Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
20 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Mockerkin NY0902623165 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke
20 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Mockerkin NY0902623165 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 40306.jpeg
20 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Bassenthwaite NY21633255 VC70 Cumberland Timothy Wilks 40303.jpeg
20 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult Braithwaite Moss Braithwaite NY242246 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh 40254.jpeg
20 Apr 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Apr 2023 Green-veined White 2 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of the year. Both males. Not a great picture, but (...) 40271.jpeg
20 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Males
20 Apr 2023 Peacock 6 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Br NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm but cool wind at times
20 Apr 2023 Peacock 4 Adult Walton Moss Brampton NY513673 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine sheltering from cold wind
20 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
20 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
20 Apr 2023 Small White 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
20 Apr 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
20 Apr 2023 Brimstone 11 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD347811 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 40228.jpeg
20 Apr 2023 Comma 2 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD347811 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 40231.jpeg
20 Apr 2023 Green Hairstreak 9 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD347811 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 40227.jpeg
20 Apr 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD347811 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 40226.jpeg
20 Apr 2023 Peacock 5 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD347811 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 40229.jpeg
20 Apr 2023 Small White 1 Adult Wart Barrow Lane Allithwaite SD386771 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick windy and sunny
20 Apr 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391739 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
20 Apr 2023 Comma 2 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391739 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
20 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 4 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391739 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
20 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391739 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
20 Apr 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391739 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
20 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Greaves Wood Lane Kents Bank SD395760 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick windy and sunny
20 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Cowhead Wood Witherslack SD415866 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 Apr 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Apr 2023 Small White 2 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
20 Apr 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Pool Bank Witherslack SD425878 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 Apr 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Pool Bank Witherslack SD425878 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 Apr 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Pool Bank Witherslack SD429876 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Pool Bank Witherslack SD429876 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
20 Apr 2023 Brimstone 3 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD430832 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Along track leading down to the Moss. Males
20 Apr 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD430832 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Along track leading down to the Moss.
20 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD430832 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Along track leading down to the Moss. Males
20 Apr 2023 Peacock 3 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD430832 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Along track leading down to the Moss.
20 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD430832 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Along track leading down to the Moss
20 Apr 2023 Brimstone 2 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD43848620 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson Male and female seen 40245.jpeg
20 Apr 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD43848620 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
20 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD43848620 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
20 Apr 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Witherslack Hall School Sports Field Witherslack SD43848620 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
20 Apr 2023 Brimstone 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD43978285 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
20 Apr 2023 Comma 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD43978285 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson 40241.jpeg
20 Apr 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD43978285 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson 40249.jpeg
20 Apr 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD43978285 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
20 Apr 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD43978285 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
20 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD43978285 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
20 Apr 2023 Small White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD43978285 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
20 Apr 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD43978285 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson
20 Apr 2023 Green Hairstreak 12 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD445819 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Several nectaring on willow catkins by the board walk
20 Apr 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Arnside Village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Fresh specimen flying through garden
20 Apr 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ulpha Wood Ulpha SD455814 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick The first seen this year
20 Apr 2023 Orange-tip 6 Adult Crag Wood Ulpha SD456804 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Males and one female
20 Apr 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Clawthorpe Burton-in-Kendal SD5356077854 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
20 Apr 2023 Brimstone 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5440778706 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 100% sun, very windy. 3 males seen at same time.
20 Apr 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5440778706 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 100% sun, very windy.
20 Apr 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5440778706 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 100% sun, very windy.

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