Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
18 May 2023 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD435866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
18 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434882 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 40824.jpeg
18 May 2023 Large White 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434882 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
18 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434882 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
18 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434882 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
18 May 2023 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434882 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 40821.jpeg
18 May 2023 Small White 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434882 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
18 May 2023 Speckled Wood 9 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434882 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
18 May 2023 Orange-tip 4 Adult Lamonby Lamonby NY408357 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
18 May 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Mealsgate Mealsgate NY208421 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
18 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Egg Tarn Howes Coniston NY332004 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey On Lady's Smock/ Cuckoo Flower.
18 May 2023 Orange-tip 10 Adult Tarn Howes Coniston NY331001 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Around all sides of the tarn. One nectaring on Lady's Smock, (...)
18 May 2023 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Tarn Howes Coniston NY330000 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Definitely Pearl Bordered/Small Pearl Bordered, but didn't (...)
18 May 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Tarn Howes Coniston NY330000 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Settled briefly on Ramsons leaf in sunshine.
18 May 2023 Small White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
18 May 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Roadside near Stone Raise Wigton NY267461 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
18 May 2023 Orange-tip 3 Adult Roadside near Stone Raise Wigton NY267461 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
18 May 2023 Common Blue 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 15Deg Hazy Sun. Beween 11:30 - 12:45. 40799.jpeg
18 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 15Deg Hazy Sun. Beween 11:30 - 12:45. 40798.jpeg
18 May 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 15Deg Hazy Sun. Beween 11:30 - 12:45.
18 May 2023 Small Blue 49 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 15Deg Hazy Sun. Beween 11:30 - 12:45. 40797.jpeg
18 May 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 15Deg Hazy Sun. Beween 11:30 - 12:45.
18 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX944134 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
18 May 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX944134 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
18 May 2023 Small Copper 2 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX944134 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
18 May 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX944134 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
18 May 2023 Small White 6 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX944134 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson Between carpark and Fleswick Bay
18 May 2023 Wall Brown 7 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX944134 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
18 May 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Roadside verges How Mill NY526564 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown

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