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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Aug 2021 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Garden Boustead Hill Burgh-by-Sands, Carlisle NY291587 VC70 Cumberland Harry Malyon Around Acers
22 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 2 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082433 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
22 Aug 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082433 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
22 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082433 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
22 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 35 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082433 VC70 Cumberland John Callion MINIMUM RECORD NUMBERS FOR MY GARDEN, MOSTLY ON Buddlea
22 Aug 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve West Common NY199615 VC70 Cumberland Judith Rogers Male on Bird's-foot Trefoil.
22 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve West Common NY199615 VC70 Cumberland Judith Rogers In wildflower meadow.
22 Aug 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve West Common NY199615 VC70 Cumberland Judith Rogers In wildflower meadow.
22 Aug 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve West Common NY199615 VC70 Cumberland Judith Rogers On Devil's-bit Scabious flowers.
22 Aug 2021 Green-veined White 5 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
22 Aug 2021 Large White 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
22 Aug 2021 Peacock 14 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple All on buddleia except GVW
22 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 9 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple All on buddleia except GVW
22 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 49 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple All on buddleia except GVW
22 Aug 2021 Small White 11 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple All on buddleia except GVW
22 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 2 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY373505 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple All on buddleia except GVW
22 Aug 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
22 Aug 2021 Large White 4 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
22 Aug 2021 Painted Lady 1 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
22 Aug 2021 Peacock 6 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
22 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 4 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
22 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 35 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift 35 plus gave up counting Flying in from all angles
22 Aug 2021 Small White 7 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
22 Aug 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden, West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter On Buddleia.
22 Aug 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Garden, West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter On Buddleia.
22 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden, West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter On Buddleia.
22 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Garden, West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter On Buddleia.
22 Aug 2021 Common Blue 2 Adult Mawbray Silloth NY082469 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Sunny with slight breeze.
22 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Mawbray Silloth NY082470 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Sunny.
22 Aug 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY232537 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Cloudy but warm.
22 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY232537 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Cloudy but warm.
22 Aug 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Wetheral Carlisle NY461554 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones sunning on path
22 Aug 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones around Holly bushes
22 Aug 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Wetheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones around Holly bushes
22 Aug 2021 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
22 Aug 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Wetheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones max any one time - on buddleas

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