Oct 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Oct 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny but cold morning.
1 Oct 2020 Comma 1 Adult Wetheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones first of 2020
1 Oct 2020 Small Copper 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 29628.jpeg
11 Oct 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell On Buddleia & Verbena Bonariensis.
11 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell On Buddleia & Verbena Bonariensis.
11 Oct 2020 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell On Buddleia & Verbena Bonariensis.
11 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Morning sun.
11 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick Nectaring on buddliea at 10:00 in cool 12 deg C sunshine
11 Oct 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY389299 VC70 Cumberland Lynne Farrell
11 Oct 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
11 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 5 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
11 Oct 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12c. Sunny.
21 Oct 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell On Buddleia.
21 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards In very fine condition on Ivy.
21 Oct 2020 Large White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller A male, briefly sunning itself around 2.45pm. Rather tatty, but (...) 29781.jpeg
21 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple

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