Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
15 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY733081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 10.15 - 12.30 17C Mostly sunny 36471.jpeg
15 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 6 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Siddick NX992298 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Sunny, mild breeze. 36418.jpeg
15 Jun 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY733081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 10.15- 12.30 17C Mostly sunny 36416.jpeg
15 Jun 2022 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY733081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 10.15- 12.30 17C Mostly sunny 36413.jpeg
15 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY733081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 10.15- 12.30 17C Mostly sunny 36411.jpeg
15 Jun 2022 Small Blue 30 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Siddick NX992298 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Sunny, mild breeze. At least 30 seen all over the site. Mostly (...) 36409.jpeg
15 Jun 2022 Large Heath 12 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Andy Bolton
15 Jun 2022 Mountain Ringlet 6 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY136023 VC70 Cumberland David Holcombe 3 seen at ref. Others singly further west. Warm sunny little (...)
15 Jun 2022 Small Heath 20 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY135023 VC70 Cumberland David Holcombe Numbers estimated spread across fell from woods eastwards. (...)
15 Jun 2022 Large White 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY733081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 10.15- 12.30 17C Mostly sunny
15 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY733081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 10.15- 12.30 17C Mostly sunny
15 Jun 2022 Small Heath 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY733081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 10.15- 12.30 17C Mostly sunny
15 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY733081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 10.15- 12.30 17C Mostly sunny
15 Jun 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 13.45-15.10 17C Mostly sunny
15 Jun 2022 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 13.45-15.10 17C Mostly sunny
15 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 13.45-15.10 17C Mostly sunny
15 Jun 2022 Orange-tip 2 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 13.45-15.10 17C Mostly sunny
15 Jun 2022 Ringlet 3 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 13.45-15.10 17C Mostly sunny
15 Jun 2022 Small Heath 3 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761081 VC69 Westmorland IanTallon and Mike Roberts 13.45-15.10 17C Mostly sunny
15 Jun 2022 Large Skipper 2 Adult Wedholme Flow Kirkbride NY230538 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
15 Jun 2022 Small Heath 5 Adult Wedholme Flow Kirkbride NY230538 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
15 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Wedholme Flow Kirkbride NY230538 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
15 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY254369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
15 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY254369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
15 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 6 Adult Roadside verges Overwater Uldale NY255353 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
15 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Roadside verges Overwater Uldale NY255354 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
15 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Roadside verges Overwater Uldale NY252353 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
15 Jun 2022 Comma 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside Heathwaite SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In garden. Fresh specimen
15 Jun 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Trowbarrow Silverdale SD481758 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell First sighting for me this year
15 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 2 Adult Claife High Wray SD381975 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Intermittent sun
15 Jun 2022 Small Heath 4 Adult Claife High Wray SD381975 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Intermittent sun
15 Jun 2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 9 Adult Claife High Wray SD381975 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Intermittent sun
15 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Claife High Wray SD381975 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Intermittent sun
15 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Jun 2022 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell male
15 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Jun 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
15 Jun 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
15 Jun 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
15 Jun 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
15 Jun 2022 Ringlet 8 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Siddick NX992298 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Sunny, mild breeze.

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