Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
2 Sep 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Siddick Village Workington NX998312 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Along a sunny/shady/damp track east of railway line
2 Sep 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Siddick Village Workington NX998312 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Along a sunny/shady/damp track east of railway line
2 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Siddick Village Workington NX998312 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Along a sunny/shady/damp track east of railway line
2 Sep 2021 Small White 6 Adult Siddick Village Workington NX998312 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Along a sunny/shady/damp track east of railway line
2 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 32 Adult Siddick Village Workington NX998312 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Along a sunny/shady/damp track east of railway line. Lots of (...)
2 Sep 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY0848 VC70 Cumberland Lynne Farrell Fresh male
2 Sep 2021 Large White 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY0848 VC70 Cumberland Lynne Farrell
2 Sep 2021 Small Heath 2 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY0848 VC70 Cumberland Lynne Farrell
2 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY0848 VC70 Cumberland Lynne Farrell
2 Sep 2021 Green-veined White 4 Adult Silloth Docks Silloth NY1053 VC70 Cumberland Lynne Farrell On Sea Rocket on shore
2 Sep 2021 Large White 3 Adult Silloth Docks Silloth NY1053 VC70 Cumberland Lynne Farrell
2 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Silloth Docks Silloth NY1053 VC70 Cumberland Lynne Farrell In dunes
22 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
12 Sep 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
12 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
12 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 13 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
12 Sep 2021 Small White 8 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
22 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland T Dixon
22 Sep 2021 Small White 2 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland T Dixon
12 Sep 2021 Small Copper 2 Adult Whelpo Caldbeck NY307396 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong 16C. East breeze, overcast and warm. 34439.jpeg
12 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Whelpo Caldbeck NY307396 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong 16C. East breeze, overcast and warm. On Mentha Aquatica. 34440.jpeg
2 Sep 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Thurstonfield NY314567 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ward On buddleia.
2 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Thurstonfield NY314567 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ward On buddleia.
2 Sep 2021 Small White 3 Adult Garden Thurstonfield NY314567 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ward On and around buddleia
2 Sep 2021 Green-veined White 4 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
2 Sep 2021 Peacock 3 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Sun no cloud, all on huddleia
2 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 4 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Sun no cloud, all on huddleia
2 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 18 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Sun no cloud, all on huddleia
2 Sep 2021 Small White 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Sun no cloud, all on huddleia
2 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Sun no cloud, all on huddleia
2 Sep 2021 Comma 1 Adult Garden Wray Castle Windermere NY374010 VC69 Westmorland L Swift and T Dixon
2 Sep 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Wray Castle Windermere NY374010 VC69 Westmorland L Swift and T Dixon
2 Sep 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Wray Castle Windermere NY374010 VC69 Westmorland L Swift and T Dixon
2 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Wray Castle Windermere NY374010 VC69 Westmorland L Swift and T Dixon
2 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Wray Castle Windermere NY374010 VC69 Westmorland L Swift and T Dixon
2 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Garden Wray Castle Windermere NY374010 VC69 Westmorland L Swift and T Dixon
2 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 4 Adult SW facing bank above cricket ground Carlisle NY398567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Sep 2021 Small Copper 2 Adult SW facing bank above cricket ground Carlisle NY39875672 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 34429.jpeg
2 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 18 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Sep 2021 Large White 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 24 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Sep 2021 Holly Blue 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
2 Sep 2021 Small Copper 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 34428.jpeg
12 Sep 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Sep 2021 Small White 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 3 very fresh.
2 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
22 Sep 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells 17oC
22 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells 17oC
22 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 18 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells 17oC
22 Sep 2021 Small White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells 17oC
22 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells 17oC
12 Sep 2021 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
12 Sep 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 34448.jpeg
12 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 34445.jpeg
12 Sep 2021 Small White 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 Sep 2021 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny & warm.
2 Sep 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 Sep 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 Sep 2021 Small White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
2 Sep 2021 Brimstone 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick CWT work party seen over 5 hours sunny no wind 20 deg C both (...)
2 Sep 2021 Grayling 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick CWT work party seen over 5 hours sunny no wind 20 deg C
2 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 25 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick CWT work party seen over 5 hours sunny no wind 20 deg C
2 Sep 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Blackstone Point Arnside SD4381977379 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Male
2 Sep 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Blackstone Point Arnside SD4381977379 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
2 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Blackstone Point Arnside SD4381977379 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
2 Sep 2021 Small White 8 Adult Blackstone Point Arnside SD4381977379 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
2 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Blackstone Point Arnside SD4381977379 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans In the woods just behind the tide line.
2 Sep 2021 Large White 1 Adult Arnside Promenade Arnside SD4542278647 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
2 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Promenade Arnside SD4542278647 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
2 Sep 2021 Small White 3 Adult Arnside Promenade Arnside SD4542278647 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
2 Sep 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC sun little wind
2 Sep 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC sun little wind
2 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC sun little wind
2 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 16 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC sun little wind
2 Sep 2021 Small White 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC sun little wind
2 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC sun little wind
2 Sep 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC sun gentle breeze
2 Sep 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC sun gentle breeze
2 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC sun gentle breeze
2 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 26 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC sun gentle breeze
2 Sep 2021 Small White 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC sun gentle breeze
2 Sep 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC sun gentle breeze
12 Sep 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Brigflatts Sedbergh SD640911 VC65 North-west Yorkshire John Mounsey Nectaring on Buddleja. Intermittent sunshine.
12 Sep 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Brigflatts Sedbergh SD640911 VC65 North-west Yorkshire John Mounsey Nectaring on Buddleja. Intermittent sunshine.
12 Sep 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Brigflatts Sedbergh SD640911 VC65 North-west Yorkshire John Mounsey Nectaring on Buddleja. Intermittent sunshine.
12 Sep 2021 Small White 3 Adult Brigflatts Sedbergh SD640911 VC65 North-west Yorkshire John Mounsey Nectaring on Buddleja. Intermittent sunshine.

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