Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
24 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold In the front garden 31337.jpeg
24 Jun 2021 Small Heath 30 Adult Borrowdale Hooks Brow NY557035 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Many flying near the beck amongst the grasses, on a warm, muggy (...) 31365.jpeg
24 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 20 Adult Borrowdale Hooks Brow NY557035 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Many flying near the beck amongst the grasses, on a warm, muggy (...) 31366.jpeg
24 Jun 2021 Common Blue 50 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Lots of Common Blue - especially up on the Fell.
24 Jun 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 20 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Really good numbers of DGF. Very flighty. 31341.jpeg
24 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry very, very worn.
24 Jun 2021 Grayling 1 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry 1 Grayling seen on the slopes. 31343.jpeg
24 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 3 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry
24 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 40 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Lots of Meadow Brown. Conservative estimate.
24 Jun 2021 Ringlet 20 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry
24 Jun 2021 Small Heath 40 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Plenty of Small Heath about.
24 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 5 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry A few SPBF showing pretty well.
24 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Very fresh
24 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry
24 Jun 2021 Comma 1 Adult Park End Wood Brigsteer SD486876 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 17.00 - 18.00 Dull and overcast 15° I thought this was a leaf (...) 31362.jpeg
24 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Park End Wood Brigsteer SD486876 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 17.00 - 18.00 Dull and overcast 15° 31361.jpeg
24 Jun 2021 Common Blue 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Bryan Ingleby 1M 1 F. 20 Deg sunny very slight breeze
24 Jun 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Bryan Ingleby All sightings in 2 hours stroll 20 Deg sunny very slight breeze
24 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Bryan Ingleby All sightings in 2 hours stroll 20 Deg sunny very slight breeze
24 Jun 2021 Northern Brown Argus 8 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Bryan Ingleby 1 female 7 males. Fresh
24 Jun 2021 Ringlet 9 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Bryan Ingleby 20 Deg sunny very slight breeze
24 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Bryan Ingleby All sightings in 2 hours stroll 20 Deg sunny very slight breeze
24 Jun 2021 Small Skipper 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Bryan Ingleby 20 Deg sunny very slight breeze
24 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Bryan Ingleby 20 Deg sunny very slight breeze
24 Jun 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Bryan Ingleby 20 Deg sunny very slight breeze
24 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller

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