Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 7 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes observations.
17 May 2019 Green-veined White 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes observations.
17 May 2019 Orange-tip 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes observations.
17 May 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes observations.
17 May 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes observations.
17 May 2019 Wall Brown 1 Adult Bowland Drive Kendal SD530929 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key On roadside verge.
17 May 2019 Green-veined White 2 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards some sun, windy
17 May 2019 Orange-tip 5 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards some sun, windy
17 May 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards some sun, windy
17 May 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards some sun, windy
17 May 2019 Green Hairstreak 50 Adult Jockey Shield area Carlisle NY569554 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan Sunny and windy 18degrees. Seen over wide area on bilberry and (...)
17 May 2019 Green-veined White 50 Adult Jockey Shield area Carlisle NY569554 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan Sunny and windy 18degrees. Seen over wide area
17 May 2019 Orange-tip 10 Adult Jockey Shield area Carlisle NY569554 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan Sunny and windy 18degrees. Seen over wide area
17 May 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Jockey Shield area Carlisle NY569554 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan Sunny and windy 18degrees. Seen over wide area
17 May 2019 Common Blue 15 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Wind 2. Butterflies all over the site.
17 May 2019 Dingy Skipper 33 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Wind 2. Butterflies all over the site.
17 May 2019 Orange-tip 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Wind 2. Butterflies all over the site.
17 May 2019 Small Blue 36 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Wind 2. Butterflies all over the site.
17 May 2019 Small Heath 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Wind 2. Butterflies all over the site.
17 May 2019 Small White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Wind 2. Butterflies all over the site.
17 May 2019 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Wind 2. Butterflies all over the site.
17 May 2019 Wall Brown 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Wind 2. Butterflies all over the site.
17 May 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
17 May 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hazy sun at times.
17 May 2019 Green-veined White 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hazy sun at times.
17 May 2019 Orange-tip 8 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hazy sun at times.
17 May 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hazy sun at times.

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