Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
12 Jul 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Hutton Roof Burton-in-Kendal SD558778 VC69 Westmorland Gerry Rawcliffe 23000.jpeg
12 Jul 2019 Gatekeeper 13 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189708 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very windy. south slag.
12 Jul 2019 Gatekeeper 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very windy. North slag.
12 Jul 2019 Grayling 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very windy. North slag. 11 on windy west-facing scree.
12 Jul 2019 Large White 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very windy. North slag.
12 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 28 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189708 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very windy. south slag.
12 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 34 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very windy. North slag.
12 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very windy. North slag.
12 Jul 2019 Ringlet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very windy. North slag.
12 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 14 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very windy. North slag.
12 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 21 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189708 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very windy. south slag.
12 Jul 2019 Small White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Very windy. North slag.
12 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Reston Scar Staveley SD463984 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.00 -15.30
12 Jul 2019 Ringlet 6 Adult Reston Scar Staveley SD463984 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.00 -15.30
12 Jul 2019 Small Skipper 6 Adult Reston Scar Staveley SD463984 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.00 -15.30 Two unknown Fritillaries and two unknown Whites 21252.jpeg
12 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY080425 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY080425 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Very fresh
12 Jul 2019 Large Skipper 6 Adult St Helens nr Flimby NY010325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Very fresh
12 Jul 2019 Meadow Brown 125 Adult St Helens nr Flimby NY010325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion my best effort at a count in 1km walk
12 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 2 Adult St Helens nr Flimby NY010325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Very fresh
12 Jul 2019 White-letter Hairstreak 7 Adult Oxenholme station Kendal SD532901 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould In elms near top car park
12 Jul 2019 Common Blue 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 22 deg C, no wind, full sun At least the recorded number
12 Jul 2019 Large Skipper 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 22 deg C, no wind, full sun At least the recorded number
12 Jul 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 22 deg C, no wind, full sun At least the recorded number
12 Jul 2019 Ringlet 15 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 22 deg C, no wind, full sun At least the recorded number
12 Jul 2019 Small Heath 7 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 22 deg C, no wind, full sun At least the recorded number
12 Jul 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 22 deg C, no wind, full sun At least the recorded number On (...)
12 Jul 2019 White-letter Hairstreak 2 Adult Low Gelt Bridge Brampton NY519591 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller In flight around treetops at 12 noon. Same location and trees as (...)
12 Jul 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller In flight around 2pm. Start of the 2nd generation here.
12 Jul 2019 Comma 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
12 Jul 2019 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Rawson's Wood Levens SD460859 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Fortunate sighting in sheltered spot. 21208.jpeg

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