Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Low Pike Ambleside NY376059 VC69 Westmorland Molly Rutter
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Garden Arnside SD462780 VC69 Westmorland Caroline Webb
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Arnside SD462780 VC69 Westmorland Caroline Webb
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Arnside Cemetery Arnside SD469769 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Male
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Arnside Cemetery Arnside SD469769 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
16 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Arnside Cemetery Arnside SD469769 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
16 Apr 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD466776 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell 1 male 1 female
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD467775 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell on footpath by railway line, males
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD466776 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Males
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD467775 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell on footpath by railway line
16 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD467775 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On dandelions on footpath by railway line
16 Apr 2020 Brimstone 2 Adult Middlebarrow Quarry Arnside SD469769 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Males
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 4 Adult Middlebarrow Quarry Arnside SD469769 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Males
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Middlebarrow Quarry Arnside SD469769 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
16 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Middlebarrow Wood Arnside SD468771 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell male
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Middlebarrow Wood Arnside SD468771 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garlands Carlisle NY435540 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Males
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY412569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both males
16 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY412569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female
16 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY407568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 4 Adult Aynsome Lane Cartmel SD380802 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on our exercise period sightings were all singletons recorded (...)
16 Apr 2020 Holly Blue 2 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 3 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell 2M, 1 F
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell One was very ragged and probably hibernated.
16 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
16 Apr 2020 Comma 1 Adult Flimby wood Flimby NY032342 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
16 Apr 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Flimby wood Flimby NY032342 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton while taking daily exercise
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 4 Adult Flimby wood Flimby NY032342 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 4 Adult Flimby wood Flimby NY032342 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
16 Apr 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Flimby wood Flimby NY032342 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
16 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Flimby wood Flimby NY032342 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary male settling on plants in garden
16 Apr 2020 Small White 1 Adult Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary flew over garden
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Old Sedbergh Road Kendal SD514931 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
16 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
16 Apr 2020 Comma 1 Adult Mockerkin Mockerkin NY090233 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Mockerkin Mockerkin NY090233 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 9 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Male
16 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult On Hall Lane before Park House Staveley NY472004 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon On my daily walk
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 3 Adult On track past Park House Staveley NY467014 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
16 Apr 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Birkrigg Ulverston SD276734 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Nectaring on dandelion
16 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Birkrigg Ulverston SD276734 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On patch of celandines
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Male flying.
16 Apr 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. On rockery.
16 Apr 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Priory Road Ulverston SD299761 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Flying.
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Scales Ulverston SD278729 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Basking on the road.
16 Apr 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Scales Ulverston SD278729 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Also basking on the road.
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Seawood Ulverston SD296735 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Male nectaring on dandelion
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Seawood Ulverston SD296734 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Male flying
16 Apr 2020 Orange-tip 2 Adult Aikbank Wigton NY220456 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
16 Apr 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Aikbank Wigton NY220456 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
16 Apr 2020 Small White 1 Adult Aikbank Wigton NY220456 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson

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