Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
24 Apr 2021 Brimstone 4 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC and full sun....all male.
24 Apr 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC and full sun.
24 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC and full sun.....freshly emerged.
24 Apr 2021 Peacock 8 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC and full sun.
24 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC and full sun.....freshly emerged.
24 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Swindale Penrith NY507122 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass In the open, sunny 18C 0n rushes and rocks. 30290.jpeg
24 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 6 Adult Swindale Penrith NY509114 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass on the left hand-side of the waterfall climbing up it in 2 (...) 30291.jpeg
24 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Esplanade Grange over Sands SD407777 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
24 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male, full sun. 17.8dg.C in shade. (No Vanessids seen in this (...)
24 Apr 2021 Brimstone 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Lindale SD444818 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell 1 male and 1 female
24 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 15 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Lindale SD444818 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying around and perching on small birches near the boardwalk
24 Apr 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Lindale SD444818 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying near birches
24 Apr 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Lindale SD444818 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying near boardwalk and small birches
24 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Lindale SD444818 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Males
24 Apr 2021 Peacock 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Lindale SD444818 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying near birches
24 Apr 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Lindale SD444818 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying fast across the moss- fresh specimens
24 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Lindale SD444818 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying through birches
24 Apr 2021 Brimstone 2 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429829 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Temperature 17C. Full sun
24 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429829 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Temperature 17C. Full sun
24 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Howe Ridding Pool Bank SD434884 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Howe Ridding Pool Bank SD434884 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 5 Adult Howe Ridding Pool Bank SD434884 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Peacock 3 Adult Howe Ridding Pool Bank SD434884 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Small White 2 Adult Howe Ridding Pool Bank SD434884 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Howe Ridding Pool Bank SD434884 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Brimstone 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD430845 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Comma 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD430845 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 4 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD430845 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Peacock 3 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD430845 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Small White 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD430845 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD430845 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson
24 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
24 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Ravens Lodge Levens SD462851 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
24 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Whitbarrow Mill Side SD451847 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
24 Apr 2021 Brimstone 11 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 5 females, 6 males.
24 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Males
24 Apr 2021 Small White 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny 17oC
24 Apr 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Male. Sunny 17oC
24 Apr 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Apr 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Males
24 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Carlisle Cemetery Carlisle NY390543 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
24 Apr 2021 Holly Blue 3 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Mainly around tall Yew tree.
24 Apr 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
24 Apr 2021 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY232537 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Two seen here by Colin Auld on 23rd April. First known record (...)
24 Apr 2021 Peacock 3 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY234538 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
24 Apr 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD180786 VC70 Cumberland Pete Martin
24 Apr 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD166786 VC70 Cumberland Pete Martin
24 Apr 2021 Orange-tip 2 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD180786 VC70 Cumberland Pete Martin