Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 male, 1 female.
14 May 2017 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 May 2017 Peacock 3 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 16 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 10 males, 6 females.
14 May 2017 Large White 2 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny and windy.
14 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 151 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 May 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Slack Head Windermere Road Beetham SD482796 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
14 May 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Railway Arnside SD464782 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
14 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Old railway Sandside SD476805 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
14 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Old embankment Arnside SD463788 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Milnthorpe Milnthorpe SD494816 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
14 May 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female
14 May 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Kingmoor South NR Carlisle NY387581 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Kingmoor South NR Carlisle NY387581 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Rather tatty. 8972.jpeg
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385580 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 2 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385580 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller In the central open scrubby area, sometimes interacting with the (...) 8971.jpeg
14 May 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Same location as the Dingy Skippers.
14 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386598 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Active in a small sunny clearing in the middle of this mostly (...) 8965.jpeg
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386598 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Large White 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386598 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386598 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 3 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Active on the sunny banks just north of the pedestrian (...) 8969.jpeg
14 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433846 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
14 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD459836 VC69 Westmorland Janice Sutton 12333.jpeg
14 May 2017 Small Copper 1 Adult Aldingham Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50% sun. Westerly breeze. 90 mins observation. On very low (...)
14 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Aldingham Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50% sun. Westerly breeze. 90 mins observation.
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Aldingham Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50% sun. Westerly breeze. 90 mins observation. 2 males.
14 May 2017 Large White 2 Adult Aldingham Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50% sun. Westerly breeze. 90 mins observation.
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 6 Adult Aldingham Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2 mating pairs. 50% sun. Westerly breeze. 90 mins observation.
14 May 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Aldingham Beach Aldingham SD282709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On bird's foot trefoil. 50% sun. Westerly breeze. 90 mins (...)
14 May 2017 Wall Brown 4 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Red Admiral 1 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 5 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Dingy Skipper 6 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Old Park Wood to Barker Scar Holker SD335776 VC69 Westmorland Colin & Jane Sharman
14 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 6 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Moss Wood Bouth SD325863 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Moss Wood Bouth SD325863 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 3 Adult Low Hay Bridge Bouth SD336875 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Wall Brown 1 Adult Lone Riggs Oxen Park SD321880 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult Lone Riggs Oxen Park SD321882 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 May 2017 Orange-tip 4 Adult Colton Colton SD317860 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell

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