Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
18 Oct 2022 Small White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Now with correct image 39961.jpeg
18 Oct 2022 Small White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female, nectaring on Verbena bonariensis. 39960.jpeg
18 Oct 2022 Small White 1 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong 39936.jpeg
18 Oct 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong On Ivy in full sun but rather cool. 39935.jpeg
18 Oct 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD392734 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick flying in sunny almost wind free connditions
18 Oct 2022 Comma 1 Adult Ashmeadow walled garden Arnside SD454785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
18 Oct 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ashmeadow walled garden Arnside SD454785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
18 Oct 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult Beckside Farm Cartmel SD375804 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick resting in a beech tree camouflaged by brown beech leaves
18 Oct 2022 Red Admiral 6 Adult Broughton Hall Cartmel SD378809 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick nectaring on ivy in afternoon sunshine in company of dapper (...)
18 Oct 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult Broughton Hall Cartmel SD378809 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick nectaring on ivy in afternoon sunshine in company of Red (...)
18 Oct 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Briefly in the garden before flying off.
18 Oct 2022 Comma 2 Adult Brantwood Garden Coniston SD311956 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very sunny day.
18 Oct 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Brantwood Garden Coniston SD311956 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very sunny day.
18 Oct 2022 Comma 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305977 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Ivy
18 Oct 2022 Red Admiral 5 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305977 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Ivy
18 Oct 2022 Small White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian

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