Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
10 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 7 Adult Caudale Moor, Atkinson Monument Hartsop NY414101 VC69 Westmorland Adam Padel 5 near the Atkinson monument including a female egg-laying. And (...) 41934.jpeg
10 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 3 Adult Caudale Moor Kirkstone Pass (north east of) NY417100 VC69 Westmorland Adam Padel Scattered single adults around the Atkinson memorial, one egg (...) 41678.jpeg
10 Jun 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Orton Scar Orton NY6304809908 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 25C, very windy. 41663.jpeg
10 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Orton Scar Orton NY6304809908 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 25C, very windy. 41662.jpeg
10 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 2 Adult Caudale Moor Kirkstone Pass (north east of) NY413096 VC69 Westmorland Adam Padel Occasional adults around the public footpath.
10 Jun 2023 Mountain Ringlet 100 Adult Caudale Moor and Hartsop Dodd Hartsop NY417105 VC69 Westmorland Adam Padel From NY417105 to NY 402118 there were adults flying at knee (...)
10 Jun 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
10 Jun 2023 Large Skipper 3 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
10 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
10 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 6 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
10 Jun 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Highfield Road Grange over Sands SD404777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick female, light breeze, warm
10 Jun 2023 Common Blue 6 Adult St Helens Flimby NY006323 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
10 Jun 2023 Small Heath 2 Adult St Helens Flimby NY006323 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
10 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Field Uldale NY250367 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
10 Jun 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Roadside verge Uldale NY250367 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
10 Jun 2023 Green-veined White 5 Adult Verge Uldale NY252363 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
10 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Wetheral Viaduct Wetheral NY468546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
10 Jun 2023 Green-veined White 5 Adult Orton hay meadow Orton NY6250408758 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 25C, windy.
10 Jun 2023 Small Heath 7 Adult Orton hay meadow Orton NY6250408758 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 25C, windy.
10 Jun 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Orton Scar Orton NY6304809908 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 25C, very windy.
10 Jun 2023 Small Heath 12 Adult Orton Scar Orton NY6304809908 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 25C, very windy.
10 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
10 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Field Threlkeld NY308251 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
10 Jun 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Burns Beck Moss NR Killington SD596880 VC69 Westmorland Vincent Smith
10 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 30 Adult Burns Beck Moss NR Killington SD596880 VC69 Westmorland Vincent Smith Minimum number.
10 Jun 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Burns Beck Moss NR Killington SD596880 VC69 Westmorland Vincent Smith

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