Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 2 Adult Bowness Marsh Port Carlisle NY239623 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Small White 3 Adult Bowness Marsh Port Carlisle NY239623 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 3 Adult Bowness Marsh Port Carlisle NY239623 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 4 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Large White 5 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 8 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7801.jpeg
17 Aug 2016 Peacock 50 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7802.jpeg
17 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 2 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Small Copper 3 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 10 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Comma 1 Adult Carlisle 27 Knowe Road Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
17 Aug 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Grike Ennerdale Bridge NY086138 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
17 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Grike Ennerdale Bridge NY086138 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
17 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Grike Ennerdale Bridge NY086138 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
17 Aug 2016 Comma 1 Adult Heckbarley Ennerdale Bridge NY067139 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
17 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Heckbarley Ennerdale Bridge NY067139 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
17 Aug 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Heckbarley Ennerdale Bridge NY067139 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
17 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 2 Adult Heckbarley Ennerdale Bridge NY067139 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
17 Aug 2016 Comma 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY487479 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
17 Aug 2016 Common Blue 11 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD185787 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 2F, 9M. Two hours, full sun.
17 Aug 2016 Gatekeeper 13 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD185787 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Two hours, full sun.
17 Aug 2016 Grayling 2 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD185787 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Two hours, full sun.
17 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD185787 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Two hours, full sun.
17 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD185787 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Two hours, full sun.
17 Aug 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD185787 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Two hours, full sun.
17 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD185787 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Two hours, full sun.
17 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD185787 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Two hours, full sun.
17 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD185787 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Two hours, full sun.
17 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Low Fell Plantation, Barkbooth Lot Winster SD420909 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Warm sunshine outside wood, quite still within the wood.
17 Aug 2016 Purple Hairstreak 17 Adult Miltonrigg Wood Brampton NY5560 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard In south-western sector. 1720-1820. 22 degrees, sunny spells.
17 Aug 2016 Common Blue 2 Adult Silecroft Caravan Park near to Silecroft SD124812 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 20 mins.
17 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Silecroft Caravan Park near to Silecroft SD124812 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 20 mins.
17 Aug 2016 Large White 2 Adult Silloth coastal dunes south harbour Silloth NY103529 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Silloth coastal dunes south harbour Silloth NY103529 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult Silloth coastal dunes south harbour Silloth NY103529 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7809.jpeg
17 Aug 2016 Small White 5 Adult Silloth coastal dunes south harbour Silloth NY103529 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 12 Adult Silloth coastal dunes south harbour Silloth NY103529 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7808.jpeg
17 Aug 2016 Large White 2 Adult Silloth Seafront north of harbour Silloth NY107537 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 5 Adult Silloth Seafront north of harbour Silloth NY107537 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Holly Blue 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7567.jpeg
17 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Small White 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7569.jpeg
17 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2016 Peacock 5 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
17 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 5 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
17 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones

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