Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Aug 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Bike track near Kings Meaburn Mill Kings Meaburn NY617208 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass On a close morning by the Lyvennet 28941.jpeg
22 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Bike track near Kings Meaburn Mill Kings Meaburn NY617208 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass On a close morning by the Lyvennet 28940.jpeg
22 Aug 2020 Grayling 3 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD07359619 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson On upper saltmarsh, amongst Saltmarsh Rushes
22 Aug 2020 Grayling 2 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD06309712 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
22 Aug 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD06309712 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
22 Aug 2020 Painted Lady 1 Adult Wetheral Carlisle NY458550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones first of year here
22 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Wetheral Carlisle NY458550 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
22 Aug 2020 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Aug 2020 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Roosted overnight under Verbena Bonariensis flowers.
12 Aug 2020 Large White 3 Adult Scarness Bassenthwaite NY218302 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Between and around Scarness and Bowness Bays
12 Aug 2020 Peacock 8 Adult Scarness Bassenthwaite NY218302 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Between and around Scarness and Bowness Bays
12 Aug 2020 Purple Hairstreak 1 Adult Scarness Bassenthwaite NY218302 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Flying around upper branches of an Oak Tree. Very cropped photo (...) 28655.jpeg
12 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Scarness Bassenthwaite NY218302 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Between and around Scarness and Bowness Bays
12 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on phlox
12 Aug 2020 Small White 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick flying over phlox
12 Aug 2020 Peacock 4 Adult Irton Park Santon Bridge NY119007 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson On knapweed
12 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Irton Park Santon Bridge NY119007 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson On knapweed
12 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 12 Adult Irton Park Santon Bridge NY119007 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
12 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Left bank River Kent Sedgwick SD512888 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick seen as singletons 25 deg C, full sun, no wind
12 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 10 Adult Rose Bridge Dalston NY375465 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
12 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 6 Adult Rosleyrigg Road Rosley NY333461 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
12 Aug 2020 Comma 1 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY5464 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 22 degrees, 100% sunshine
12 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 3 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY5464 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 22 degrees, 100% sunshine
12 Aug 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY5464 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 22 degrees, 100% sunshine
12 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 3 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY5464 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 22 degrees, 100% sunshine
12 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY5464 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 22 degrees, 100% sunshine
12 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 2 Adult Abbey Gills Lanercost NY5464 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 22 degrees, 100% sunshine
2 Aug 2020 Small White 2 Adult DHW Yard Levens SD46328577 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick overcast with sunny periods on track to Rawsons aggregated (...)
2 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult DHW Yard Levens SD46328577 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick overcast with sunny periods on track to Rawsons aggregated (...)
2 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Rawson's Wood Levens SD46038690 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick overcast with sunny periods spreadeagled on track
2 Aug 2020 Peacock 3 Adult Rawsons Track Levens SD46328585 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick aggregate grid reference two sightings near buddleia (...)
2 Aug 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 8 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 9 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sandside Milnthorpe SD481810 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
2 Aug 2020 Comma 1 Adult Slack Head Milnthorpe SD486794 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
2 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Slack Head Milnthorpe SD486794 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
2 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Slack Head Milnthorpe SD486794 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows

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