Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 21 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny. 20c. One hour.
23 Aug 2016 Scotch Argus 20 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ian On knapweed
23 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 19 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ian 23c Sunny on knapweed
23 Aug 2016 Peacock 16 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ian 23c Sunny on knapweed
23 Aug 2016 Peacock 12 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun...all on Buddleia
23 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 11 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun...all on Buddleia
23 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny. 20c. One hour.
23 Aug 2016 Brimstone 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun...all on Buddleia
23 Aug 2016 Large White 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun...all on Buddleia
23 Aug 2016 Common Blue 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny. 20c. One hour.
23 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 6 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995303 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun...all on Buddleia
23 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun...all on Buddleia
23 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun...all on Buddleia
23 Aug 2016 Small White 4 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ian 23c Sunny
23 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ian 23c Sunny along disused railway
23 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995303 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny. 20c. One hour.
23 Aug 2016 Small White 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny. 20c. One hour.
23 Aug 2016 Large White 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ian 23c Sunny
23 Aug 2016 Grayling 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun...all on Buddleia
23 Aug 2016 Small White 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun...all on Buddleia
23 Aug 2016 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY729075 VC69 Westmorland Ian 23c Sunny
23 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Allonby Allonby NY081434 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Wetheral Station Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
23 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allonby Allonby NY081434 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Aug 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Allonby Allonby NY081434 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
23 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY467546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
23 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien First of the year for me.

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