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Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
17 Aug 2022	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	A very worn female
17 Aug 2022	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2022	Red Admiral	6	Adult	Augill Pasture	Brough	NY817147	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.40-15.50 18C Slight breeze, Mostly full sun
17 Aug 2022	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Augill Pasture	Brough	NY817147	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.40-15.50 18C Slight breeze, Mostly full sun
17 Aug 2022	Peacock	11	Adult	Augill Pasture	Brough	NY817147	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.40-15.50 18C Slight breeze, Mostly full sun
17 Aug 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Augill Pasture	Brough	NY817147	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.40-15.50 18C Slight breeze, Mostly full sun
17 Aug 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Gummer's How	Newby Bridge	SD391885	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	1.30pm. Full sun, slight breeze. Alternately nectaring on (...)
17 Aug 2022	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Fernleigh Road	Grange over Sands	SD405777	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	seen on buddleia. Very smart looking
17 Aug 2022	Speckled Wood	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY120012	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	On the footpath before the fell gate
17 Aug 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Augill Pasture	Brough	NY817147	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.40-15.50 18C Slight breeze, Mostly full sun
17 Aug 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Augill Pasture	Brough	NY817147	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14.40-15.50 18C Slight breeze, Mostly full sun
17 Aug 2022	Clouded Yellow	1	Adult	North Lodge	Allonby	NY081437	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion	Feeding on mustard next to coastal path at1400
17 Aug 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Gummer's How	Newby Bridge	SD391885	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	1.30pm. Full sun, slight breeze.
17 Aug 2022	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Gummer's How	Newby Bridge	SD390880	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Noon. Full sun, slight breeze.
17 Aug 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Gummer's How	Newby Bridge	SD390880	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Noon. Full sun, slight breeze. Settled briefly on a stone in (...)
17 Aug 2022	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Woodland clearing	Setmurthy	NY155319	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon	All together in an open clearing on flowers and grasses
17 Aug 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Woodland clearing	Setmurthy	NY155319	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon	All together in an open clearing on flowers and grasses
17 Aug 2022	Red Admiral	3	Adult	Woodland clearing	Setmurthy	NY155319	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon	All together in an open clearing on flowers and grasses
17 Aug 2022	Small Copper	1	Adult	Woodland clearing	Setmurthy	NY155319	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon	All together in an open clearing on flowers and grasses
17 Aug 2022	Small Skipper	12	Adult	Woodland clearing	Setmurthy	NY155319	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon	All together in an open clearing on flowers and grasses
17 Aug 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Woodland clearing	Setmurthy	NY155319	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon	All together in an open clearing on flowers and grasses
17 Aug 2022	Wall Brown	6	Adult	Woodland clearing	Setmurthy	NY155319	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon	All together in an open clearing on flowers and grasses
17 Aug 2022	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Woodland path	Setmurthy	NY160327	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
17 Aug 2022	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Woodland path	Setmurthy	NY160327	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
17 Aug 2022	Peacock	9	Adult	Woodland path	Setmurthy	NY160327	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
17 Aug 2022	Red Admiral	10	Adult	Woodland path	Setmurthy	NY160327	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
17 Aug 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Woodland path	Setmurthy	NY160327	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
17 Aug 2022	Speckled Wood	30	Adult	Woodland path	Setmurthy	NY160327	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
17 Aug 2022	Wall Brown	6	Adult	Woodland path	Setmurthy	NY160327	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
17 Aug 2022	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Holehird Gardens	Windermere	NY410007	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	Very smart looking Sunny day
17 Aug 2022	Common Blue	5	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD392737	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	15 minutes observation between wood edge and the Point
17 Aug 2022	Gatekeeper	5	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD392737	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	15 minutes observation between wood edge and the Point
17 Aug 2022	Purple Hairstreak	1	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD392737	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	15 minutes observation between wood edge and the Point
17 Aug 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD392737	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	15 minutes observation between wood edge and the Point
17 Aug 2022	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2022	Large White	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2022	Large White	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2022	Small White	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Aug 2022	Brown Hairstreak	2	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD456774	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Anderson	Near Trig Point
17 Aug 2022	Gatekeeper	6	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD456774	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Anderson
17 Aug 2022	Meadow Brown	4	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD456774	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Anderson	One was very large!
17 Aug 2022	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD456774	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Anderson	Near Trig Point
17 Aug 2022	Scotch Argus	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD456774	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Anderson	One was very large!
17 Aug 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Dallam Chase	Milnthorpe	SD496819	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
17 Aug 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Dallam Chase	Milnthorpe	SD496819	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
17 Aug 2022	Large White	1	Adult	Dallam Chase	Milnthorpe	SD496819	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows	Lots of 'whites' around today - more than I've seen this year. (...)
17 Aug 2022	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Dallam Chase	Milnthorpe	SD496819	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
17 Aug 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Dallam Chase	Milnthorpe	SD496819	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
17 Aug 2022	Red Admiral	6	Adult	Dallam Chase	Milnthorpe	SD496819	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows	All today's sightings 'at least' on Buddleia in four spots (...)
17 Aug 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	6	Adult	Dallam Chase	Milnthorpe	SD496819	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
17 Aug 2022	Comma	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Aug 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Aug 2022	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Aug 2022	Peacock	16	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Aug 2022	Red Admiral	3	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Aug 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Aug 2022	Small White	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell

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