Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
10 Aug 2023 Grayling 2 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD175790 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Full sun. 26c. 44527.jpeg
10 Aug 2023 Scotch Argus 120 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY7308 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton At least 120+ Viaduct closed so only visited East Side of (...) 44465.jpeg
10 Aug 2023 Scotch Argus 30 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY726066 VC69 Westmorland Geoff Dymott Hard to count how many across the site with cloudy conditions (...) 44458.jpeg
10 Aug 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD398778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm and sunny
10 Aug 2023 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD398801 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm and sunny
10 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD398806 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in shade and sun
10 Aug 2023 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult High Hampsfield Farm Lindale SD400807 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick a very faded specimen
10 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult High Hampsfield Farm Lindale SD402805 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in shade and sun
10 Aug 2023 Common Blue 8 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD175790 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Full sun. 26c.
10 Aug 2023 Gatekeeper 13 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD175790 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Full sun. 26c.
10 Aug 2023 Meadow Brown 9 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD175790 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Full sun. 26c.
10 Aug 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD175790 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Full sun. 26c.
10 Aug 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD175790 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Full sun. 26c.
10 Aug 2023 Wall Brown 2 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD175790 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Full sun. 26c.
10 Aug 2023 Scotch Argus 300 Adult Smardale Gill Kirby Steven NY726066 VC69 Westmorland Howard Butler My first visit to this amazing site.my first sighting was at (...)
10 Aug 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion First for my garden this year
10 Aug 2023 Large White 2 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY7308 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
10 Aug 2023 Peacock 7 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY7308 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
10 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY7308 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
10 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 4 Adult Kendal riverbank Kendal SD517930 VC69 Westmorland Martin and Gwen Tordoff Flying among Ivy and lush riverbank vegetation
10 Aug 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd. Carlisle NY404572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
10 Aug 2023 Wall Brown 8 Adult E of St Bees lighthouse Whitehaven NX942144 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter At least 8 on flowers of a single plant of Knapweed.
10 Aug 2023 Common Blue 10 Adult In valley leading down to Fleswick Bay Whitehaven NX945134 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Probably 10 at this GR, up to 20 in general area.
10 Aug 2023 Small Copper 2 Adult South of bird hide above Fleswick Bay Whitehaven NX942134 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
10 Aug 2023 Purple Hairstreak 10 Adult Miltonrigg Wood Brampton NY558611 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard One taken by a spotted flycatcher. Southwest sector, (...)
10 Aug 2023 Comma 1 Adult Crookburn Hill Kershope Forestry NY502793 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown becoming cloudy 22c
10 Aug 2023 Green-veined White 2 Adult Crookburn Hill Kershope Forestry NY502793 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown becoming cloudy 22c
10 Aug 2023 Peacock 58 Adult Crookburn Hill Kershope Forestry NY502793 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown becoming cloudy 22c
10 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Crookburn Hill Kershope Forestry NY502793 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown becoming cloudy 22c
10 Aug 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Crookburn Hill Kershope Forestry NY502793 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown becoming cloudy 22c
10 Aug 2023 Small Skipper 3 Adult Crookburn Hill Kershope Forestry NY502793 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown becoming cloudy 22c
10 Aug 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Crookburn Hill Kershope Forestry NY502793 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown becoming cloudy 22c
10 Aug 2023 Green-veined White 12 Adult Forestry road Kershope Bridge NY501834 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c cloudy muggy f
10 Aug 2023 Peacock 104 Adult Forestry road Kershope Bridge NY501834 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c cloudy muggy further 223 seen next 3 miles at cycling pace
10 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Forestry road Kershope Bridge NY501834 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c cloudy muggy f
10 Aug 2023 Small White 2 Adult Forestry road Kershope Bridge NY501834 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c cloudy muggy f
10 Aug 2023 Comma 1 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 50% sun muggy
10 Aug 2023 Green-veined White 7 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 50% sun muggy
10 Aug 2023 Peacock 109 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 50% sun muggy
10 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 8 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 50% sun muggy
10 Aug 2023 Small Skipper 8 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 50% sun muggy
10 Aug 2023 Small White 1 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 50% sun muggy
10 Aug 2023 Green-veined White 26 Adult Kershope Forest Shankhill NY476745 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 60% sun muggy
10 Aug 2023 Large White 2 Adult Kershope Forest Shankhill NY476745 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 60% sun muggy f
10 Aug 2023 Peacock 38 Adult Kershope Forest Shankhill NY476745 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 60% sun muggy
10 Aug 2023 Small Copper 2 Adult Kershope Forest Shankhill NY476745 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 60% sun muggy f
10 Aug 2023 Small Skipper 14 Adult Kershope Forest Shankhill NY476745 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 60% sun muggy f
10 Aug 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Kershope Forest Shankhill NY476745 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 60% sun muggy f
10 Aug 2023 Small White 2 Adult Kershope Forest Shankhill NY476745 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 60% sun muggy f
10 Aug 2023 Wall Brown 7 Adult Kershope Forest Shankhill NY476745 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c 60% sun muggy first time seen kershope
10 Aug 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2023 Large White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2023 Peacock 24 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2023 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels On buddleia
10 Aug 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels On buddleia

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