Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying through garden at 1300 hours
16 Mar 2021 Brimstone 2 Adult Gait Barrows Arnside SD48227745 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell Fresh and flying near the barn
16 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Arnside Arnside SD45907811 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez In the garden
16 Mar 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 29922.jpeg
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both nectaring on heather.
16 Mar 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Grizdale Forest Coniston SD334979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
16 Mar 2021 Comma 1 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY365515 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
16 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Risedale Hill Grange-over-Sands SD397767 VC69 Westmorland Liz Chadwick Male flew through the garden
16 Mar 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Risedale Hill Grange-over-Sands SD411781 VC69 Westmorland Liz Chadwick mid afternoon. Sunny.
16 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male flying through the garden in warm sunshine.
16 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Playing field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Playing field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
16 Mar 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Farleton Milnthorpe SD537807 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Farleton Milnthorpe SD536811 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
16 Mar 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Staveley SD469984 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon In my garden this afternoon
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Staveley SD469984 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon In my garden this afternoon
16 Mar 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick blue sky, full sun no wind