Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
12 May 2019 Green-veined White 2 Adult Bowgreave Busk Witherslack SD441853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019 Large White 1 Adult Bowgreave Busk Witherslack SD441853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 6 Adult Bowgreave Busk Witherslack SD441853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019 Peacock 6 Adult Bowgreave Busk Witherslack SD441853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Bowgreave Busk Witherslack SD441853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433871 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019 Duke of Burgundy 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433871 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun seen by ANO but confirmed by ref. to ID guide.
12 May 2019 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433871 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 9 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433871 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019 Peacock 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433871 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433871 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433871 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019 Green-veined White 2 Adult Howe Ridding West Witherslack SD431870 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 15 Adult Howe Ridding West Witherslack SD431870 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Howe Ridding West Witherslack SD431870 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Howe Ridding West Witherslack SD431870 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun .
12 May 2019 Green-veined White 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436863 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 3 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436863 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019 Peacock 7 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436863 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436863 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 100% sun
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 3 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD360888 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick bright sun, no wind 12deg C Aggregated grid reference
12 May 2019 Small Heath 1 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD3589089014 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick bright sun, no wind 12deg C
12 May 2019 Small Heath 1 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD3590888892 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick bright sun, chill breeze
12 May 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD360888 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick bright sun, no wind 12deg C Aggregated grid reference
12 May 2019 Speckled Wood 5 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD360888 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick bright sun, no wind 12deg C Aggregated grid reference
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 4 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 3 male, 1 female. 14.00-15.00. Full sunshine, light SW breeze.
12 May 2019 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD505933 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 14.00-15.00. Among trees.
12 May 2019 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY390298 VC70 Cumberland L Swift Sunning on warm stones
12 May 2019 Peacock 6 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY390298 VC70 Cumberland L Swift Sunning on grass and paths
12 May 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY390298 VC70 Cumberland L Swift On nettles and path
12 May 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Dalton Crags Burton-in-Kendal SD553764 VC60 West Lancashire Linda
12 May 2019 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Dalton Crags Burton-in-Kendal SD555774 VC69 Westmorland Linda 1st we have seen up here, on bracken near the trig.
12 May 2019 Green-veined White 8 Adult Dalton Crags Burton-in-Kendal SD553764 VC60 West Lancashire Linda
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 4 Adult Dalton Crags Burton-in-Kendal SD553764 VC60 West Lancashire Linda 1 female
12 May 2019 Peacock 4 Adult Dalton Crags Burton-in-Kendal SD553764 VC60 West Lancashire Linda
12 May 2019 Small White 4 Adult Dalton Crags Burton-in-Kendal SD553764 VC60 West Lancashire Linda
12 May 2019 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Dalton Crags Burton-in-Kendal SD553764 VC60 West Lancashire Linda
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick
12 May 2019 Small White 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 4 Adult Ravenstonedale head of village Kirkby Stephen NY720035 VC69 Westmorland Martin Warm
12 May 2019 Holly Blue 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 2 males, 1 female. 19271.jpeg
12 May 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult Thornthwaite Wigton NY271418 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Around Thornthwaite and along the lonning to the south
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 7 Adult west of Branthwaite Workington NY0424 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Roadsides in this monad.
12 May 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult west of Branthwaite Workington NY047244 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Roadside woodland
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 2 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson One male. One female
12 May 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson
12 May 2019 Green-veined White 9 Adult Ennerdale Ennerdale Bridge NY135170 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 11 Adult Ennerdale Ennerdale Bridge NY135170 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
12 May 2019 Peacock 4 Adult Ennerdale Ennerdale Bridge NY135170 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
12 May 2019 Small White 2 Adult Ennerdale Ennerdale Bridge NY135170 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
12 May 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ennerdale Ennerdale Bridge NY135170 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
12 May 2019 Brimstone 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019 Comma 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019 Green-veined White 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019 Large White 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019 Orange-tip 20 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019 Peacock 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
12 May 2019 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter

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    Chris Winnick
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    David Eastlick

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