Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Garden Mockerkin NY09032316 VC70 Cumberland Thalia Sparke 38779.jpeg
21 Aug 2022 Large White 3 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
21 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
21 Aug 2022 Peacock 3 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
21 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 6 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
21 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
21 Aug 2022 Small White 4 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
21 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
21 Aug 2022 Wall Brown 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
21 Aug 2022 Small Copper 2 Adult Field Threlkeld NY295253 VC70 Cumberland Tony Beales On ragwort beside the river 38881.jpeg
21 Aug 2022 Comma 1 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
21 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 12 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple First day with reasonable count
21 Aug 2022 Large White 3 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
21 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple First day with reasonable count 38811.jpeg
21 Aug 2022 Peacock 5 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple First day with reasonable count
21 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 8 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple First day with reasonable count
21 Aug 2022 Small Copper 1 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple First day with reasonable count 38814.jpeg
21 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 9 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple First day with reasonable count
21 Aug 2022 Small White 10 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple First day with reasonable count
21 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple First day with reasonable count
21 Aug 2022 Wall Brown 2 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376432 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple First day with reasonable count 38819.jpeg
21 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 23 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 Aug 2022 Small Copper 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 Aug 2022 Wall Brown 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller One a female in ovipositing activity. 39157.jpeg
21 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
21 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 6 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY409008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 70% sun
21 Aug 2022 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY409008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 70% sun
21 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY409008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 70% sun...first seen for 3-4 months
21 Aug 2022 Peacock 8 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY409008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 70% sun....most on buddleia
21 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY409008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 70% sun....most on buddleia
21 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 26 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY409008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 70% sun....most on buddleia
21 Aug 2022 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2022 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 38804.jpeg
21 Aug 2022 Peacock 19 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2022 Small White 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 5 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY540109 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 70% sun
21 Aug 2022 Peacock 3 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY540109 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 70% sun
21 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 3 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY540109 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 70% sun
21 Aug 2022 Small Heath 1 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY540109 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 70% sun
21 Aug 2022 Small Skipper 3 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY540109 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 70% sun
21 Aug 2022 Comma 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker
21 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker
21 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker
21 Aug 2022 Peacock 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker
21 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 20 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker
21 Aug 2022 Small White 5 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker
21 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker
21 Aug 2022 Scotch Argus 70 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker 2 colonies (~50 on slopes East of viaduct; #20 beyond North end (...)
21 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Hampsfell Lindale SD398791 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm and sunny, a surprise sighting
21 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD402777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm and sunny, on buddleia
21 Aug 2022 Small White 1 Adult Hampsfield Lindale SD402805 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm and sunny
21 Aug 2022 Small White 3 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm and sunny
21 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm and sunny
21 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Eggerslack Woods edge Grange over Sands SD404791 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm and sunny
21 Aug 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Hampsfell Fell Road Grange over Sands SD408784 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm and sunny
21 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Hampsfell Fell Road Grange over Sands SD408784 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm and sunny
21 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Castle Head/Winster Lindale SD422800 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
21 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 5 Adult Castle Head/Winster Lindale SD425803 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson
21 Aug 2022 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker
21 Aug 2022 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker
21 Aug 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker
21 Aug 2022 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker A token, somewhat tatty specimen....
21 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker
21 Aug 2022 Small White 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker
21 Aug 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452772 VC69 Westmorland Bob Theaker
21 Aug 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Marsh Road Dallam Milnthorpe SD485823 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny periods
21 Aug 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Marsh Road Dallam Milnthorpe SD485823 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny periods
21 Aug 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Marsh Road Dallam Milnthorpe SD485823 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny periods
21 Aug 2022 Small White 3 Adult Marsh Road Dallam Milnthorpe SD485823 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny periods

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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