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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
20 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. Partially sunny. 45575.jpeg
20 Sep 2023 Small White 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. Partially sunny.
20 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. Partially sunny.
20 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 5.30pm. Flew into large holly about 15ft up and did not emerge (...)
20 Sep 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Sep 2023 Comma 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY40415708 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY40415708 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Sep 2023 Small White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Sep 2023 Comma 4 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller All nectaring on ripe blackberries,
20 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 24 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Most nectaring on ripe blackberries, some resting.
20 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 5 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Sep 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Settled briefly 5m away. Quite worn. Surprised one had survived (...)
20 Sep 2023 Large White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female
20 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
20 Sep 2023 Large White 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY463548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
20 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY463548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
20 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 14 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY493580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny windy after heavy rain
20 Sep 2023 Small White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY493580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny windy after heavy rain
20 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY493580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny windy after heavy rain
20 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 9 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Sep 2023 Small White 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
20 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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