Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
20 Jun 2023 Northern Brown Argus 2 Adult Whitbarrow Hervey Reserve Witherslack SD441867 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh 42096.jpeg
20 Jun 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Whitbarrow Hervey Reserve Witherslack SD441867 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh At the bottom of the escarpment 42095.jpeg
20 Jun 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 8 Adult Whitbarrow Hervey Reserve Witherslack SD441867 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh A few dispersed around the reserve. In sunshine after the rain 42094.jpeg
20 Jun 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 30 Adult Whitbarrow Hervey Reserve Witherslack SD441867 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh Large numbers dispersed around the reserve, sometimes in pairs. (...) 42093.jpeg
20 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
20 Jun 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Lindale Recreation Ground Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
20 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Milnthorpe Sands Marsh Sandside SD48478153 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In the upper saltmarsh
20 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 7 Adult Brackenthwaite Wigton NY300467 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jun 2023 Ringlet 2 Adult Brackenthwaite Wigton NY300467 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown light rain some sunshine .in long grass area
20 Jun 2023 Ringlet 9 Adult Woodland Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown light rain some sunshine .in long grass area
20 Jun 2023 Common Blue 4 Adult Whitbarrow Hervey Reserve Witherslack SD441867 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh
20 Jun 2023 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Whitbarrow Hervey Reserve Witherslack SD441867 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh

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