Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
10 Oct 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Brantwood, Ruskin House Coniston SD307945 VC69 Westmorland S In herb garden on Chive flower, herb garden which leads down to (...) 17653.jpeg
10 Oct 2018 Comma 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 21o Full sun 17609.jpeg
10 Oct 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey The only butterfly on an extensive mass of flowering ivy. Warm (...) 17597.jpeg
10 Oct 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD392767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 100% sun
10 Oct 2018 Red Admiral 2 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD392767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 100% sun
10 Oct 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD392767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 100% sun
10 Oct 2018 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Wart Barrow Grange over Sands SD392767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 100% sun
10 Oct 2018 Comma 1 Adult Bike path, Park Rd Barrow-in-Furness SD200736 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
10 Oct 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Bike path, Park Rd Barrow-in-Furness SD200736 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Landed on plastic bag
10 Oct 2018 Red Admiral 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190716 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. 20c.
10 Oct 2018 Small Copper 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190716 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 55 mins. 1 pair.
10 Oct 2018 Small White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190716 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 55 mins. 20c.
10 Oct 2018 Red Admiral 2 Adult Roanhead Barrow-in-Furness SD201752 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10 mins. 100% sun.
10 Oct 2018 Small White 2 Adult Roanhead Barrow-in-Furness SD201752 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10 mins. 100% sun.
10 Oct 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Allonby north of Allonby NY08080440 VC70 Cumberland John Callion On remains of Ragwort
10 Oct 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Allonby north of Allonby NY08080440 VC70 Cumberland John Callion On remains of Ragwort
10 Oct 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Allonby north of Allonby NY08080440 VC70 Cumberland John Callion On remains of Ragwort
10 Oct 2018 Small White 1 Adult Allonby north of Allonby NY08080440 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
10 Oct 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084476 VC70 Cumberland John Callion On remains of Ragwort
10 Oct 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Goat water, southern end of Coniston SD267973 VC69 Westmorland Lesley Robinson Very warm for the time of year
10 Oct 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Old Man of Coniston trig point Coniston SD272977 VC69 Westmorland Lesley Robinson Very warm for time of year
10 Oct 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Waterhead hotel, Coniston SD311975 VC69 Westmorland Lesley Robinson Very warm for time of year
10 Oct 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Ruskin's View Kirkby Lonsdale SD610789 VC69 Westmorland Martin On Ivy
10 Oct 2018 Brimstone 1 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392769 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick female nectaring on dandelions
10 Oct 2018 Small Copper 2 Adult Humphrey Head Cark SD391738 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny and warm
10 Oct 2018 Small White 1 Adult Humphrey Head Cark SD391738 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny and warm
10 Oct 2018 Small Copper 3 Adult Miltonrigg wood meadow Brampton NY557607 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 22 degrees, 100%sunshine
10 Oct 2018 Comma 1 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549615 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard On golden buddleia. 20 degrees, 100%sunshine
10 Oct 2018 Red Admiral 19 Adult New Mills garden Brampton NY549615 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard On golden buddleia. 20 degrees, 100%sunshine
10 Oct 2018 Large White 2 Adult Waterhead Common Spadeadam NY620695 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 18degrees, 100%sunshine
10 Oct 2018 Peacock 2 Adult Waterhead Common Spadeadam NY620695 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 18degrees, 100%sunshine
10 Oct 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Waterhead Common Spadeadam NY620695 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 18degrees, 100%sunshine
10 Oct 2018 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
10 Oct 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Very tatty, part of each wing missing.
10 Oct 2018 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
10 Oct 2018 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
10 Oct 2018 Large White 1 Adult Dunnerholme Askam SD211798 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
10 Oct 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dunnerholme Askam SD211798 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
10 Oct 2018 Small Copper 1 Adult Dunnerholme Askam SD211798 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
10 Oct 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Dunnerholme Askam SD211798 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
10 Oct 2018 Small White 3 Adult Dunnerholme Askam SD211798 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter

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