Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Mockerkin NY0902323160 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke
19 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Male, nectaring on Cardamine Pratensis. 10.00 a.m. sunny. 30177.jpeg
19 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Apr 2021 Peacock 5 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 3 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Males.
19 Apr 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny 16oC 30164.jpeg
19 Apr 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Hutton Roof NNR Burton-in-Kendal SD554785 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
19 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Canal path Holme Mills SD523777 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones male
19 Apr 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Flying in garden
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 2 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson 1 male and 1female
19 Apr 2021 Comma 2 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Feeding on dandelion
19 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Male flying along edge of wood
19 Apr 2021 Peacock 6 Adult Grizedale ForestC Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very sunny
19 Apr 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very sunny
19 Apr 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Powter Howe Keswick NY221267 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Warm sunshine.
19 Apr 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Powter Howe Keswick NY221269 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Warm sunshine.
19 Apr 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden, West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Warm sunshine.
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Male
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 7 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller All males
19 Apr 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mating pair 30203.jpeg
19 Apr 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Fresh male in garden
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In garden. Worn female
19 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Fresh male in garden
19 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Grass verge and field Nr Haltcliff Bridge NY367366 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon
19 Apr 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Grass verge Nr Castle Sowerby church NY374364 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 4 Adult Grass verge Haltcliffe Bridge NY367366 VC70 Cumberland L Swift and T Dixon 2 male 2 female flying and on dandelions
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Akay Wood Sedbergh SD658913 VC65 North-west Yorkshire John Mounsey Male. Didn't settle. Calm, sunny intervals.
19 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult St Helens Flimby NY008325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
19 Apr 2021 Green-veined White 4 Adult St Helens Flimby NY008325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
19 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Commonside Distington NY006223 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 2 Adult Commonside Distington NY006223 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
19 Apr 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
19 Apr 2021 Large White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon and an unknown small Fritillary
19 Apr 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Flew past quickly
19 Apr 2021 Brimstone 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult The Hawk Broughton Mills SD240923 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15c. Male near parking area.
19 Apr 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult The Hawk Broughton Mills SD240923 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15c. Female near parking area.
19 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton-in-Furness SD214850 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11c. Full sun. Near parking area.
19 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton-in-Furness SD219852 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11c. Just off boardwalk.
19 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton-in-Furness SD219854 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Flying over heather.
19 Apr 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD239931 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15c. Full sun. Along path towards Caw Moss. Nectaring on pussy (...)
19 Apr 2021 Peacock 8 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD239931 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15c. Full sun. Along western path towards Caw Moss. 1 on pussy (...)
19 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD239931 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15c. Disturbed from bracken.
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 3 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 1st seen near Kings Meaburn 30222.jpeg
19 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC full sun
19 Apr 2021 Small White 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC full sun
19 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC full sun
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 15 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC full sun
19 Apr 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC full sun
19 Apr 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC full sun
19 Apr 2021 Comma 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC full sun
19 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Grange over Sands SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC full sun
19 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult garden at Brigsteer Kendal SD481892 VC69 Westmorland Charles Bulman
19 Apr 2021 Peacock 1 Adult garden at Brigsteer Kendal SD481892 VC69 Westmorland Charles Bulman
19 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult garden at Brigsteer Kendal SD481892 VC69 Westmorland Charles Bulman
19 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult garden at Brigsteer Kendal SD481892 VC69 Westmorland Charles Bulman